Gracioso Portable Cassette Player Recorder Converter,Cassette to MP3 via SD Card,Walkman Cassette Tape Player with 1000mah Rechargeable Battery,Built-in Microphone&Speaker,Headphone Jack,16GB SD Card

I have stacks of cassette tapes which just don't get played anymore as everything is digital now days. I have a turntable vinyl record converter to MP3 and thought there must be a cassette converter out there so I went straight onto amazon and saw a few which didn't really impress me but then came across this little wonder and I am so very glad I did as it's a everything I wanted and more. The cassette player & mp3 converter is very well packaged with good instructions and USB cable. The device is really quite nice looking and all the buttons are easy to use and well placed with the usual buttons at the top for operating the cassette player and buttons on the front for the digital functions with a very nice and clear operational display. There is a wired earphone port but the built in speaker has good sound, OK it's not brilliant but sitting next to you at a mid-range volume it sounds good. Transferring to mp3 is very easy and I was amazed that the transfer quality is much better sounding than the actual cassette tape, I've transferred about a dozen of cassette where the music isn't available on any of the providers and it's wonderful to listen to the music again. I popped the card into my phone and downloaded the music so that I can bluetooth it to my Bose player, but I still play the tapes on this cassette player with earphones at night to chillout and enjoy the cassette as I use to, but have them backed up as the cassettes will wear and become unplayable but the digital copies are backed up for continued listening pleasure. The player came fully charged and lasted ages, it is slow charging but it does hold a good charge. An excellent device at a remarkable price!

I bought this to use during a retro 80s day at work, and styling wise it looked the part and didn't disappoint.So far I've used all the features bar the tape side of it. Annoyingly I got rid of all my tapes around 10 months ago :( (I may be tempted to buy more).Pluses so far:Battery life is really good, I can get a few days out of it before thinking about a charge.The LCD screen - while very basic, it's bright and clear and gives the the info you need without any nonsense or clutter.It has shuffle, track repeat and playlist repeat (at least for MP3s).The speaker is very good despite the size of it and the unit. I've not used it on full volume yet as it's quite loud so I'm not sure what it's like at higher volumes, but it's clear and doesn't sound tinie.Headphones work well with it, I may have misunderstood another purchaser, but I do get stereo from my cheap in ear pair.The SD slot doesn't seem as though you'll be able accidentally eject the card, and the power button is sturdy enough to avoid randomly turning it off or on if in your pocket.I think the only thing I've found on the down side is it doesn't have bluetooth, which is a shame as it would be great for headphones.If I do get more tapes and use that feature I'll update on how well that side of it performs.EDIT: Not the device, but the included SD Card failed on Friday (17/08/2024) just under 2 months after purchasing the player and not used that much. I'm hoping it's only a faulty card and not something the player has caused.

This is a terrific solution to the problem of what to do with old cassette recordings. When I broke my old portable tape player, I could find few simple options online, but this one works brilliantly, recording to its built-in micro-SD slot (for which you get a free card pre-installed). This makes the work of digitizing super-simple, and the experience is greatly improved by the fact that the unit's volume controls only the onboard speaker (admittedly poor quality, but good enough for monitoring) and does not affect the recording levels. On top of that, though it's hard to see it anyway in the 'manual', the unit can be powered both by battery (it's quite a faff to install one as you have to remove screws, for unknown reasons) or by USB-C, which is a fantastic addition and should be made clear in their publicity.Weird features include an mp3 track already on the SD card which plays odd water sounds any time you turn off the cassette itself: the first few times I though the thing was possessed, until I figure out how to delete it. But even after doing so, anytime you record something, as soon as you stop the cassette, the digital recording plays back which is far more irritating than it sounds. There is no way to stop this from occurring each time, so get used to it!Other than that, this is a great little machine. I'll treat it with kid gloves because some other reviewers say that theirs stopped working after a while, but, so far, mine is working perfectly.Highly recommended, especially at the price.

A fantastic product and great customer service. My wife has hundreds of old audio plays some recorded from radio and some no longer available and we are digitising them and dropping onto her iPod. The process is so simple. The quality is fantastic and my wife couldn't be happier. Some tapes are over 30 years old and this machine is handling them perfectly. The beauty is she can walk around recording and checking the tapes rather than sitting for hours on end with a fixed audio link to a mac. I spent months searching for similar products but reviews were mixed in quality and noise then luckily i came across this one and took the plunge as a Christmas present and it was a great decision. My wife says it has made her so happy to be able to listen to her old collection and know they are now digitized and no longer at risk of deterioration. Well done Gracioso for a great product.