QFX RETRO-39 Portable Shoebox Cassette Tape Recorder – USB to Cassette Recording, Built-in Microphone, 3.5" Bluetooth Speaker, FM Radio, MP3 Playback, Line-in/Out, AC/Battery Powered

I bought this to make my sister's mix tapes for X-Mas. There is something about mix tapes that are unique and cassette tapes is the only medium that it really works on. Mix CDs, close, but not the same. The songs need to be listened in order. First remember - this is a tape player, so the sound is not as good as other mediums. cassettes are the worst sound quality. This is not the tape players fault. Hence me grading it an 8. It works as well as expected and for 30 bucks I cannot imagine something sounding better. The built in microphone does not work well. if you are buying this to record your voice memos, you shouldn't. I am not going to ding my score based on this. The line in - This works well. The quality was decent when recording from my phone. There are a lot of variables in play here. The best thing to do is max your volume when imputing. Remember, your cable has a lot to do with it also moving around ect. Why I gave it 5 stars. The USB jack. Despite there being absolutely no documentation on it, once I figured out how to get this to work perfect and I decided not to give it a 1 star and return it. The way the USB works is. Put your songs or what you want to on the USB drive. plug it in. Put into USB mode. It will play the audio files on your USB. Sadly, it doesn't transfer the meta data, but remember, it is an analog cassette tape. temper your expectations to that and the product will suit your needs, especially if you are making mix tapes. finally, my wife's old mix tapes play wonderfully on the device. Line out works great if you want to transfer them that way, however I think there are better methods to export mixtapes.

I'm old and I got a desire to play a cassette tape that I had, and after looking around I settled on this. I really like it. I like the ka-chunk buttons, the styling, and I really like the heft of it when it's full of C batteries. The speaker is small but I like it too. It's nostalgia overload for folks of a certain age. One thing to be warned about, it's not designed for recording mix tapes and things from the external line in. The record function only works through the integrated microphone, so the record function is really for recording dictation and the like, as the old versions were. You will need to acquire a tape deck that can record from a line in in order to make your own mix tapes. But as a player with line out, bluetooth, and USB support, it's a surprising amount of modern stuff built into an adorable package. If QFX made a modern retro tape deck that could record from an external source, I'd have bought that too!

Disappointing is the only word that fits. The tape unit has everything a user might want: USB, Bluetooth, internal mic, even a decent sounding FM radio receiver. The only thing missing is the ability to record tapes that are useable. With Bluetooth connected and active but idle so far as sending data, there is not a sound coming from the built in speaker. And given that USB is digital, there should be none. But, set the unit to record that “silence” and then play it back, and you get far too much white noise. Record music and the level of background noise is high enough to make the tape unusable. Complicating it further, though the computer’s sound volume is set to 75% of maximum, the volume of what’s recorded, when played in my car’s system is significantly quieter than it is when switched to the radio, or disk player (a JBL speaker system in an older Toyota Avalon). That is not true when playing a tape created on some other system. In fact, with some of the tapes I recorded you can hear speech in the background that obviously is bleed-over from the unit’s FM system, which was been switched off when the recording was made. And, in the background of a tape that recorded only silence is a rhythmic thud. And if that weren’t enough, the unit ate two of my tapes, which were pulled behind the transport drive and crumpled. It’s a nice unit, and I want to like it. But somewhere in the chain, someone screwed up.

I mean, you're getting what you paid for. It's a decent cassette player with a decent speaker and a decent feel to it. The recording feature is a little crappy since I can hear air coming out when playing it back. Don't turn up the speakers too loud as it can start to crackle and damage the poor speaker. It's simple to use and not hard to learn at all. You get a decent bang for your buck, or however the saying goes. Decent sound.

The cassette tape player works great. The sound quality is average, to he expected from a low-budget tape player but it functions well. Also connects via Bluetooth to play through the built-in speaker. Its slim design is convenient for storage or travel needs. So far it seems durable, hopefully I don't drop it much to find out! I have not used the Record function yet, but I'd have plans to do so in the near future.

Once you get it to work, it's a nifty cassette player, with good, better than expected, sound. The problem is to get it to work. There are 2 problems, and once you solve them, the device will work fine. (1) Battery compartment: it's almost impossible to get 4 batteries to fit into it. And when you do get them in, the cover won't fit over the batteries. The solution is, spend a lot of time jiggling them around and pressing here and there until you get them to stay in. As for the cover, just throw it out. It won't fit. tape the top layers of batteries in, which will hold the bottom layer in place. (2) No sound came out. Simple solution: the selector switch says, basically, on and off (in fancier language). It won't play with either setting. But there is a MIDWAY sweet spot BETWEEN these two settings, and then the player works perfectly. Too bad such a nice tape player causes such frustration due to a poorly designed batterly compartment and poorly labeled on/off switch.

Sturdy and lightweight. Son was excited it could play and record.

Really love this product but was disappointed when the record button spoiled after a short time.

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Not tried,it's a Christmas gift

I was looking for a cassette recorder to make my own mixtapes after seeing my grandmother's tape collecting. After searching, I eventually settled on this recorder. So far, it has performed excellently! Visually it's reminiscent of vintage recorders, though while not as sturdy, it's a pretty good-looking device overall with its various 1980's styling cues such as the fonts, striping, and shape. Its performance has also been stellar. It's simple to use, the buttons and inputs feel solid, and the sound quality is pretty nice. Though if the inputted sound is a little loud, it can hurt the quality of the recording. Overall, I'm happy with my purchase, and I'd strongly recommend this recorder for those who want to get into recording their own tapes!

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