Reshow Cassette Tape Player Portable, Cassette Player Recorder with Built-in Speaker, USB-C Power, for Music Playback, Recording, Students, Travel, Nostalgic Music Lovers (White)

I was working on a video for our church and needed a way to pull some audio off of an old audio cassette. After looking through my options, I settled on the Reshow Portable Walkman Cassette player. After spending some quality time with it, I definitely think I made the right decision.This is a high quality cassette player that feels like it just fell out of 1990, albeit with some modern improvements. To get started, all you need to do is pop a couple of AA batteries in the back and a cassette in the front and you're ready to go. You can hit play and you'll immediately hear sound coming out of the onboard speaker. While the sound out of that speaker isn't going to blow you away, it's loud enough and serviceable. And let's be honest, nobody listens to a Walkman that way anyway. That's what the convenient headphone jack is for. The sound is great for the headphones - or at least, as great as a cassette can offer. And the play, stop, record, etc. buttons all feel nice and solid.To put it simply, it's a great little Walkman. But that's probably not the main reason you're looking at it.You're wondering how well it records audio from cassette to computer. And I can say that it works perfectly. It's got a USB-C output that makes it super easy to hook up to a computer. And it took no work at all for my computer to read it and for me to begin recording onto Adobe Audition.All in all, it was a simple solution. I'd call it the perfect modern tool for audio cassettes, whether you're hoping to record some to a computer or just listen to some old tapes while you go on a jog or do work around the house.

I had a couple of bootleg concert recordings on cassette tape. I no longer had a deck to play them, and wanted to digitize them before the tape gave out. Other options were basically dongles and buying a new deck, so I took the plunge on this device, and I'm glad I did.The build quality reminded me of an old Walkman, only with a rechargeable battery. Zero issues with operation. Playback with the internally housed speaker was minimum, but it worked and was clear, decent on high/mid/lows, and a reasonable volume.Connection to Audacity via the included cable was a snap, and I appreciated the ability to record with a standard 3.5mm output as well. Lossless recording was possible through the included usb-c adapter and Audacity.After a few test recordings to set the levels on the device (very important, don't skip this), I was off. Both recordings came out flawlessly. If you need to save the contents of a cassette tape, this is a fantastic way to do it losslessly. Highly recommended.

Like most people, I've switched to streaming services for most of my music listening. I still have a CD player and have kept some of my favorite CDs. I also have a turntable for that analog experience. But, my expensive(at the time) Nakamichi cassette deck stopped working years ago. I ran across a cassette tape a couple months ago that I've been wanting to listen to. But, didn't have a working cassette player. So, I went on to Amazon and found a few cassette players. There was one that was even less expensive than this but it didn't have a built-in speaker. So, I spent an extra $10 and got this little guy. It worked to play my tape of interest and a few others I ran across. The sound quality isn't great, but it's not terrible either. If you plug in some headphones, it's not too bad. There's some wow and flutter, but again, not a deal-breaker. It even has a cable to dub your tapes onto a computer using Audacity. So, is it a spectacular cassette player? No. Is it worth the money? Absolutely! In terms of cost/benefit, it's a great deal.

Very disappointed in the sound quality. From the beginning there was a noticable drumming sound that unfortunately transferred over to the recording. This artifact was on all tapes so wasn't present in the cassette. I'm hoping this is just a defective model and plan to exchange it for a different one and see if it works better. Also, the Audacity instructions don't match up with the program anymore however, I was able to eventually figure it out. ****So I received the replacement today. Once again the drumming was present. However, I took a stab in the dark that audacity had the capability to remove the background noise. It does. I tried it with one side of a tape and it worked perfectly. Thought I was good to go with the work around. Flipped the tape over and I have tried for 3 hours to convert the other side. The software is no longer capable and since the instructions with the tape recorder don't match with Audicity menu there is no way to troubleshoot. I'm giving up and trying a different company. Do not recommend this piece of equipment unless you are very familiar with audio recording programs. In my opinion this operation is NOT plug and play.

I bought this to transfer a special 45+ year old cassette tape to MP3. I was a little concerned because I had not played the tape in at least 40 years and had no idea if it would work or if the player might rip it. The tape played flawlessly and the Audacity software recommended in the link in the box worked perfectly. I connected the unit to my computer via the included USB-C to USB cord and it worked the first time. After I tried part of it the Audacity software was having trouble recognizing the unit again, but I just had to go to the Transport menu and refresh the audio input device. After that it worked great. The sound quality was decent on the built in speaker and excellent on the MP3 transfer. Highly recommended!