Pyle PTA3000 3000W Professional Power Amplifier

by Pyle

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 8.3 x 22.8 inches ; 30.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 31 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0010KAJLY
• Item model number: PTA3000
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,222 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #88 in Musical Instruments > Live Sound & Stage > Power Amplifiers

Product Description

Two Channels idgeable Speaker/Terminal Connection,And SPEAK ON. Double Cooling Fan 110/220 Volt Switchable 2x5 LED Input Level Indicator Overload and Protection Indicator Signal/Noise ratio:=102dB Distortion:=1.0% Frequency response:20Hz-20KHz less than±0.5dB input impedance: balance 20KO Input level:+4dB Total Power 3000 Watts

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars just as I thought it would be, September 18, 2010

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James - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pyle PTA3000 3000W Professional Power Amplifier (Electronics)

If you are expecting to buy something of the quality of a crest, crown, or bgw. This amp is not really for you. This amp compared with other knock offs is quite nice. Yes the back panel looks a little cheap. This is not a touring amp. It will make a nice stationary amp. If you are a weekend warrior, treat your equipment nicely, and or are doing a fixed install this is the amp for you.

I am using two or these amps for live sound at the moment. I think they are far better suited to DJ-ing and music playing which I also do. I am not a sound pro. I am a stage hand who does small level sound often enough. I am a sound enthusiast. I do not label things based on brands but on results.

This amp is a good bit lighter then my older crest cpx 900 and 1500 crest clones. I have also owned a real crest cpx 900. So I can compare this throughly.

This one has a thinner sheet metal case then the older versions and the legitimate crest version. It has smaller heat sinks and smaller transformer. It still preforms though. It also is a fair bit lighter due to everything being smaller. Hence I say this is more a install and like useage amp then a heavy peavey or beefy qsc ( I have owned both of those as well)

I do not get where pyle pro comes out with the 3000 watt claim. The giant head room blah blah blah. I would say its fair give this amp a legit power rating of 900-1200 watts ( comparing to other amps). This amp will lay down 150-200 watts at 8 ohms not questioned asked. It probably does more but I was not trying to run it to clip. It runns easily in 4 ohms and I have yet to try 2 ohms. The possiblity is nice is you need to daisy chain speakers and run them at a lower level. Lots of monitors or something.

This amp has enough juice to run my 15 inch subs, at 4 ohms and make a nice thump. It is a 33 by 100 room.

I also tried these out on a set of JBL eon 1500 passive 15 inch mains. They worked nicely.

Right now I have one running my small 8 inch monitors. Again the amp is working well.

The cross over on the back is a dream. I love that you can link the amps with no other hardware. You can configure them in bridged mono, mono signal to stereo out. etc etc. It is a very versatile amp. I heard no distortion yet in the audio thus far.

I can also say I am happy with these do the price I got them at. I would say 196 free shipping is a fair price. I would wait and look for something more like 175-150 to be really happy at what you get. It is worth the 200 but it just feels so much better to know you got it at a really good price.

Also I hear that pylepro has some quality check issues. Well thing can get botched in shipping. I must either be lucky or I know to buy from quality stores who pack things well. Accidents do happen though. Just return it and try again.

I am a person who runs tri and bi amped systems. If I were running a passive cross over set up I would probably opt for a simpler amp with more raw power. Being that I run a more modern system is why again I chose this amp.

Over all and thus far I am very pleased. I may even get some more pictures of it up.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars D-J oldskool Mr. groove, June 15, 2010

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Mr.Morris "D-J OldSkool, Mr.Groove" (MuzicLand, U-S-A) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pyle PTA3000 3000W Professional Power Amplifier (Electronics)

The pyle PTA3000 is a good amp.for D-J services. It has power & can be used for sub-woofers driver, plus built in crossover used for an second amp for front stage speakers. The plye PTA3000 is the brain for a bi-amped or tri-amped system. I,m waiting for the chance to put it to the test at a hall or outside with my pylepro sub-woofers & main pylepro stage speakers.With the pylepro EQ (ppeq100) it really bumps up the solid sound that you want. In the future iwill order the pylepro(pasw18)1000 watts 18" stage sub-woofers for the ultimate spl levels you can feel inside.Over all i studied up & have knowledge of how to hook up equipment for the best results. From D-J oldskool Mr.Groove.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Worth saving a few bucks? A close call..., August 5, 2011

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Brandon Savini "Bavini" (Seattle) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pyle PTA3000 3000W Professional Power Amplifier (Electronics)

When I ordered this amplifier I did not expect it to be in use a whole lot. For this reason I could not justify spending my dollar on a QSC or Crown with equal power (let's pretend for a moment that the rated power of a given amp is an objective measurement). So, when I saw a built in crossover, 2 ohm stable, damping of greater than 300 at full power and the rms power bridged at this price....I was sold.

The amp came and it was exactly as I expected. Constructed of thin mental, not a real solid feel but I wasnt going to hold that against the amp, if it was a performer. So, I took it to an open farm to see what she could do.

The amp was bridged mono @ 4omhs to two 18" subs. What a test. I fired it up and the system was going. Did it play loud? yes. Did it sound good? ....well, not really. There was not a lot of control in the bass. There was also a loud popping to the bass, very annoying for listeners. It almost sounded as if the subs were bottoming out from over excursion, but I knew this could not be the case. So, I turned to a 1200 watt QSC amp(less than half the rated power of the Pyle)to see if I had a subwoofer issue. Wow, the bass sounded so much better, so much more natural and they could be driven just as hard. Do keep in mind the QSC was twice the $$.

Unfortunately, this amp is now dead. It continuously blows fuses every time it is powered on. I only used it on two brief occasions. I am attempting to send it back to Pyle but shipping costs have me wondering if it will be worth it. Going forward I will probably stick to QSC, Crest, Crown and Peavey. However, if this amp was still working I would possibly recommend it for a weekend bbq with friends setup...maybe.