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Mini 2x15W Stereo Power Amplifier

$19.99
Condition: Factory Reconditioned
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Top positive review
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Great unobtrusive little amp
By Ever-Curious Geek on Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2014
I wanted something to replace the big, bulky 5.1 channel home theater amp I had been using to power speakers for my office computer. I do a lot of audio/video work and need something with quality sound and powerful enough to drive reasonable sized speakers without distortion. This unit is less than a quarter of the size of my old home theater receiver (about 2" tall x 4" wide x 3" deep?). It features a fixed audio cable (about 15-18 inches long) with left and right RCA connectors. It has spring clip connectors for the speaker wire (NO banana plug terminals). The power and sound quality of this unit is very, very good. I'm using this with a small (maybe 5-6") pair of unused KLH speakers from a 5.1 speaker set I've had for many years. I'm using a good gauge audio cable between the amp and the speaker. I would imagine those who are having problems with distortion or poor performance are using speakers not rated for this unit or two big for an amp of this size, or inadequate gauge of speaker wire. I have the RCA connectors connected to the control room output from a small Behringer audio mixer I use to combine multiple audio outputs from the three or four computers I have situated around my work area, so I can run everything through one amp and speaker set. I don't know if this would be adaquate for a very large room or huge speakers, but for my setup it's more than enough. I have an office the size of a common bedroom. Even with lower-grade KLH speakers, these fill the room with ample volume at only half the volume on its volume dial. I imagine I could crank it up even louder, but I have no need to. I get zero distortion, excellent crisp, clean audio from all my devices, and it consumes a fraction of the power that my old receiver did. My only qualm, and not a dealbreaker, is the power LED light. It's VERY VERY bright. I have my monitors on a shelf raised about nine inches above my desk, and this sits on the shelf under the monitors. Not sure if it would be as noticeable just out of eye range, but near eye level, straight on, the LED can be near blinding. I put a piece of black electrical tape over the LED and scratched open a very tiny pinhole so I could still see the red LED color when on, but it very much reduced the intensity of the light. I bought two of these on a whim when these were very briefly marked down to $10 apiece (they seem to go up and down in price randomly and very briefly). Very glad I did. Have a spare ready for another purpose if it arises, perhaps for music out in the garage workshop this summer. Would definitely recommend.
Top critical review
This is a terrible unit that makes no sense and does not work.
By Pipestem on Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2022
Two years ago I bought an older version of the same PCA-1 model and it works great. Now I bought the new version which add bluetooth and a mysterious FM antenna. It just plain does not work. I have been over this many times with Pyle tech support and they have been nice but ultimately unhelpful. I can connect an Iphone to the PFA bluetooth without problems, but there is no sound coming out of the PFA-1. The speakers are fine and the PFA did breifly make sound for about 10 minutes, then quit for good. The line inputs also produced no output. The problem is the amplifier circuit or mode selection circuit. There is a mode button with 3 selections: bluetooth, line input, and mystery. The FM antennna is a mystery and Pyle support would not answer why it is present or if the 3rd input mode is supposed to be FM. I don't really blame Pyle since they are victims of the same Chinese manufacturer. I don't think Pyle tech support even had one of the models to test. Bottom line, it was a waste of time and money. I hope your experience is better.

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