Description
PyleHome Model : PCA2
Stereo Power Amplifier, 2 x 40 Watt
Stereo Power Amplifier, Compact Audio Amp with RCA & Speaker Terminals (2 x 40 Watt)
Features:
- Compact and Powerful Mini Amp System
- RCA (L/R) Audio Input
- Connect to External Audio Devices
- PushType Speaker Terminals
- Front Panel Rotary Controls
- LED Indicator Light
- Power ON / OFF Switch
- Configurable Treble, Bass & Volume Adjustment Technical Specs:
- Power Output: 2 x 40 Watt MAX
- Frequency Response: 20Hz40kHz
- T.H.D.: 0.3%
- Input Sensitivity: 750mV
- SignaltoNoise Ratio: 75dB
- 10% RMS at 4Ohm Impedance
- Tone Controls: Bass & Treble: +/10dB (100Hz/10kHz)
- Power Fuse: 1.5 A, 250V FastActing (5 x 20mm)
- Power: 110/220V Voltage Selector, 50/60Hz
- Dimensions (W x H x D): 5.9” x 2.9” x 6.4” inches
This mini stereo power amplifier provides up to 40 W of power on each channel at 4 ohms. Connect your inputs using the RCA jacks. Outputs over standard speaker push jacks. It’s compatible with any audio or computer device you can even hook up an iPod using a 3.5mm to RCA jack converter. Treble, bass, and volume controls on the front let you tweak your sound to exactly how you want it. Runs on 110 or 220 V.
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The improved indoor smart compact bookshelf speaker sound amplifier Ffatures crisp and responsive buttons for the power switch; It also features rotary knob controls for the master volume, bass, treble adjustments |
The Pyle dual-channel audio amplifier is perfect for your home theater acoustic sound system; Gives you 2×40 watts peak power which can be used for speakers w/ 4 8 ohms impedance, enjoy high-quality music and movies |
This small personal portable digital amp box lets you connect external audio sources such as a tuner, CD DVD player, tape deck, camcorder, VCR to the RCA (L/R) line input and enjoy enhanced amplified acoustic audio reproduction |
Amazon Customer –
Great service, nice unit for bedroom volumes
Virgil –
Lots of power, strong sound, many inputs, heavily built good quality for the price
Pictured: From L to R: mp3 player, included remote, Ipod, USB stick. Shown inserted into unit: 8GB SD, 16GBCruzerFit.All inputs connect and function as expected. Of course, the bluetooth mode, connected wirelessly to an ipod or other music player is the most convenient since you have full control. The SD card and USB play one after another. Not a problem for me since I play music continuously and don’t constantly hunt around choosing certain tracks. To play the next song on the SD card or inserted USB you simply press the “NEXT” button on the PCA2 or on the remote. Choosing next scrolls through the SD card and then the USB.The sound is good for mp3s which is what I primarily use it for (set it and forget it). Plenty of power that’s for sure. There are 10 volume marks around the knob; I only need a 2 or 3 to play at a nice volume that I can hear fine in several rooms. For soft background then even less than 2 is enough. I have the PCA2 hooked up to 2 well made circa-1980-1990s Bose 4 OHM indoor/outdoor bookshelf speakers.Yeah there’s a very slight hum but only if you put your ear right next to a speaker with nothing playing, no matter how high I turned the volume up to test (with unit on pause of course). There’s no hum or noise with any of the switching as long as you turn the volume knob all the way down, which I also do when it’s time to shut down power, but even if you don’t it’s slight pop. For comparison, my Lepai LP-2020+ (is a nice unit just no BT, SD or USB) but it made a loud pop whenever I turned the power switch off even with the volume was at zero. Also, this Pyle PCA2 has more than double the amp power.I just wish the darn FM worked more “normally’…The PCA2 does pull in FM stations after they load like a cable TV box, but you can’t “tune” into each one to select (this is just an amp with no tuner- only an FM receiver); you have to remember their designated number and select it on the remote.I didn’t buy it for the FM function anyway; I wanted a unit that could play USB and bluetooth … so I took off one star for the less than perfect FM function (but this is the way FM works in units like this- remember this is not a “tuner” just an amplifier, but it has the right functions for today’s most popular use which is to listen to your own personal music collection (having the capacity for pulling in your favorite FM station with amps like these is a nice quirk even though to work it is a bit wonky).Overall I would recommend this PCA2 as a good value if you need or want to play continuous music via USB, SD audio files, or seamlessly with a Bluetooth music player.X-tra TIP: To easily get all your mp3s to be the same listening volume I found a free program called mp4gain; maybe it will work for you too.
Miss G. –
Love it!
Love it! Very easy to set up and works great, so far. Makes it very easy to use my giant old school speakers with my phone or other more modern music device. An amplifier I previously had from a different company worked okay but was not at all well made. This one feels durable and the knobs and switches are secure.
Lou –
Great
BT hookup has been super solid!
Gene R. Griffith Jr –
Better than Expected…
I wanted to drive/amp a couple of ceiling speakers that I connected to my record player and was “Pleasantly Surprised!” it was exactly what I needed… Hooked up in two minutes and is perfect to add an ambiance AND with BT it allows me to connect my phone and computer too. Thanks Pyle
Philip A Tholand –
Solid product
Works great. Powers up my old speaker towers just great. I have this plugged up to my media player so I don’t really use the Bluetooth of this amp but the volume control is really nice to have to create a balanced volume since my media player has internal speakers.Only negative and rain for a 4 Star, and I don’t know if this was during shipping or when, but the PREVIOUS button was broken straight out of the box. I think maybe during shipping since a bit that looks like the inner part of the button was in the box. Again I don’t use this as a receiver so it doesn’t matter to me.Overall super happy so far.
MS WANNABUY –
a little disappointed, but it’s not a bad amplifier. lacking good bass. make the sound seem off.
i received this pyle amplifier in time. i hooked it up and found that there is no usual mp3 connection. there is an input slot with two connection one black and one white. the black connection played my mp3 music. the amplifier does not produce a good bass and it cannot be adjusted. because there is no led mode indicator, you cannot tell what mode you are in, you have to keep pressing until you think you have the right mode. the sound seem lost without the bass. it make the speaker sound like it coming through a tunnel. it is loud. In a room you do not have to turn it up very much. i hope the sound is good outside.
greg e. –
Works when it works
Tends to shut off randomly on Bluetooth setting. Has about 30ft range. When it does turn off I just have to turn off and back on.
Bill9 –
All is well after two years of daily use. No overheating or burn-out.
I read the amazon reviews for the Pyle Home PCA2 amplifier while searching for an amp to use with my new fifty-eight inch HD television. I have good quality Yamaha speakers that I formerly used with my, about to perish, stereo receiver for amplifying and processing the TV’s audio in my average sized home living room. I was concerned about the Pyle amp due to reviews that spoke of overheating and premature burn outs of the PCA2. I purchased the amp and received it. I am not an electronic technician or expert, so don’t do what I did unless you are sure you know what you are doing and it will be safe. Without plugging The Pyle am in -I removed four screws from the right and left sides (eight total screws), and was able to remove the black cowling. There are air vents on both the left and right sides. On the inside of the cowling there is a black fiber material covering those vents. That fiber might have been meant to prevent dust from getting inside of the unit. I felt that that fiber was not very porous, and quickly became clogged, restricting proper ventilation. I removed that fiber from both the right and left sides – probably voiding the warranty. Included with the amp are four, small, rubber pads/feet with a peel and stick adhesive feature. I put those rubber pads/feet on the left end of the amp, one on each corner. I operate the amp with it standing upright on it’s left side. The air vents now allow air to travel underneath the amp, and rise via air convection currents through the amplifier, probably helping to keep it cool. Remember, the Pyle PCA2 is a ‘home’ amplifier – not an auditorium amplifier. I set and leave the volume setting on the Pyle PCA2 at about sixty-five percent the total possible volume of the amp. I adjust my volume/loudness needed for listen in my living room. I’ve found that I need to use less than half of the full volume of my TV’s audio controls to power the Pyle amp. I can turn-up plenty of volume this way, and never cause the Pyle amp to overheat or burn up due too much wattage being put in from the TV, or too much wattage blasting out of the Pyle amp. I have checked the Pyle amp several times for over heating and the amp has never had any heat above room temperature. It obviously is not heading toward a burn out. Consider this: do not run too much wattage from the TV’s audio control into the Pyle amplifier. And don’t turn the Pyle volume above about seven and a half or eight, and never to eleven! I also turn off the amplifier and TV when they are not in use. Also remember to occasionally disconnect the amplifier, unplugging it first, and remove the cowling to inspect and clean the internal components of dust and debris that could cause over heating. I feel the PYLE PCA2 is a fine piece of equipment when used in most ordinary comfortable volume, not extreme, home or office purposes. It is not a ‘the house is a ‘rocking’ piece of equipment. It is a good value for the price!
John Obloy –
Powerful and well-built
The unit matches perfectly with the speakers I have . It provides all the power I require. The added features of FM RADIO, SD slot and USB port are usually on more expensive amplifiers.