THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY 5.1 STEREO UNIT; PERFECT FOR HOME THEATER – AT A GREAT PRICE
I am very happy with this purchase and the performance; especially for the price. Let me first note that the fan on the unit is loud, possibly too loud; but it does keep the unit exceptionally cool (I have it in a cabinet so the noise isn’t noticeable in that location and there is no noticeable heat). At a glance it would be nice to have a volume for the subwoofers. The other two Pyle stereo units I own have a separate volume control for the subwoofer; but it’s not a problem on this unit as I set the initial volume for them separately; once the balance of the entire system is set up, the volume on the remote handles everything smoothly and flawlessly. As a system note: I have 6 front speakers (two powered), 4 center non-powered speakers, 2 non powered surround speakers and two powered subwoofers. This PDA8BU Stereo drives that entire set up quite admirably, and once the surround balance is set up with the TV unit adjusting the system volume is easy. I’d buy Pyle products again…and noted, this is not my first unit. And the next time I need a product that Pyle makes I’ll probably head there first. I am happy with Pyle and the PDA8BU unit.Note: the remote does not include the 2AAA batteries; which makes sense and isn’t a problem, so make sure you have some when this arrives.

My current stereo for home theater
I enjoy this product it’s got the 5.1 digital also surround sound Bluetooth two inputs for microphones for karaoke I assume but that’s just not me sounds great has a toggle for fuse option to go from 100 and something goes to 220 volts I believe which is great because I’m using two powered subwoofers and it Powers them just fine and they are active they are powered so it’s not like it’s sucking much juice out of them but it can it handles them well the volume now is a little confusing the remote is mainly where you access volume the knob in the middle which looks like a volume knob really when you turn it left it kind of muffles are high end but as you turn it right it gets really bright high-end sound and also bothering goes up so obviously I didn’t read the manual LOL but it’s a great product I think was not unreasonably priced so if you’re looking for a new stereo all it also has USB port and the SD flash card adapter port which I haven’t tried yet because downloading music nowadays there’s not much reason for it anymore with Spotify and Amazon music you’re always have access to your music so those parts are just for show I guess last stereo I bought from pile that had those they didn’t work but I noticed too late so I can return it but that was my fault for not checking anyway great product if you’re looking for a new stereo check it out it has a sub out also which is to me is really important I recommend four stars

Biggest downfall is the always on fan, loud bluetooth mode noise, and no memory for volume
Overall, not a bad unit. But as the title states, the biggest issues are the constant fan noise anytime the power button is in the on position. You can turn the receiver off with the remote, but the fan never shuts off. And unfortunately, it’s a loud fan. Next is the Bluetooth sound. Anytime you switch to Bluetooth, it makes this loud notification type sound. The only way its not loud is if the physical volume button is down. But that means turning the master volume down, the surround knob down, and the center volume down. And unfortunately, all those knobs have separate volume control as the master doesn’t turn the whole system itself down. Super annoying. And last, there isn’t a memory for volume. So, if your master is turned up, but you turn the digital volume down (which requires the remote). When the unit power button is pushed off then on, (which you’ll presumably do because the constant fan is too annoying to leave on) the digital volume defaults back to max volume and when you switch mode to Bluetooth or cycle through to get a different function, the Bluetooth notification sound will blast. Honestly, I think I’m gonna open the unit up, check the voltage/amperage/rpm of the fan, and wire in a new fan. Either that or return it. It was just poorly designed.