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The real evaluation is the answer to the question, "Would I purchase it again." The answer is yes, I would. You may wish to consider the following: The ear buds that come with the unit are junk. Using a quality set of headphones improved audio quality markedly as expected. Quality control could be improved. I opened the unit and put in a tape. The tape wouldn't seat correctly. Removing it, I found a small Philips screw that was not screwed down properly. It was obvious a powered driver was used as the head was partially stripped. A new screw and several turn with a small Philips screw driver fixed that problem. I did not test for robustness but it appears the case and most of the structure is some variety of plastic. I would take care to avoid dropping it. My old player died and all I want to do is convert a few irreplaceable cassettes to MP3. This unit will do that in an acceptable fashion. As a listening device, an MP3 player can be many times smaller, hold far more songs and doesn't require large batteries required to turn a motor. I didn't want a player, just an inexpensive device to dub some cassettes, something an MP3 player is incapable of doing.

Good:Transport is pretty solid with not much wow and flutter (warbling). I'm sure that would change with lots of use but it probably isn't going to see lots of use.Sound quality it remarkable for this price range. Again, the playback head is probably going to wear down fairly quickly but who cares.Not So Good:If you turn the volume way up you are going to hear the electronics making background noise. You don't want that in the final mp3 so keep the output level below that threshold when recording to your computer.Bad:Nothing really. You really can't go wrong here. The negative reviews I have read included details that made me believe they were recording a too high output levels. The build quality may vary from unit to unit so maybe you could possibly get a bad one. It's worth the chance IMO.

Before going over the problems, let me just say that I can only speak for the one I received. It is certainly quite possible I just got a bad one.I heard about this from "The Tech Guy" and he happened to mention that when he lay it down one way while transferring to computer, he got noise issues. So when it happened to me, I changed the position too. Every time I got the noise, changing position would reduce or stop the noise. Trouble was, once I found a position that seemed to work, in a short time it usually had the noise return. So it was a constant changing of position, but with every copy getting the noise at some point, I couldn't get a good recording for the whole thing. You could hear the noise if just listening through the headphones and not trying to transfer to the computer.I spent a lot of time on it without success so I sent it back.Since I know one can always get a bad unit, I'd say my bigger concern was when I filled out the feedback form the same day I got it, reporting the problem. I never heard back from the company. This was 4 days ago. Today I sent it back to Amazon.On the bright side, the parts of the recordings that didn't get the added noise sounded fine. So, if it wasn't for this noise problem, I'd rate it highly.My recommendation to others is that it is worth a try. If you get noise, try changing the position in hopes it doesn't recur. And if it does, well, send it back. It's certainly a cheaper way of getting digital copies of cassettes than most options I've seen.Oh, the Audacity software comes on a tiny CD. I'm not sure if those things can be slid into a CD player from Apple (I use a MacMini) or not. I didn't want to risk it. But I had Audacity software on my computer so didn't need it anyway. You can download it for free.

I like the compact size, and it played my audio cassette just find. I listened to it with the ear buds. But the ear bud connector would not stay in the slot. I had to tape it in order for it to stay connected. Not a big deal, but I wish I didn't have to tape it in place. Happy that I could listen to the tape. I wish I could have turned the volume up just a bit more, but this wasn't a deal breaker, either. I haven't tried the other features. So far, It did what I asked it to do. I would have preferred to contact the seller and allowed them to make this right, but I didn't know how to do it.

I ordered this not knowing what to expect but it seems to be a good at transferring my cassette tapes to my computer. I have transferred 6 tapes and it didn't take very long. The set up was very easy. You just put the CD in your computer to download the software and you are ready to go. The only problem I had was on some of my older cassettes I could hear the little clicking sound of the tape player so I lowed the input sound and that seemed to fix the problem. I like how you can hear the music as you are transferring it over. You can listen with the earbuds that come with it or right on your computer. The music sounds good. I also like how I can cut the music where I want to because I had one or two songs that had a longer ending then I wanted so I just stopped the recording when the music faded, before it stated up again. Good product for the price. I would recommend this to a friend.

This tape recorder will probably be okay for someone who just needs functionality. I bought the recorder as a back up to a much higher quality (and price) Panasonic device which I've had and enjoyed for years. However, the quality of this acquisition was so poor in comparison to the Panasonic that I returned it and bought a used Panasonic like the one I already had. After many years of faithful service, my old Panasonic still plays but is having rewind difficulties.

I could not record what I wanted to because placing the cassette in and taking it out is not easy and you can't forward or rewind

Even with instructions it is hard to set up

The media could not be loaded.  NOT TOBOGOOD TO SEE THAT THERE ARE This type of gadgets, To use Requir the old castte ,It is handy And Issute to CarryOLD style Cassette WalkmanHowever It Came to At 3100 RuppesWhich is quite expensive , THE BRAND is declare on PRODUCT DISWRIPSION IS ToBoBut It is came With DIIFRENT BrandingAnd also It does not Have any usb Pen drive port to copy My casstte But you canUse A Aux cable with USB Sound card ,In To copy The file In pcCD software does have any advantage , this cd ,My pc Have CDrw-ROMBut I download it from online And use itIt Working nice ,Although it only walkman Vulcan be use to save castte by some editnol things, It does not have Any Power battery sourceU Can either use it by cable given In ItOR AU PUT 3/2 AA toy cell BatteryI convert Some of cattleBotton .U have to play manually each CassteTo record in pcAnd not have any monitor AsIT Does not Support Any internal playback, U have to connect headphone or speaker to, It to HearThere many options ar cheap price ,But Bought it Beacume It claims that it support pendrive usb Recording but It NotAfter using it I RecIt claim warranty but ait does not Got anyWarranty CardUCAN BUY IT IS NICE Product but it is not value moneyAs it expensiveU CAN CHECK OTHER ALSO

I had to restore a lot of cassettes of my father's collection and I was looking for some way to restore them into mp3. But today I learned that wav is way better than mp3 format, and using audacity and the user manual given with the product, I successfully restored in high quality 6 cassettes within one day! I have a lots and lots more to restore yet. Excellent product and worths the money invested behind it as it's one of the cheapest and most efficient devices!

It's one of the very few products availabile today that can first, play a cassette tape and secondly play it on to a PC for conversion to a digital format of ur choice thru a free software called Audacity. In response to some adverse comments, let me say 1. Switch off all WiFi devices while using it to avoid helicopter sound and 2. Set the recording speed in Audacity to 1. I have rated 3 and not 5 because the product is most delicate and one is not sure of its life. It is also expensive but that's no surprise given its rarity in today's times. Those with cassette tapes to be converted, will do well to buy it.

I've been searching for an instrumental/guitar solo that used to be at the end of a Soft Rock Collection in the 90s. My problem was - I actually have the instrumental in a 20+ year old self-made collection but I didn't have the player. I've tried searching for it in Google but without success because I didn't know the name/title of the track. Then I finally came across this cute, little thing that solved the problem!I find it a little overpriced, maybe because during my time it used to cost about 500/- to 700/- if I'm not wrong, but that was way back in the 80s & 90s. The sound is ok (I guess you'll know what to expect from 20-30 year old cassettes) but the small hole near the head through which we used to adjust the head is not there (those of you who used to do that will know 😄). It records in one file as long as you play. With the free software that comes with it, you can cut and trim the converted files as well as add/reduce the bass/treble, adjust left/right channel or volume and many more, it's simple to use and handy. It is auto reverse. It doesn't have a built-in speaker but has an audio socket for a 3.5mm jack for headphone or aux cable. As a whole IT'S NOSTALGIC. Great job Amazon and seller.

It is very good product if u have old Caset collection and want to lisen and want to convert them in new CD / mp3 form. But only drawback is u can lisen your coset through head phone cannot lisen with out it but one option is given to connect it through speaker but cable is not given and most dispointment is cable given to play teprecorder is only USB cable that is very small in size