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Pyle PT8000CH 8-Channel Amplifier Review
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Don't see this model in that link? Also unfortunately UK is due to taxes no more a buying option for EU countries.
Oh wow, that's insane.
Ah ok.
Maybe for $ 399 they could design, build and sell a SOTA 2-channel 500 watts amp!
Thank you Amir for a very intriguing review.
Thank you Amir for a very intriguing review.
In audiophile circles, the "Pyle" name is considered of appropriate -- as in "pile of ...". The is amp might have its application especially given the price. But the the high distortion means it has no place in a "high fidelity" system. This much distortion, given most of it is high-order harmonics, will mean an audible degradation of sound quality. (So say I; sound difference deniers can just back off.)
I rate this Pyle as 'Poor'.
I rate this Pyle as 'Poor'.
In some audiophile circles they would rate a 10w tube for 2000$ with the same sinad as great. No its not a high end. But it looks like a very nice priced working horse.
Really? From what I have seen, a high-distortion amp never stopped any audiophile. There are plenty of tube lovers out there for instance. And plenty of niche high-end equipment is sold with far less than stellar performance, and yet, people are lyrical about it.
At about $20/channel, this is pretty good value, regardless of the performance. Note that your average AVR will have an even lower cost per channel than this thing. Offset by the additional years of fine-tuning those AVR circuits, it's really amazing how little one needs to spend for a well-performing amp.
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You read my mind - had it been available where I live, that's what I would do.
One of the amp gurus may even tweak the existing amps to tickle a bit more performance out of them. It could be a worthwhile experiment. On the other hand, probably one look at the insides will have the amp guru's gagging in contempt and disgust over the sheer incompetence of the design
Would be good for party music in a modestly noisy environment... with eight fairly efficient speakers you could have the police over in short order -say, eight of the Focal Chora 815's that were recently reviewed https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/focal-chora-816-speaker-review.42988/
If you throw such a party, be sure to invite me; I'll bring some champagne and cognac to make French 75's
If you throw such a party, be sure to invite me; I'll bring some champagne and cognac to make French 75's
Significantly higher distortion than the Denon X3800 but power and noise wise it's more or less the same.
Will wait for the teardown but hard to find decent case and power supply for $257!
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Manufacturer's price is $643.99
www.pyleaudio.com
It's still low for a really good stereo amp, especially for 2x1000W (no one knows why such crazy power is needed).
But this nonsense really has quite tolerable parameters.
This is a strange device, it is very difficult to imagine who needs it and why, perhaps that is why it is being sold at a bargain price.
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8-Channel Home Theater Amplifier [Multi-Zone Audio Source Control] Rack Mount Amp, 8000 Watt
It's still low for a really good stereo amp, especially for 2x1000W (no one knows why such crazy power is needed).
But this nonsense really has quite tolerable parameters.
This is a strange device, it is very difficult to imagine who needs it and why, perhaps that is why it is being sold at a bargain price.
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