Pyle 7.1-Channel Stereo Amplifier Receiver

Do not waste your money on this receiver. Brand new out-of-the-box and nothing works right. Should’ve returned it right away to Amazon but I thought it might be my older TV or HDMI cables with issues. Let’s start with the remote control. You have to be within 2 to 3 feet for it to work at all. When adjusting the volume on the remote control it automatically changes the input selection on the receiver. Volume control works sometimes with the remote but most of the time it changes a different operational function of the receiver. When watching movies and surroundsound through my Roku the audio very seldom works. Sometimes you get surround sound most of the time no audio is transferred through your HDMI connections. Even replaced my cables with high quality HDMI cables and still have the same problems. ARC function does not work at all so I tried to use the optical connection to get audio for just watching TV and all it does is buzz. FM receiver is absolutely useless, it doesn’t even lock into stations with an outdoor FM antenna. The only thing that is working well is the Bluetooth connection, it does sync up with my iPhone with ease. Also you can control the sound level independently to all of your speakers which kind of customizes the sound. The sound quality is decent, but I do not believe the power output ratings as my older receiver put out less power and sounded better. I purchased this receiver because it had Bluetooth and my older Samsung receiver did not. To make sure all these issues were with the Pyle receiver itself ,I hooked up my older samsung receiver to my TV and all HDMI ,optical and ARC functions worked perfectally. The build quality of Pyle receivers is just junk. It’s not worth sending back for warranty repair because I do not believe I just happen to get a dud out of the box. I believe I’ll just be out more shipping and handling to send it back and forth and still have the same associated problems with the build quality of Pyle receivers. In my opinion Amazon should not allow Pyle products to be sold through their website. Do you yourself a favor and spend more money on a quality brand name receiver and save your self a lot of time and hassle.