There are times when you need to play your music loud. That isn’t a big deal if you need to boom your music/movies in media room, but if you need to take that type of performance on the road you options are more limited. There are a variety of bluetooth speaker and ipod docks and while many of them are easy to use and highly portable they are rarely loud. In fact, the Pyle Pro 15″ Powered Speaker passes the loudest bluetooth speaker that I have used (The Supertooth Disco Twin) at less than 30% of its total volume.
Make no mistake, the Pyle Pro 15″ Powered Speaker is not intended to compete against small bluetooth speakers. Not even close. This speaker is designed to fill large spaces with with sound. It can fill anything from backyards, dance halls, to church auditoriums with total sound. In the video portion of the review you can see how loud it is at only 40% of its total volume (I was afraid to turn it up much louder for fear of upsetting my neighbors!).
The best part of the speaker is the cost – the Pyle Pro 15″ costs less (significantly less) than most 15″ subwoofers that are the market. The Pyle Pro offers 1400 watts of power, a 1.75″ titanium horn tweeter, multiple types of inputs, a hard plastic shell at a very reasonable price.
Notes-
– In terms of sound performance – as mentioned it is very loud…. in all settings. This speaker is loud enough to be used for DJ’ing weddings at dance hall (or a fraternity party).
– I like it for use as the primary speaker for outdoor movies. I combine this speaker with a projector to show backyard movies – with the right set-up this can make for an awesome neighborhood movie night.
– The sound quality is more than acceptable, but it is hardly subtle. An audiophile may complain that the bass is a bit punchy and that the horn tweeter can come across as bright… and the combination means that the midrange is a bit undervalued…. but who really cares? A Two-way, 1400 watt speaker that features a 15″ woofer is not designed to have the cleanest most subtle soundstage.
– Frequency response of 40Hz to 22kHz – although I would not be surprised if the frequency response was a little lower than the 40Hz.
– Has a microphone input which allows it to be used as a public address speaker or for Karaoke.
– The built in iPod/iPhone dock is a nice feature, but it is a bit awkward to use. I greatly prefer to use (although it is not included) the Aux-to-RCA splitter and directly plug the speaker into the headphone jack of my iPad.
– Allows you to insert a SD memory card to play music directly from a memory card
– Features a small remote control that is mainly used for use with the SD memory card.
– Has a USB input so you can play music from any source that has an USB output.
– Has gain controls for both bass and treble
– Using an auxiliary output-to-RCA splitter and a small bluetooth device (like the Jabra Clipper) you can turn the Pyle Pro Powered Speaker into a HUGH and LOUD bluetooth speaker.
– Has a hard plastic shell which has been pre-tapped so that it can be bolted (both vertically and horizontally) to a soundstage/mounting bracket.
– Has a switch that allows the speaker to accept either a 110V or 220V source.
– Has built in handles to help carry the speaker, but they don’t help with the weight (weighs about 50lbs)
– The manual is not exactly helpful – it is about 4 pages and really doesn’t offer much information on how to use the speaker.
Final verdict – There is nothing subtle Pyle Pro 15 inch it is both large and loud – but the great thing is that it provides a high level of functionality (as a backyard speaker, studio monitor, and sound stage speaker) at a very reasonable price. For me, it makes nearly the perfect speaker for backyard movie night – so if you are in market for an inexpensive all-in-one speaker I would highly recommend that you investigate the Pyle Pro 1400 Watt 15 inch Powered Speaker.
5 Stars
Please Note – I received this product for reviewing purposes.
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