JBL - MA310 50W 5.2ch Bluetooth Capable HDR 4K Ultra HD Compatible AV Home Theater Receiver - Black

Great value, quality amplifier for the price. All the basics I.e. HDMI, 5.2, Bluetooth minus WiFi or AirPlay. Actually pleased they didn’t include those things because it seems like they spent the money saved on the sound. I’m actually running our ‘vintage 90s’ Bose theater on this with 701s, VCS-10 and 141s in the rear and it sounds great. The big isobaric 8” woofers really thump in the big Bose on movies. Looks great too minus the dorky writing on the volume knob. Using it in and medium size apartment living room.

It was super easy to set up and all the controls are simple and easy to understand, it also has great sound quality I replaced my old Denon receiver with this one and was surprised by how much it improved the sound quality of my stereo. Would definitely recommend

I would like to recommended this product. I’m using it for my small room. all great!

The MA310 is a nice receiver with lots of options for your home theater. I will start the review off by saying this unit is not for amateurs, I found the setup quite tricky, with no help from the documentation. If you are considering this line I would upgrade to the MA510 or the 710 so you can set the unit up from the app instead of digging through endless menus and options. But more on that later. The Ma310 itself is very nice, I hooked up the speakers and sub with banana connectors without issue, I also connected the Blue ray DVD and our TV (via optical). There are more than enough HDMI inputs and plenty of room to expand from my 2 bookshelf speakers and sub to more speakers, like a center channel and some rear surround speakers as well. Once I was able to get the MA310 setup. I tweaked out the Bass, treble and steroe2.0 and 2.1 settings for my TV. I also dialed in the Bass from the dial on the subwoofer. I found the sound very good, the low, high and mid tones were very good. I paired my phone with the unit and was able to play songs from it. The sound was spot on as was satisfied with it. Now back to the unit. I consider myself advanced when it comes to setting up sound for any occasion. But I found it rather difficult to wade through numerous menu and sub menu items to make sure items were turned on or activated and those I didn’t care for, deactivated. The provided guides were basically useless. I found myself frustrated a few times and had to walk away during initial setup. When I finally had the unit the way I wanted I was more familiar with the user menu, which is not very user friendly, I was happy. For those that purchase this unit I advise you to skip the included material and go straight to the JBL website for in-depth instructions. This will save you time and from being frustrated. That being said, even those instructions left me scratching my head. I found through the website that there is an app that will help set up your basic settings that you can then tweak. This app called EZSet EQ. the app Bluetooth’s to your unit then plays a tone as you walk around with your phone in your room to basically sound check all areas of the space and configure a starting point for you. Did the app work for me? Not at all. Initially I set up the unit by ear and was ok but I gave the app a chance it basically set it back to start and I had to wade through the menu again (uh!) to set it back up. Dislikes Menu’s not very user friendly. You can get lost in how many levels it has. Included material/quick start guide could be better, not very informative. Online instructions not very helpful. EQ app useless to me. Likes: Very nice looking unit Plenty of inputs for multiple devices Multiple sound choice from Dolby, stereo, DTS etc. Able to handle anything you throw at it. I find the unit, now that I have it setup and am more familiar with the huge menu, very nice. It works great with all of my devices. I would recommend it to friends and family if they are technically inclined or have help to set it up. Otherwise I would look towards the Ma510 or 710 with in app setup.

Quick start guide pictures are wrong...no wired Bluetooth set up JBL Premium Audio premium setup app doesn't work with this model (wish i would have known before ) plays great if you know how to setup speakers, bring your measurements for speakers distances oh yeah customer service if you speak English good luck