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Anyone used this amplifier for their show audio:

Pyle PFA300 90-Watt Class T Hi-Fi Stereo Amplifier with Adapter

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I use very similar amps. Mine are 75 watts per channel and also made by Pyle. They have worked flawlessly for about 5 years. As of Fall 2014, the power to them is controlled by a relay which is controlled by a channel from one of my LOR controllers. I have two of the amps and each amp channel is driving a 75 watt speaker that is permanently installed in the yard. That gives me a total of 300 watts which is more then plenty for my yard.

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I use a Pyle amp. One channel failed a few weeks ago... Weeks out of warranty. It is much quieter than the other, but when I get it above half it goes REALLY loud suddenly. It can be evened out with the balance, but not ideal.

 

It lasted years, and I have tried all kinds of speakers on it. Pyle are a good brand and many use them. We don't need perfect audio quality or much volume for what they are used for, so the cheaper ones are great.

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Using a LOR channel to power your amp is probably not a good idea. That would mean the power is turning on and off between songs and such.  Not good for amps, as 99% of damage to amps happens when powering on.  Just not good to keep turning them on and off like that.  If it doesn't blow the amp, it will play hell on the speaker drivers.  Better off having it on it's own timer for power.

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I didn't mention earlier but the all-in-one I have is also outdoor rated!!  so far has handled -17 with no issues.

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Using a LOR channel to power your amp is probably not a good idea. That would mean the power is turning on and off between songs and such.  Not good for amps, as 99% of damage to amps happens when powering on.  Just not good to keep turning them on and off like that.  If it doesn't blow the amp, it will play hell on the speaker drivers.  Better off having it on it's own timer for power.

 

No.  The amps are turned on at the beginning of the evening show and turned off at the end of the evening show.  They don't turn off between songs. 

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I use a old VSX-D811S

 

 http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Home/AV-Receivers/Elite+Receivers/VSX-D811Ssounds

 

gives me 7.1 sound at about 100 watts per.. plus the powered base..

 

system that I use to use in my house... I just put it in a plastic box to keep it dry in case of rain.. speakers and covered with plastic tupper ware type and mounted in the trees out of site.. and connected to a big powered sub woofer for the base sounds

 

 

 

But I have no close neighbors who complain about the noise as I do not like in town...

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Using a LOR channel to power your amp is probably not a good idea. That would mean the power is turning on and off between songs and such.  Not good for amps, as 99% of damage to amps happens when powering on.  Just not good to keep turning them on and off like that.  If it doesn't blow the amp, it will play hell on the speaker drivers.  Better off having it on it's own timer for power.

Unless turn all used lights off, this doesn't happen, or if it is a background sequence that plays the whole time.

 

Amps with a remote can be turned on/off with an IR blaster and either a little device that sits on your computer network to send signals or a remote control receiver that has IR blaster sockets on it. You can easily make a script that runs at the beginning of an LOR sequence to turn it on and also to change input, volume, or anything.

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I put my the power for my amp, yard sign, transmitter and power for all my controllers on a separate plug in socket timer. Set it to come on 5 minutes before show starts and shutoff 5 minutes after show ends. No issues.

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