Reshow Cassette Tape Player – Portable Tape Player Audio Cassette to Digital Converter, Compatible with Laptops and Personal Computers Convert Cassette Tape Recorder to iPod Format (Silver)

I was skeptical based on reviews read prior to purchasing. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the ease of use and quality of the cassette converter. The device comes with a USB connector and headphones. The only downside is that the headphones are a really cheap quality, but that didn't make a difference to me as I don't plan to use them. The instruction book comes with steps for using PC or MAC for converting. Directions were simple and easy to follow. Battery life is dependent on batteries or USB plug in. You can use this device for either listening or converting to digital format. Converting to digital format is a lengthy process as you have to listen to the entirety of the song when creating the digital file. The overall functionality of this device is great! I was able to convert a cassette from 1982 and the sound quality wasn't too bad! I recommend this product.

Ok so let me say that I’ve been looking for a simple cassette player for a while and I then see this one pop up being a bestseller and thought, well it looks like a clean enough design and seems to work well enough I’ll give it a try. Before buying this player I noticed many reviews focused on the quality and effort needed to use the transfer function from cassette to MP3, and becasuse of this I’ve read many reviews mentioning of dating software and issues with the transfer quality and in some cases the player itself, and well in my case I wanted a cassette player to just play cassettes and after nearly a week of use so far so good, for starters I wasn’t expecting much based on the description and reviews but it’s not all that bad, the quality isn’t actually that bad but you do notice from time to time a buzzing or hum while playing a cassette at lower volume or when rewinding or fast forwarding very occasionally I may even hear it skip a very small part of the song but it’s not often, overall the quality of the sound is ok and maybe even great at times, depending on the headphones there’s definitely some bass and the music sounds mostly clear I tried the player with a few cassette that in some cases a tape may not play as good as it should as I’ve recently bought some new and used cassette some of which may have not been cleaned yet. When first playing cassettes it sounded like there was a bit of sound distortion or even a bit of a slow down while playing and I at first used the older and not as new cassettes and after that I tried a cassette I recently bought new still with the shrink wrap that sounded quite a bit better definitely more clear and less distorted with seemingly no slowdown (I’ve been using batteries during play) as I’ve jumped from one tape to another it can be a bit mixed here and there with quality but overall mostly usable and a pretty solid listening experience. Secondly I will move into the design of the cassette player itself, overall nothing special has a bit of an 80’s look and a bit of weight to it but not much more that make it feel high quality, mostly cheap plastic with a fake metal design but it works as mentioned as it should for the most part. As for the transfer capability I’m not sure as I’ve yet to try it and don’t intend to as I just want to listen to cassette tapes once and a while. To wrap this whole thing up I got to say I’m mostly pleased descent sound quality 3.8/5 and design 4/5 it’s what I of course expected from the price and it sounds good and like I mentioned even great at times but not much more than that, not sure about the battery life but don’t expect more than maybe a few hours of use. For the future I’d like to see a newer unit made with better materials and better playback quality and an FM/AM radio feature, maybe priced in the ballpark of $35-50. If you need a cassette player get this one but if you must get something better maybe you’d be better of waiting for something better in the future or get a used Walkman (be ready to save up and make sure it works well) for all other people this is sufficient enough and sounds just a bit better overall than expected. (But please don’t use the included headphones there awful)

Works. Plays all my old cassettes easy to operate. Plays both sides without having to remove and replace the tape

But then I suppose, what else should I have expected for the low price. But, as often happens I was persuaded by a 4 and half stars rating. And, it also had "auto-reverse", which most of these cassette units don't have anymore. My first complaint is the door, and how it latches and releases. It is very clumsy and user unfriendly. But, I could have gotten past that, except for as soon as I started recording, the auto reverse kept kicking in, and then it kept changing directions. And it took all of 2 and a half "whole" minutes for this to start happening. And from my long experience years ago, with recording and dubbing cassette tapes and such, I know this malfunction is caused by a weak activator, on the auto reverse mechanism. So, as soon as a tape gets a little age on it, these cheaper units have trouble playing them. The same tape worked fine on my regular tape deck unit. But it does not have auto-reverse, which is very important, if you don't want to have to keep flipping your tapes over by hand, to record side 2. Don't be fooled by the "auto-stop" feature, many of these sellers tout these days. Because they all should have that feature. But these days, few of these cheaper manufacturers are building units with auto reverse, which was once almost a standard feature, back in the 1970's and 80's. But I sure wish someone would build a truly quality unit, for producing mp3 files from cassette tapes. I would gladly pay a hundred or even two hundred dollars, for a descent quality unit. But all that seem to be out there now, with any quality to them, are older, mostly worn out looking machines, ND the sellers are usually asking very exorbitantly high prices for them. And it is such a crying shame, That about all we have to choose from that is new these days, is cheap junk. Because these units might work OK if you have a dozen or 2 dozen tapes to transfer. But I have hundreds of tapes to try to process, so this is getting to be very frustrating for me. (End of Rant :) )

I bought this product to convert some audio books on cassette tapes to digital mp3 files. I was unsure whether to get this model (which requires Audacity software or something similar) or the model that does the mp3 conversion internally automatically. In the end I was glad I got this model to use with Audacity. Audacity, which is freeware, came in the package on a small compact disk although I already had it on my Windows PC (and it can be downloaded as well). The cassettes were 20-30 years old and had some hiss when played. But I reviewed a few YouTube videos about using the 'Noise Reduction' feature of Audacity and that really helped remove the hiss. Also some tapes, even with the hiss reduced, still sounded muffled. To improve those, I used the equalizer function to bump up the higher frequencies before saving as mp3 files. If I had used the device that converted to mp3 automatically, I would not have been able to remove the hiss and muffle. Instructions were fine and the package included a cable to run between the device and USB port on the laptop. It also had an inexpensive pair of ear buds that I didn't use. Did not insert batteries since it is powered when cabled to the PC. Playback volume and controls were fine but didn't use the device to "listen" for pleasure - just to rip the audio books one time each. It was a solid, affordable solution for me and now I am on the lookout for more titles by the same narrator/author combo from the cassette tape era. I was pleased with how well this turned out.

This serves our purposes ~ to be able to review blank cassettes with no labels to make sure they don't contain something we want to keep ~ but it feels pretty flimsy, like it won't last for long. We'll see!

I am on my 3rd device. I like the way that it works with Audacity, so I keep using it. My first machine, after 7 months, stopped record the 2nd side. It would record side 1, auto-reverse, but then wouldn't pick up side 2. So, I was able to get a refund from Amazon (less a $5 restocking fee). The second machine lasted less than 3 months and then just died. Wouldn't run either attached to the computer OR with batteries. To the machine's credit, I have done hundreds of cassettes as I am digitizing the audio library of a non-profit organization. I also want to respond to Ellen Denham's review and the problem with the 9996 invalid device Error. I did not have this problem with my first machine, but did with the second and now the 3rd. There is a workaround where you can continue to use Audacity if you prefer to use that format. After I open and record a tape, then export, and then try to start another recording, is when I get the error. Workaround #1: Select Transport/Rescan Audio Device and the start your new recording. Shouldn't have to do that, but it takes a second and works every time for me. Workaround #2: Close out Audacity completely and reopen. I have only done this a few times, but it seems to work too. I usually just use #1. I still like this machine, and with the refunds keep using it. Hopefully this one will last longer as I only have a few more cassettes to do. I still recommend this product, just don't overuse it like I did (and be sure to clean occasionally) and with the workarounds being so minor, it is still worth it. I came back to add this. There have been a number of reviews/questions which mention a hissing issue. I would suggest trying the noise reduction feature. First highlight a few seconds of the audio where there is no sound (I use the part at the beginning of the tape, or usually the middle where the tape is turning over), then select Effect/Noise Reduction/Get Noise Profile. There are 3 adjustment things to use but not know how to use them, I just leave all three in the middle and it is fine. After getting noise profile, then select the entire track, then Effect/Noise reduction again, but this time select OK at the bottom. This pretty much deletes the hissing.

This player looked like the perfect tool to archive cassette tapes. However, the quality of the result was too poor to even consider. If you really want a quality transfer of audio, this is not the tool. The overall player is cheaply made (you get what you pay for). The buttons, the door, the transport control; all feel cheap, lightweight, and minimally executed. For example, when you rewind or fast forward and then hit stop, the tape reels keep spinning slightly resulting in tape slack. This is not good for the tape and can be dangerous as it increases the chance of the tape damage. The door release is just a slide catch that you have to hold in place while you try to pry open the door; there is no spring release on the door or anything to make it easier to open. The cassette sits loosely in the player and if the door is open the tape can simply fall out of its position. There is no grip on the cassette tape, door compartment, or other form factor that it fits into. It just lays on the player and the lightweight door is what keeps it from falling out. I had major issues with playback speed and stability. Every tape I tried sounded like it was dragging slightly creating a wobbly sound that resembled a record player playing back just under the correct speed. None of the tapes sounded correct. I tried with USB power and with battery power, and listening through USB and listening just with headphones; all with the same results. This alone made the player useless. Also note that there is no Dolby noise reduction options so if you recorded using Dolby B or C, you will have an airy, noisy result as there is no Dolby processing on this device. Unfortunately, I missed the return window by 1 day so now I am stuck with a useless USB cassette player. I may try to eBay it to someone who wants something simple and doesn't care about quality. If you want to do any serious tape transfer or archiving, I do not recommend this player.

Działa.

47年前の文化祭と、41年前の米国旅行時のFM放送を残しておきたくてかいました。手軽につなげられるのがとてもよかったと感じています。まあ生きてるうちだけどね。

Super product! Very satisfied!

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