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.

Very good I just like it! Thank you for your service, it worth the money.

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.

This is a cool cheap item. The packaging was damaged. I wish Amazon would put it in an outer box. Nonetheless I kept it because it was so amazing. Looks and feels exactly like similar items sold in the 70s. It does everything they did and more. Imagine the unit acting like a blue tooth speaker. It will pair seamlessly with your iPhone and when you play songs on your phone they will play through the cassette recorder’s speaker. If you now engage the record mechanism with a tape in it: voila you are making a tape of what’s playing in your iPhone! You can also control forward, back and pause of your iPhone with tiny buttons on the unit. Just like a Bluetooth speaker. You can also play FM radio and record that. Who the heck listens to radio anymore? Regardless the FM radio gets amazingly good reception! No way of telling which station you are listening to. Allows an external mic 🎤 or a line in from your stereo. I would not hesitate to buy this just for fun. I’ll be interested to hear the quality of a tape made from Blue Tooth, and then played into a stereo through the line out. Will it be high fidelity? Will it have the tin AM radio type sound?: I do not know! Will be fun to play with. In any case buy without hesitation, and then get some blank tapes and 4 C cell batteries while you are at it. One thing it does not do is allow you to listen to it with a set of blue tooth headphones. You would have to use wired ones through the line out. How 70s! Have a blast!

Sound is iffy, depending on the volume. It’ll be complete static once i go close to the lower setting. Quality in general is pretty mediocre at best. Does what it is says and is a good size. I wouldn’t spend the amount I did on it again though.

Great retro tape recorders I purchased for grandkids so that they could enjoy old skool button pushing. Ages 5 and 6, I think they liked it. Good quality for the money.

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.

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!

Atendeu muito bem as minhas expectativas