PT694BT

This is my first home theater reciever. The price point was the selling ticket for me with not wanting to spend a lot having already spent $500 on the klipsch 5.1 reference theater pack. I'm not sure what the negative reviews are all about. Boohoo you have to use 2 remotes, not pyles fault because your tv doesnt support them. Set up is simple, took me less than an hour to stretch the wiring and hookup the hdmi cables. I'm not sure all the issues people have reviewed about using the ARC function, I'm using the cheapest smart tv (hisense) that money could buy 6 years ago and I am currently experiencing zero issues. The individual channel control is awesome in my opinion, allows you to set speakers to what you feel is optimal. Sure other more pricey models may have a microphone to set up the speakers but at the end of the day the microphone is a default algorithm that doesnt tune things to your personal preference. Now the only I dislike I have the the am/FM tuner, it would be nice to be able to glide through radio channels without stopping, going to make setting presets a real pain in the butt. However I got what I paid for on that end of the spectrum and I will live. The units fan is quite as a whisper, remote gives full operation. For the price, I am happy. Maybe I will upgrade later. But if anything changes with this I'll definitely update.

I bought the Pyle receiver mainly because of the included Bluetooth. It worked fine for about a year, but then it started adding a lot of static noise, even when no audio source is selected. Normally stereo receivers last forever, but not this one as it's not usable now. I do not recommend it at any price.

This was purchased to replace a 22 year old Philips receiver which still works wonderfully, it simply does not interface with newer sources. Over the years I've replaced the surrounds, center and sub with higher quality than that which came with the Philips receiver, and so I was looking for a receiver which has output for passive sub. This actually seems to be the only receiver with this feature anymore, at least that I have found. A bonus here is pre-out for sub to add powered sub. First and foremost, the sound quality is great. The qualifier here is, of course, you must have quality speakers. I tried the speakers from a newer Samsung surround system, and this receiver over-powers cheaper speakers at just below mid-level and higher volumes. The Bose and Polk I'm using handle it very well, clear lows to highs, and clean at up to about 3/4 volume. Much too loud for most, but a test is a test. One quirk I've gotten used to is the lack of ability to set default input. Also, the difference in volume output between digital and analog modes can result in a shock when changing modes dependent upon the last volume set for either. Again, I'm used to it, but my wife will never get used to it. The remote is simple, effective. The volume controls on the remote in lieu of an on-screen interface is actually somewhat convenient in setting up sound for individual programs "on-the-fly": sports vs movies, and action vs drama vs comedy in movies. I cannot attest to the HDMI functionality, I am solely utilizing optical input directly from the tv. I will add that the quality of optical cable is paramount - the more you spend (to a point) the better the sound. I have tried four different cables starting at $24 and the one I'm using at $67, the difference in sound quality is significant. Overall, the PT694BT is a great purchase, definitely recommended for the price-point. Update 08/17 - still operating and generally pleased with it, though at times when I’ve got the sub volume below “12” the channel seemingly shuts down completely. This may only be associated to my unit, cannot attest to overall, but it’s a bit of a bummer. Going to the big D.

I am using this product and a separate blueray player to replace an older unit that combined the two functions. I was looking for an inexpensive amplifier that could use my existing surround speakers and subwoofer. It was very easy to set up the speakers. The challenge for me was trying to understand how to set up the amplifier with my Samsung tv and Sony blueray player. On my first attempt, I could not get the sound to work from my tv, and I was afraid that I would have to return the amplifier. However, when I realized that I had not attached the HDMI to the ARC port on both, that began to open doors for me. Using the remote, I then set the Digital Input to HM1, pressed the ARC button, and then success. My next problem was setting up the blueray player. I had initially connected the HDMI from the player to the amplifier. Using my tv instruction book, I realized I had to hook up the player to my tv. Then when I set the Digital Input the HM1 and pressed the ARC button, I again had success. I understand the frustration of other reviewers with having to use the Pyle remote along with the other remotes, but I am just glad that everything works now, and it works very well. I still need to adjust the sound for each of the speakers. I thought I could do it with the remote, but the instructions are not detailed enough to explain it for me. However, I see from the book that I can adjust them from the amplifier itself, so one day I'll work on that.

Apenas lo he terminado de instalar, tuve alguna dificultad con el Blue Ray, pero leyendo el manual del BR quedó solucionado y funciona ¡Grandioso! Da un sonido realmente bueno, con alta potencia y sin distorsión. Indudablemente hice una buena compra.

Funcionó solo 10 meses, la entrada óptica falló después de 1 mes, luego la coaxial y ahora no funciona en absoluto 0/10 no compre sucede.

Es un muy buen amplificador le doy 4 estrellas porque en el DisplayPort es muy tenue él led de la pantalla de color azul, por lo que hay que acercarse mucho para poder verlo y el led azul del encendido es muy brillante, por lo demás me parece una buena compra, llego muy bien y antes de lo acordado y muy bien protegido, lo recomiendo ampliamente.

ya anteriormente probe la marca y cumple.. esta perfecto tamaño. color y fidelidad. lo que esta perfecto es que el control remoto puedo controlar cada una de las bocinas.. y la fidelidad se escucha mejor que otros home teather que tengo (Onkyo, y Rca) y mas barato.. El unico pero que le encuentro es que efectivamente el ventilador que trae, si genera algo de ruido no es moleto pero si lo tengo en el volumen mas bajo,se alcanza a percibir el veltilador.. (pero si eres de los que les gusta subir el volumen entonces jamas lo escucharas)

El control no sirve !! Que hago ??