Pyle Hi-Fi Wireless BT Home Theater Receiver - 7.2 Channel Surround Sound Stereo Amplifier System with ARC Support, MP3/USB/DAC/FM Radio, PMPO: 1200MAX

This receiver delivers excellent performance at an affordable price. The design is solid and the interface basic and not overly complicated. I personally like the simplicity of the front panel, it does everything I need without being difficult for me to use. With 7.2 channel configuration, this is true surround sound for immersive audio when watching my favorite movies. It is plenty powerful to power my speakers and provide big sound. I’m using for a home theater with the HDMI inputs but it can work with other inputs as well like USB and bluetooth if I just want to play tunes. It also has auxiliary and RCA inputs, amongst others, so lot of options. Setup is pretty straightforward. Though not super high end, the performance is terrific and the price point made a great sound setup accessible to me.

WARNING! This product does NOT have support for Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos, or DTS. HDMI inputs ONLY allow for PCM or LPCM audio encoding, and are stereo only inputs. After troubleshooting this product with extensive audio testing using multiple devices including a PS5, two PCs, a Fire Stick 4K, and ARC, I've concluded that the HDMI inputs only allow for stereo input, and that input can only accept PCM or LPCM audio encoding. Trying to enable Dolby Digital or DTS results in an electrical grinding-like noise. The only way to get true 7.1 surround is via the 7.1 RCA inputs, which limits the use for this receiver to devices that have analogue outputs (so pretty much PCs with high-end motherboards or sound cards). The means in which I've concluded this was by looking at the sound settings on both PCs that I own. When I connected my PCs to my TV through HDMI (which is a 7.1 capable device), the PC sound settings recognized it was 7.1 capable and allowed me to configure it as such. However, when connecting directly to this receiver through HDMI, the ONLY option available was stereo. I specifically bought this receiver because it was one of TWO receivers that still have 7.1 RCA analogue input, and both are by Pyle. So, in that regard, this receiver has what I wanted, but I'm disappointed that I can't use other devices and get 7.1 surround from them. Unless you're okay with using this receiver for PCs with 7.1 analogue out to actually get surround, and are okay with all 8 speakers playing the same thing when using HDMI, you're better off saving your money and getting a better receiver. This one does the job as far as giving the idea of what surround sound can offer, but you get what you pay for.

Unit was defective out of the box. The left side of the cd/dvd input was bad and the ARC port did not work at all. all I got was noise.

This Home Theater Receiver is powerful and has transformed our tv viewing room into a movie theatre - the experience at home has become much more enjoyable getting the same movie theatre quality but in the comfort of my home. It’s quite powerful - it has 400 watts and is super easy to connect to Bluetooth. We use it for our watching movies but also we do karaoke on it when we have guests over. It has a ton of different functions like echo and delay effects which makes it a lot of fun. There are multiple input options. The user-friendly design allows me to easily switch between my devices.

Amazing sound