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I knew a guy once that had a complete system from Walmart. Pioneer subs, amps, head unit and mids and highs. He actually surprised me at how hard it hit. He had 2 big Pioneer amps on 4 12's and was nothing to be ashamed of. You could hear him rolling down the block very well. Sounded like he had a good quality set of 15's and a good amplifier. He bought it all on a Walmart credit card lol

Pioneer is always solid in my experience and a lot of folks sleeping on them! Great video as always

Pioneer products are legit good to buy. Been around umpteenth years. I always wondered why they had changed their logo. The old pioneer logo was eye catching, especially on the dust caps of the IMPP subs which banged like thunder in the right box.

Always have been a fan of Pioneer. They may not be the absolute best that money can buy but they've been consistently good and affordable. Also, I think they make some very solid head units.

Pioneer is one of the car stereo OG's that's still excellent and has always been a good choice!

Back around 1989 one of my first car audio systems was a small Pioneer 2 channel amp running 4 Pioneer 6×9s and it was a real screamer. I had all 4 speakers facing up behind the seat of my S-10 pickup. I played a lot of GnR, AC/DC and Van Halen through that system and it sounded really good to me :)

The old Pioneer commercial was great.

Big D - THANKS for testing a good quality budget amp! Even through KZfaq, that little amp sounded great on the music tests. It might be time to re-test some of the newer 4-channel or 5-channel models as some of the ones you tested years ago have had minor model revisions. Another interesting comparison would be a similar wattage Class D vs Class AB - is the sound noticeably different?

I've always seen these amps and wondered what they can do but with this Insight man I might grab one for by mids and highs. I was always scared they might be junk but man saving money really helps out. thanks big D

I’ve owned the larger 2 channel version of this one. It was sparse inside as far as guts go , but I was very surprised at how well it performed and how badly it could take abuse. It got hot enough to literally smell all the way up front in my caravan. But it never quit working , and is still alive with a buddy of mine now. 10/10 would use again if one fell in my lap

This was my first amp ever, it's been through four different cars in basically every ohm load and frequency cut off you can think of, even had it bridged at 2ohms for a sec with no problem, definitely a solid little amp

Pioneer used to make some fantastic car audio equipment. The old IMPP subs come to mind. Back when they used the Omega symbol as their logo. I had 4x 10's in my 1992 Camaro with a US Amps powering them. They provided some serious knock.

I have this amp on a 10” Kicker Comp in a sealed box in my 2020 Fusion with stock stereo running some Skar 6.5s in the doors. I’m happy with the overall sound of the system.

Loved the old GM-H line. I had the GM-H100 and H50 back in the day. They bumped...then I went RF Punch....and learned what real headroom meant. Cheers!!!

I have been on the fence about this amp for a while. Thanks for reviewing it!

Picked up a 1000W 4 Chanel amp last year and it honestly is an amazing amp, got it on clearance for $50 and it really bumps the little 6.5s in our Chevy Tracker 🤣, love that little amp

I have the one above that one that has 1000 watts all over it in my wife's truck and it seems pretty solid for the price, it's running a pair of 12's and sounds good. Pioneer has always been good and reliable in my experience.

Now you're talking my language Big D Pioneer. The same head unit that I used to purchase all the time when I was installing car stereo for myself and Friends. I still have my original pioneer SX-1080 receiver that was purchased in the 1970s brand spanking new. 120 watts per Channel RMS still working to this day with no trouble at all. When you said, let's see how it sounds and you said that it sounds good you made my night.

I used a Pioneer amp on my subs over 20 years ago and it was not a lot of power but it sounded great and was reliable. It did run pretty warm, it was similar to the Alpine amps at the time in that regard. I had an Alpine 3527 on a set of MB Quarts and then a Pioneer amp on my subs that I can't recall the part number.

I just picked up the GM-A5702 150 watts RMS x 2 version of this amp to drive my front stage . Haven't heard it yet but I'm very encouraged that you made such a big deal about the sound quality of this line. Class a-b goodness.

I bought a big Pioneer 800 watt amp from the Walmart car stereo section back in the mid 2000s. I was driving two Audiobahn 10s at 4 ohms a piece. It was not ideal. I gave it to a buddy of mine.

Pioneer has always been a pretty solid brand. Good to see they still apparently are, even with the budget stuff. I don't know why I was never a Pioneer fan "back in the day." And I could not tell you why. I think part of it was generally they competed with what I guess in my mind was typically better brands at the same price points. I had friends that would have some Pioneer stuff sometimes and I don't really ever remember it being junk or not even work good.

Pioneer has always made good gear. I think they don't get enough respect in the audio community because they sell a lot of gear at mass market places like Walmart and Best Buy and because a lot of their car audio gear has "max" numbers plastered all over them.

Pioneer, Sony, and Kenwood are brands that are slept on. Excellent products with great pricing.

I was always a fan of Pioneer head units.

I have loved Pioneer since I was 13, I'm 55 now and have their stuff in my C4 corvette it sounds great to me 😃

Iv always been a fan of pioneer car audio stuff. I just got a 2024 Subaru Crosstrek and am working on putting speakers, a 10 inch subwoofer, and possibly this amplifier inside I am just doing research on it first.

Have a local kid who runs 2 of these Walmart amps. 1 for vocals 1 for his woofer Thumps his kenwood 12 pretty good I built him a basic aero ported box at 1.6net and a 6” aero tuned at 38hz He listens to a lot of rock n stuff. And yes he has a external aero port as well He doesn’t mind the look of it

I needed 2 additional channels to expand to a 3 way set up and bought this amp to power a pair of 1 inch tweeters. Turned out great and saved me from having to get a 6 channel amp.

Back in the 90s my dad had a midlife crisis or something. He put the cerwin vega speakers from the house in the K5 Blazer with a big 400 watt pioneer Amp. It was Loud.

i have one of these, it does just fine powering a sub in bridged mode in my sisters rig. she doesn't need ridiculous power, and i didn't see the need to spend ridiculous money to keep her happy. it does its job nicely, when paired to a decent sub/box.

Wow did this bring back memories. I recall running an Alpine MRV-F407 for fronts/rears and MRV-1000 to a single Alpine 15" sub. The MRV-1000 ran super damn hot, I had to wire 4 (!) computer fans to it to help airflow. Eventually I ran a DEX-P1 with a PG ZX450 for fronts/rears and PG ZX500 to four 12s fibreglassed in the trunk of my Accord. At that time, my friends and some family were running the Pioneer silver amplifiers (I don't remember the model numbers but this was waaaay before they changed their logo from the tuning fork to the current one.) Those Pioneer silver amps were higher end ones and a lot of people used them in competitions back then.

I had one of the first cd players from Pionner in my truck. No tuner just a cd player. It had its brain and electronics in a separate housing that kinda resembled a amp . I used a Concord cassette player in junction with it . I still have the pictures of the install

You got to love the old commercial

This is what I use for mids and highs sound is good

got this Amp and a "10 infinity sub for my pops sprinter van sounds amazing we bump from atl to FL and did got a little on the warmer side but no biggie, personally I think if it had 12ga instead of 16 could resolve the temps.

Pioneer has always been a good bet for SQ. I think as company they never really tried to cater to bass heads. More for people that want a full sounding system. I'd love to run that amp to push 4 6x9's in 2 ohm stereo.

I been had a pioneer GM6400 amp on all my mids and highs and sound quality is amazing

That pioneers amp guts are crazy clean and nicely laid out for 65$ that's a steal 👍👍💯

Don’t know much about these modern pioneer amps.. but back in the day them, jbl, Sony we’re the first Korean built amps. They never went for the kind of power that modern Korean amps or knocks offs go for but they have always been solid for the price

I remember the Pioneer Super Tuner head units. They were nothing to be ashamed of back in the early 90's.

Boy do I miss the 80’s. Thanks for the flashback. 👍

Thanks alot for the video. Sounds like Pioneer is still making some pretty decent stuff for the price, and hasn't faltered like some of the other brands. They've always been noted for their car stereos.

Reminds me of my quad Impp's back in the day! Pioneer always a win in my book!

I’m running that pioneer 500watt a3702 2 channel amp for my mids and highs for 5 JL audio speakers. And it kicks ass. I absolutely love it. In the future I do plan on changing it out for an amp with more settings. But it’s very simple to use and set up, which is really nice. And it makes good power for the speakers I have it running. Sound quality isn’t sacrificed either.

I've had several pioneer amps and all of them put out plenty of power for what I was running. One in particular was the gm-dx975 and that thing was a beast.

Had a 2 channel "760w"(comparable to the GM-5400T) Pioneer amp on two 12" Fosgate Series 1s back in the day, sounded great.

I remember that commercial. It's so dumb, I love it.

Ive had a Pioneer GM-A6704 in my mk2 GTI for 5 years and it is awesome. Pushes Alpine components up front and a JL 10 in a sealed box. Sounds sweet!

I've had this exact amp in my Expedition with the Pioneer low profile 8 inch replacing the stock sub components (running bridged with the dual coil in series for 4 ohms). Definite upgrade from stock and no complaints. Techmaster PEB hits plenty hard. Installed March of 2018. Zero issues in 4 years.

I have a gm a5702("1000w") on 2 crunch 6x9s & skar 6.5 loudspeakers. I had the gain too high so it Blew out my 1st set of 6x9s But once I Replaced em & Drop the gain, it's Been workin great for 5 str8 yrs.

I remember the ts series 6x9s back in the 80s. I had 2 pair of the ts-6906's with 90 watts a per speaker with a fas eq and they played super clean and loud.

Alway was a PIONEER audio fan since the late 90’s ! They had one of the best head units with a powered tape ejection, and also had one of the best and affordable 61/2 mid bass speakers ! My 95 Ford escort GT had all PIONEER including 2- 10” PIONEER subs in Bazooka tubes! 🤣😂

I have its bigger brother (6704) and I have to say. They’re fantastic, reliable amps for the money. That thing can get deafeningly loud.

You can tell it has a warm sound. The frequency cutoff isn’t abrupt.

That's gotta be the cleanest bass I've heard so far!

in Puerto Rico we love Pioneer car audio

Hey big D you should check out this new home audio mini sub amp from fosi audio, I know you reviewed the last model but they came out with a new one that can deliver more power apparently. 220 watts@4Ohms with a max of 300 watts its 79.99$ on their website, For some reason they don't have it listed on amazon anymore, But its the Fosi Audio M01-BT. 😄😄

Sounds very good underrated quality amp!!

Pioneer has always sounded great I used to really love the pioneer gmh50

I have the 5700 series I believe and have been waiting for you to do these amps thank you for doing this.

Nice I used to bump a flea market pioneer amp in my first car, box Chevy Malibu back in the day with my 2 pioneer free air 12s. Good times.

I had a component cd player from pioneer in 1996 or 97 in my bmw 320i it was a full pioneer system except for the subs.

I' Love Taramps BASS!!! Made in Brazil!!!!

*_"That is a CLEAN circuit board"_*

Well, We've all been had for decades. Decades y'all. The 500W isn't the output power, it's the max input power that it can consume before it smokes. I bet they replace the fuse with a metal jumper and run it @.25 ohms and if it smokes @43 amps it's a 500w amplifier. We been flim flammed.

My first amps were Pioneer GM-H100 and GM-H50. They were affordable and reliable. I owned 10 inch Pioneer subs, 4x6 plates, EQ, Premier head unit (P990), and the Premier changer. I feel like for the average guy, Pioneer is a great upgrade, solid build and good value. They just don't get you the wow factor like other brands.

A pioneer is like a toyota of the sound world , they will get stolen rather than getting broken

I’ve got two for my 6x9 two on left and two on right. Amos do a good job at protecting by shutting off!

Thanks for your informative videos and content. I’m always enjoying the humor, deep details, and down to business attitude you give. G-Bless. I wanted to present an offer up of some of/ maybe all, vintage Car Audio mags I got on shelf. It appears you already have a great catalog, but I hold mostly mid 90’s to early 2000’s editions…the only couple I may want to keep are those with my letters & response published. I was a kid and heavily into all things audio- call me a true audiophile- and at around 14yr old, they published my letters - cheers, thanks

Heck yeah! I've always wanted you to do a video on these lowest level Pioneer 2 Channel amps. My first ever amp was the A3502 and I have an A3602 on home audio sub duty. Always wondered the actual power!

Goes to show, the class A\B are still the best sounding. I recently "upgraded" my old 90's class A/B amps to a single 5 channel class D with tons of power. Yep, never runs out of power now, but sounds like dog $hit. The bass is way different and drops off all over the place. The mids and highs (2 sets in the car) respond ok until pushed. Then, you notice the digital roll offs and weird noises coming from the tweeters. I'm sorry. Class D just ain't there yet. I'm going back to class A/B for the quality of sound.

Way back when dinosaurs roamed , I had a Pioneer amp , no rca inputs , no remote turn on , just a harness with power and ground , and , speaker wires in and out . It was a basic black metal box , with a singal switch for on and off . I wish I still had it , cannot remember what I did with it . It was straight outta the mid 1970s .

I was among the first American Autosound installers to install a Pioneer CDX-P1. Art Rubenstein was the Pioneer rep here in Hawaii in 1984 when these appeared. I at this stage had a Pioneer PORTABLE CD player plugged into the AUX input of my CONCORD Deck. I was the CONCORD guy..... WELL Art got 2 complete units from Japan, just in case one did not work there would be PARTS..... these were still prototypes but badged for US sale. Long story short, I installed the THING into a Mercedes 2 door convertible... Its TIGHT but I managed to make space for the ATTACHED BOX and cables... Ugggggg. IT WORKED!!!!. Art was pleased and so much so he gave ME that other example, said put it in YOUR car.... So I did. Sadly it was a skipperoo...... bad. HIGH VOLUMES in my car would make it SKIP bad. Well I tried many different mounting scenarios but eventually my PORTABLE found its way back into my car, LOL..... They got better over time. At this point, about 1984, 8 tracks were selling better than Cassettes. THEN LIKE MAGIC.... 8 tracks started disappearing.... Cassettes overtook them, and CD PLAYER!!!!! for a car!!!!. In like a year's time.... 8 tracks were relegated to the scrap heaps. Late 1985... PIONEER HISTORY. I own a Pioneer amp today in my beater car stereo.... SOLID. Cant go wrong with Pioneer products... STILL!..........BDBD/2022

Yup. Power has little to do with sound quality. Also, power has very little to do with loudness. Good stuff.

Gotta love pioneer,got a pair of ts-w303f 12,a pair of tsw 306dvc 12 and a pair of premier 3002 spl 12s in 3 vehicles and they all sound great

Big D gave it the thumbs up. Amazon is going to jack it up to $300!!!!😂🤣😂🤣

Had and still have the gm-a5702, used it for years till it was replaced by xda91rb to get 1ohm. Got it off ebay from vipoutlet refurbished for 40$. Really can't handle the 2 subs I have without overheating. Sounded good and clear tho and had some thump. Always liked pioneer gear. Thx for another awesome dyno big d!

Love the sound quality of ab amps. They just seem punchier. Got 2 of these in my budget truck. 1 drives 4 door speakers at a 2ohm load, the other is bridged into a 10 inch 4 ohm sub. Sounds great for the money, and man that sub hits hard. I have tried other cheap mono amps, and none of them play a sub as good as these.

Pioneer always made the best sounding 6x9's

Nothing wrong with banging on a budget 🤙

Pioneer was always solid. Only radio I will own.

For Amps like these can you name the challenge, Does it "Toot Doh!" 😉

Nice touch at the end with the throwback commercial 👌

I've always liked Pioneer.

never dismiss the pioneer amps. they have always been an under the radar type of amp, but I have seen and heard may a great system since the mid 90s powered by pioneer.

Hey BigD. Would love to see you test out one of Pioneers old head units from the 90s/00s They produced some that allowed the rear channels to be bridged and had hpf/lpf for the front and rear channels. Be interesting to see what the actual power output was 😎 Keep up the great videos, from the UK

I've always lived Pioneers equipment. I've got an AVH-601EX for my head unit. Love it. Awesome video dude. Keep em goin!

They do make clean amps!i have the exact one,but the 1000 watts 2channel one. Thanks

Great video! I’ve always been a fan of Pioneer. I picked up the big brother version that was refurbed off eBay a year or so ago for about $65. It’s the gma5702. I must say, it is a great amp too. I love how it sounds and the power it puts out. Now, they go for around $90 refurbed but still a great buy in my humble opinion. I was running a pair of Mission Bookshelf speakers full range and those little guys thumped!! I wish I picked up three of the amps cause two on subs and one on mids and highs would of been a killer budget setup. Again, thanks for sharing and great vid Big D!

I've always thought Pioneer sounded better than just about everything else out there as far as amps, head units, and the home sub I bought. But I don't buy the brand anymore. Problem is, none of it lasted more than about a year. Pretty frustrating when you buy a $500 HU and the preamps go out one month out of warranty.

If you can please find an old ultra linear amp and test one of those! I only remember seeing them twice but they always impressed with what they could put out

#1 seller in key operated switches made me lol unexpectedly. 🤣 Thanks Big D

People confuse watts for bass. Nothing could be further from the truth. Bass comes first from the power supply. Does it have the bandwidth to create the bass. Pioneer did a great job on this amp. Damping factor must be excellent too with the tight bass you were talking about.

That is the most rise I’ve ever seen. Normal rise is double at tuning frequency. Is that box sealed? What was that wired too? I know a million questions. I use that meter to measure rise all the time. That’s the highest I ever seen consistently. You’d need a 2000 watt amp to get 250 watts to that 6.5. I was getting down considering it never saw over 30 watts. Great video as always.

Great budget amp. Upgrade over head unit power

Us older guys are always amazed at how the younger guys don't know how innovative some of these old school brands are/were in high end audio both home and auto. Pioneer, Sony, Kenwood, JBL, Clarion, Soundstream, Phoenix gold, MTX, Kicker were the top brands in the 80's/90's in car audio. Pioneer, Sony, Kenwood were big buck brands in home audio back in the day, and JBL/Infinity still kills in high-end home audio market, with no attention to Thor high level car audio drivers...quite a shame a lot of good stuff going overlooked.

Was able to hear the 'Good Quality' Sound, even over youtube. Thanks big D, Nice amp and video !!

You rock Big D! Hey you ever seen an Orion HCCA150R? As far as I can tell they are, or have become pretty rare. Never seen another one and never seen any listed for sale. I got this amp and an HCCA 2100 out of an Astro Van that I bought as beater work van for a large development we were building houses on. I bought the van off a lot for $400.00 because it was not road worthy intending for it to spend it's last days on this property. In the back of the van was a boxy MDF panel attached to the driver's side wall that was taking up a bit of space that I wanted to rip out. I saw some cable ends dangling down just barely below the edge of the panel like someone had cut the cable as close to the panel as possible. You could only see them if you crouched down low. I reached up behind and felt amp fins. I unscrewed the panel and there were 2 absolutely mint Orion amps from the 90's mounted to the back of the panel. I had both amps tested and they both work. I could not believe my luck.