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(More customer reviews)Pyle is past a "bit" deceptive in advertising this as a 1200 w. 70V line, stereo amp with equalizer and 4 xlr mic inputs. I like to run balanced audio because of the hum reduction you get in a differential connection, so the XLR inputs were immediately appealing to me, but they are mic level only so the s/n advantage of a line level hookup is only there on the RCA connections. Then it gets worse.
The back panel view is omitted so I have uploaded a description of the back panel - click on see other peoples photos to see the back panel.
There's no 48VDC phantom voltage switch either, so you'll be sticking to dynamic mics - and with no line option, that's all you can use the xlr ins for. If you want the manual, email me and I can send you a copy of it. Amazon no longer has an upload the manual option.
Want to use the equalizer? It becomes a mono system - there is a single RCA out and RCA in jack for the EQ. Better buy a mono EQ.
Want to use the 70V line to be able to run long runs of speaker wire without having to use #4 wire? It's a great concept, but once again, if you use this feature the amp becomes a mono amp.
Oh, and the 1200W -- that's peak power. Try 150W per channel constant duty cycle.
They don't show you the back panel on this because you'd realize alot is missing. Sure all 4 mic ins have both 1/4 and XLR jacks (they use separate jacks - they could have used the combo 1/4 and xlr jack and used the extra space for the 1/4 jacks to put a 48V phantom power in. Just like they could have put a second set of eq in/out RCA jacks for a STEREO equalizer. Just like they could have had 2 70V line outs - a left and right - but they DID NOT DO any of those design features. The back panel is a disaster, as are the specs.
I was interested in this unit because I have indoor and outdoor speakers wired on 70V line systems (easy to wire - you can run 18ga pairs, split them, star out - and so long as your speakers have a transformer to get to 8 ohms from the 70V line it all works) I wanted a stereo amp so I could feed 2 channels. This seemed to fit the bill but won't do what I wanted. If your mic needs 48V phantom power - forget using it with this amp.
This could have been a great product, but way too much was left out. The advertising is deceptive - download the manual and read it carefully before you consider purchasing this. I use XLR/70V line amps all the time and they are great - this isn't in the great class though. It tries to be a powered mixer with 2 busses, but invoke any of the advertised features and its a single bus system. That's just plain wrong. I've bought other pyle 70V line amps (the ones with the computer DVD - cd player built in) and they were better than this one. Sorry pyle - a loyal customer has to walk away on this product.
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5 Channel Mixer4 Mic Inputs XLR and 1/4 Inch, 1 Stereo Line Input 1/4 Inch & RCA, 1 Mono Line Input RCA, 1 Stereo Phono Input RCA with Ground Screw, Effects Loop RCA In/Out, Mix Bus Jack to Connect Another PT910, Stereo/Mono Selector, A/B Speaker Selector, Stereo or idged Power into 4 or 8 Ohms, 70V Output (Mono), Binding Post OutputsL/R Master Volume Controls w/Blue LED's, Feedback Filter with Rotary Control, Thermal Overload Protection with Indicator, Clip LED Indicator, Heavy Duty Fan Cooling, Blue LED Level Display, Headphone Output, Frequency Response: 10-50 kHz ± 3dB, 110/220V Switchable. Dimensions: 5 3/8''H x 19''W x 14 7/16''D, Weight: 27 lbs.
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