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mghia Veteran user Kymystical 387 Posts |
Battery questions for the Pyle unit:
1. Has the unit provided the rated 3 hours? The more I think about it, if I have three one hour parties in a day, will I get full use if I also run a little pre-show music? Or can you get more than 3 hours out of a charge? 2. Is the battery replaceable or could a second battery be swapped in? How hard will it be to replace this battery when it finally goes? 3. Has anyone checked into the availability of a replacement battery? If custom it might not be around for every and might be good to find a spare. Thanks again for the details. Without seeing a unit live, one is always cautious. |
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robertwong Loyal user Calgary, Canada 212 Posts |
Hi mghia:
My answer regarding the wireless mic for the Pyle Pro goes as follows; the manufacturer states that it is rated for 100' and to be honest I am not that far from my Pyle Pro when I'm performing so I can't answer how good the range is. I have the Pyle Pro sitting next to my magic table on the ground, that way I don't have to have extend the antenna out of my Pyle Pro which is by choice. I currently only use the lapel mic, I have tested the hand mic and headset mic, they all sound great, no static. Before I purchases the Pyle Pro I used to use an Anchor Audio 1000x and Audio Technica wireless mic system. I sometimes did get some static having these units working close together and let's not forget about my ShowTech. Using the Pyle Pro is the best of both worlds. A small portable PA system with 2 build in microphone systems and tape deck to play music with audio inputs and a line out. I can't talk about it enough, I feel that the Pyle Pro is the best bang for your buck, compared to other PA systems in this price range ($119.00 US) I would like to mention that you cannot compared the Pyle Pro with the PD-150. The PD-150 wins hands down for sound and coverage, however I would never use this system in someone's living room, it's just too big and loud. If you are looking for something portable, powerful, wireless and battery operated the Pyle Pro is a good bet. Robert. P.S. No, the Pyle Pro does not have a hole for a pole mount. :dancing: |
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Brian Lehr Inner circle Edmonton, Canada 1605 Posts |
Well, based on what I've been reading here, I just purchased the Pyle Pro. I'm looking forward to receiving it.
I'm currently using the unit from Florida Magic, and while the sound isn't too bad overall, I am disappointed with the mic cutting out several times during a show. I contacted Florida Magic about this, and they said to make sure I'm just speaking in a normal voice during the show. Who speaks in a normal, relaxed voice, during a kid's show? Excitement abounds, and voices get loud! Brian |
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robertwong Loyal user Calgary, Canada 212 Posts |
Brian:
you won't be disappointed with your purchase! In regards to the battery question, I can't answer it. I have been using my Pyle Pro every weekend since I've received it for 1-2 hours at a time. (3 weeks) Last week was the first time I charged it, like any nickel cadium rechargeable battery you want to run it down before you fully charge it. If you're worried about it on a heavy show day then run the battery down then charge it the night before. As I mentioned before, I always carry an extension cord and power bar with me. Regarding the replacement of the rechargeable battery, I also can't answer that, I will worry about that issue until my battery needs to be replaced. All I care about right now is that it works. Cheers, Robert. P.S. The next time I'm in Edmonton I would love to give you a call. |
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Michael Messing Inner circle Knoxville, TN 1817 Posts |
Robert,
Are you sure that it uses a Ni-Cad battery? The Pyle Pro I owned and my Carvin Stagemate both use Sealed Lead Acid batteries. If it uses a Sealed Lead Acid battery, you don't have to worry about the battery developing a memory and you can charge it any time you like. Michael |
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robertwong Loyal user Calgary, Canada 212 Posts |
Michael:
I think you are correct. I was assuming it was a Ni-Cad. (bad for me) It would make sense for it to be a Seal Lead Battery which I believe are more common in battery operated PA systems. I am just use to always draining a rechargeable battery before charging it, except with my cell phone. I plug that thing in all the time. Thanks for info! Robert. |
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Brian Lehr Inner circle Edmonton, Canada 1605 Posts |
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On 2006-05-06 17:29, robertwong wrote: Thanks Robert. Please call me when you're visiting the city of this year's Stanley Cup Champions (Go Oilers!). My info is on my website. Brian |
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robertwong Loyal user Calgary, Canada 212 Posts |
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Brian: Thanks Robert. Please call me when you're visiting the city of this year's Stanley Cup Champions (Go Oilers!). Brian: I would of loved to experienced another Battle for Alberta!! I guess I'll have to watch TV like everyone else in Calgary, Vanouver, Montreal and Toronto...sigh. Robert. |
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mghia Veteran user Kymystical 387 Posts |
I am going to try the Pyle Pro- Best price delivered at the time of ordering was from Buy.com. 127.16 delivered but note to get that price I also had a 10% coupon. Shipping is what makes the price go up and they do not seem to be carried in most music stores.
(at the time there was one listing from an ebay store but for $146 plus postage) I did find a few that had $5 shipping but their over all price was higher than the total price. And I was not aware of those merchants reliability. (RightBuy, Beach audio, BSless.) BSless.com was the next lowest at $128 which included the UPS ground shipping. I would have went with them if I did not have the 10% coupon. Also Buy.com made an offer from EVERYDAYValues of an extra $25 back on the purchase for trying a discount club. If I cancel within the month I still get the $25. I am not sure that part of the deal will work out since I still am waiting for the info on how to get the extra $25 back. If so than Buy.com will be the best over all deal. |
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Brian Lehr Inner circle Edmonton, Canada 1605 Posts |
Well, so far, not so good.
I paid a lot of extra money to have this system shipped to me express. It arrived about an hour ago. The mics sound good, but I can't get the tape to work. All it does is produce a lot of static for about 15 seconds, then there's a short sequence of actual drum rolls from some rock song, then more static, then quiet. Strange thing is, I get the same static and drum sounds no matter what tape I put in. It's like there's an inbuilt recording of this sound clip. I don't have the time or money to mail this thing back for a replacement. I just emailed the company where I got it from in the States to see what they suggest. Brian |
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mghia Veteran user Kymystical 387 Posts |
Oh man, now I am worried. I will not know how the tape works until the 17th when mine is due to arrive.
Read my post on quality control... From that other post I would say Pyle might have quality control issues. But the other reason I ordered mine from a company I have used or heard good things about is that I never know if a company is buying up defective units and selling them as good. I wish you luck in getting them to send you a replacement. Stand firm on a replacement. Wow, that is an odd experience. Seeing that tape heads read magnetic info it seems near impossible that they would play anything other than what was on the tape. Maybe it just SOUNDS like a drum roll? Very weird indeed. Try putting in a blank tape and see what happens. Would a company go so far to put in a sound chip to make you think the tape deck is working? Seems like you just got a bad unit. Still it is an utter mystery how a random sound could get into the machine. As far as I saw they do not have a unit that SAMPLES. Please let us know what you find out. Pyle responded within a day when I asked for general info. What company did you order it from? I say stand firm because there is a Pyle warranty. When a product is truly defective I have always stood firm and having THEM issue a pick up ticket. Since they have accounts with carriers they should not have a problem issuing you a label. But being in Canada might make it more difficult. Pyle might have a rep in Canada. |
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Brian Lehr Inner circle Edmonton, Canada 1605 Posts |
I wouldn't be too worried. Many others have provided great positive reports on this forum. At the suggestion of Robert Wong (via phone call), I'll be trying something to fix it tomorrow.
I purchased the unit from gooddeals18.com, via their ebay store. The cost was $124.99, plus shipping. I initially tried to order it from Teptronics.com, which was the link given by Robert, but I got no response from them. For some reason the order wouldn't process properly via the internet, so I emailed them, asking what the best way to pay them was (Paypal, phone with cc, etc.). They never responded. So I phoned them and left a voicemail with the same info as in my email, but they never returned my call. So I did a search for other suppliers and found gooddeals18.com I'll keep you posted. Brian |
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RicHeka Inner circle 3999 Posts |
Brian:Did you purchase the 'Square Trade' 3-year Warranty for $15.99 that is offered at the bottom of the Auction listing? It's a good deal!
Rich |
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mghia Veteran user Kymystical 387 Posts |
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On 2006-05-11 23:20, Brian Lehr wrote: Yes, do post if the fix works and what you find out about the mysterious drum samples. But seeing that only a few people posted that they have the unit, and thatthey bought it earlier than yours, there is always a chance there is a BAD BATCH out there that many could get if they order around the same time. If you ever read AMAZON reviews you see this all the time. Usually if there is a defective run, they are flooded with negative reviews until a new version/model comes out. I would not do too much tinkering until you see what the company tells you. If they will replace it at their cost then no sense risking them not taking it back because you opened it up. Also you do have a PYLE warranty as well and it would be voided if you break any seals that there may be. My belief is that you paid for it be as adverstised and should not have to make extra effort to get it to work. I also feel if a product has one problem, it might have several others lurking in the background. Thanks again for keep us updated. |
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Brian Lehr Inner circle Edmonton, Canada 1605 Posts |
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On 2006-05-12 05:01, PaleoMagi wrote: I didn't notice the extra warranty, but it does come with a one year warranty from the manufacturer. I contacted the group I purchased it from. They responded with an apology, and suggested I contact the manufacturer (Pyle). I did so yesterday (via email) yesterday, but have not had a response yet. I tried draining the battery to see if it would eliminate the "in-built" sound of the drums, but it did not work. After recharging it all night, the sound is still there this morning. What will most likely happen is that Pyle will request that I ship the unit back to them (at my expense) and they will send another one. Maybe I will, but I'm not sure yet. When I initially purchased the unit, I wasn't looking for a tape player, I was looking for a good PA system to replace my Florida system. I never planned to use the tape deck, as I will just plug in my cd player for the music. However, someone mentioned here that they use the tape to play music prior to the beginning of the show, so I thought I might as well make use of it in that manner. So I can either ship it back for the sake of the tape, or just keep it as it is and use it as initially planned (PA system). I'll wait to see what Pyle says. Brian |
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glodmagic Special user USA 501 Posts |
Brian
According to the manual there is a memory chip to record 200 seconds of sound effects or whatever. If you record from the microphone then press REPEAT it will playback a sound effect or introduction to your show. If "record" is used for tape then REPEAT is pressed after a tape it will play that back (apparently with the tape or not). If you want to erase your static drumroll simply record over the drumroll. It also appears that subsequent presses go to other segment recordings on the chip so you may have to erase all of them. See it all on Page 6 of the manual where it details the "Computer IC" (Integrated Chip) Recording, Paragraph 3. Here is the manual.... http://www.pyleaudio.com/manuals/PWMA120.pdf GLOD
Remember ANY of your posts here can be Googled by your customers and Clients. Just entering your name in Google can bring up your negative comments that stay for years!
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Brian Lehr Inner circle Edmonton, Canada 1605 Posts |
Thanks Glod. Playing around with it now. It's quite confusing.
Brian |
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RicHeka Inner circle 3999 Posts |
Brian:
My suggestion is also that you do not 'physically' mess with the cassette player. Do try Glod's idea.It sounds logical. Also,I would contact Square Trade and see if you are eligible to purchase their $15.99 3 year warranty. Don't give them too much information (they seem like very nice folks)... it may or may not cover your immediate problem,but will cover you for any potential future problems. My unit is working great(knock-knock),and I feel great having the Square Trade back-up warranty. All the best. Rich |
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mghia Veteran user Kymystical 387 Posts |
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On 2006-05-13 21:27, Brian Lehr wrote: Well, this is promising as well as confusing as you said. I took a look at the manual and the translation is very poor. I am not quite sure what the average Joe would do with the 200 seconds sampling but for performers it has potential if it does not get in the way of playback. I will let you know if mine had the same sample on the chip. If not then you were sold a used unit that could have other problems. If mine has the same sample then it might be factory preset and would be a new unit. One more point: as I stated, you have to stand firm with a company if they ask you to return it at your cost. Your first route is to demand a replacement from the seller and free pick up if the unit is defective. Pyle will request you do that first. If you tried that then you need to be strong with the company and mention how you are very disappointed in the brand name and hope they can do something to help. Tell them the only reason you bought this unit was the PYLE name and now you are not so sure if you can recommend the brand to others. But it sounds to me it might be just how to handle the playback button. 2-3 seconds seems to be the trigger. They should never have tied in the playback button with this feature. From reading it would seem the REPEAT button should be what triggers it. |
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mghia Veteran user Kymystical 387 Posts |
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On 2006-05-13 14:45, glodmagic wrote: Glod, do you have this unit or are you just guessing from the confusing specs? If you have it, can you test out the features in steps 1- and clarify what they mean? And for the other two that have the unit please do take a shot at testing the feature and help us all by clarifying the steps in the manual. Thanks. If it is the type of chip I suspect, it will hold that info for near evermore even without battery. Just taping over it will not fix the problem of stopping the tape from playing. If it is stuck in the repeat mode, it will play WHATEVER is on the chip. I guess clarification is needed to switch between modes to know if his unit is defective. I am surprised that I did not see anyone post about the sound chip feature before the problem was posted. I would have thought some would have taken advantage of the feature. |
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