PyleWireless Bluetooth Home Audio Amplifier - 100W 5 Channel Home Theater Power Stereo Receiver, Surround Sound w/HDMI, AUX, FM Antenna, Subwoofer Speaker Input, 12V Adapter - PFA540BT.5

Quality build and sounds great. For the price you can’t beat it

Wish it could pump a little louder, but for the price, I'm still pretty happy with it.

For the price point and its compact size, this thing is remarkably awesome. For the first time in a very long time, I have pure digitial audio and 5.1 surround, without having a gigantic and obnoxiously over-complicated receiver. This is incredibly easy to set up, and has all the input options one should need these days. I was also immediately impressed by the sound quality. Granted, I already had very good Bose surround speakers, and I'm connected to my PC over HDMI and my iMac over Bluetooth-- and even before I connected the subwoofer I tried the other 5 speakers, and honestly, I probably don't necessarily need the subwoofer. That's how good it sounded, and with the ability to quickly adjust volume of speaker groups as well as bass and treble from the remote, I think for many people the subwoofer might be overkill. I got plenty of bass out of the main five, but again, they're exceptional Bose speakers, so your mileage may vary. But I digress. It's a fantastic little receiver, especially for an office or workshop, where it's very compact and unobtrusive, and you can bolt it down to whatever surface. For anyone who wants an excellent little receiver/amp that is extremely well-priced, I'd say you cannot go wrong with this one.My only slightly negative note is the voice that announces when the Bluetooth connection is established. It's a cartoonishly bad accent, almost like they're trying to be offensive and perpetuate the old Asian stereotype. But it's not a huge deal, and certainly not enough of a problem to worry about given how well it actually works and how good the sound quality is.

I'm upset that it didn't work for my surround sound but 2 weeks. Still no surround sound???

Be aware that this is a STEREO receiver and can only decode 2 channels which it can then output to 5.1 surround. Having purchased 5.1 speakers and wired my room for surround sound, why would I want something that fakes surround sound?It took almost 3 weeks of Pyle customer service, including the recommendation to purchase an HDMI audio extractor, and to return and replace my original unit, both of which I did, before they finally explained that it could only handle 2 channels.Also, Bluetooth did not work on either unit - at all. Tried with 4 different devices and never saw this to pair with.Very disappointed.

Note it does not have an optical in. The only way to get a 5.1 signal into it is through HDMI - except it can't pass through a signal greater than 1080p. For some reason, today's ubiquitous 4K HDMI signal gives this problems and all I see is a black screen and all I hear is nothing when using HDMI. Short of that, only Bluetooth and stereo-in via RCA cables are the only way to get a signal in - and these are only a 2-channel input. Using those mechanisms, the surround is matrix simulated, but it does a competent job.What I really needed was the features of a 5.1 amp that cost $300 and was at least 5 inches tall and 15" wide. The smallest low profile receiver would be $700 in the form if a Marantz. The Pyle is the only receiver with this tiny form factor that does close to what I want. The larger receivers do what I want, but are all too large for the room - I do have one of those big receivers in other rooms.

The Pyle PFA540BT Compact 5.1 Channel Bluetooth Amplifier is great addition for use in a RV van, i.e., Class B motor home. First the negatives: it does not have an optical input and to get true 5.1 sound the input must come in via 1 of the 2 HDMI inputs. My SuperSonic SC-2412 LED Widescreen HDTV & Monitor 24", with Built-in DVD Player only has an optical out and 3.5mm/⅛in headphones out. Fortunately, I was to find a the “HDMI Audio Embedder” on Amazon, that accepts optical in and embeds the audio into HDMI out. This unit is relatively expensive i.e., $45.99 however there are not many units available that does this conversion. The second negative is the poor FM reception. I like to listen to public radio however the receiver only picks up very close-in FM stations and there is no AM on the unit.The goods outweigh negative. First good, it great to have Bluetooth on the van. Hence, I can Bluetooth my phone that allows me to listen to podcasts, Sirius/XM app, etc. throughout van in simulated 5.1 audio. Second, the unit runs off 12 volts along with the SuperSonic SC-2412 mention above. Hence there is no need to run the energy wasting inverter(s) on the van while chillin’ to electronic media. Third is its small footprint and height i.e. 2in tall × 5.8in deep × 8in wide. Per the attached picture. It easily fit on the shelf where the old DVD player sat. I have it fasten down with Velcro. With the additional HDMI inputs, I anticipate hooking my son’s Xbox. Last, point the build in surround sound system in the van are 4 ohms speakers. The Pyle PFA540BT had no issues playing through the 4-ohm speakers. Last, I purchase MOBOREST RCA Cable Audio Adapter, Phono RCA Male Plug to AV screw terminal A/V speaker wire connectors solderless adapter to connect the powered subwoofer the Pyle PFA540BT. Previously there was a proprietary LG connector for the subwoofer. The system sounds great when viewing a movie via Roku that is in surround sound. Other media sounds good as well in the simulated surround sound.

This is for my older Rv. Sounds great. I wish it had a little more power. Still I am happy and great bang for the buck