Retro Cassette Player Recorder Boombox with AM/FM Radio Stereo, AC or Battery Powered Portable Vintage Casette Tape Player with 6W Loud Speaker and Earphone Jack for Home or Outdoor

I purchased this product in Dec 22 and so far, I'm very happy with it. I bought it to play my old cassette tapes (some are 50 years old) and it plays them perfectly. The buttons are easy to use and I love the auto stop function when the tape reaches the end. I only use it in the bathroom and it fills the bathroom with sound. Kudos to the company for having excellent customer service. I had a problem with the first machine I ordered in Dec. A tape I was playing came out of the cartridge and became entangled in the machine. I removed as much tape as I could but after that the Play function wouldn't work anymore. There was probably bits of tape left that I couldn't see. I contacted the company to get advice on what I should do to fix it. Instead of giving me advice, they sent me a replacement! I don't blame this problem on the machine, after all, I was playing a tape I recorded 50 years ago! I'm going to take the advice I read in another review. The reviewer said that because old tapes contain iron oxide, which causes the tape to stick together if it hasn't been played for a long time. His suggestion is to fast forward the tape to the end, then rewind it back to the beginning before playing it.

# ReviewFor months I had been trying to listen to some cassettes. It turns out that my stereo and two boomboxes wouldn’t play tapes anymore. After some research, I decided to go with this Semier boombox from this seller and I’m SO glad I did. I order a lot of stuff from Amazon but I was the most excited to get this radio. So much so, that I was checking to see if it had been delivered several times.When it arrived, I went out and disinfected it and plugged it in. I put in a tape and my jaw dropped when it played sound instantly. I was starting to think that all boomboxes were no longer playing sound. So needless to say, that night I started listening to a tape I really wanted to listen to. To me, the quality of that tape sounded as well as any mp3 file would. I also like the volume level when I listen to this boombox by myself. The radio, at least where I am, in a bit of a mountainous area wasn’t as perfect for the one station I tried, but I honestly think that was just because of my area and the distance to the radio station. I can’t wait to try to see if I can try transferring at least a couple of my tapes into mp3 files with an audio converter (DIGITNOW USB Audio Capture Card Grabber for Vinyl Cassette Tapes to Digital MP3 Converter) that I bought here on Amazon. I read on that products page that you can transfer audio by plugging it into the headphone jack, which this Semier boombox DOES have. Even if it doesn’t work, I’ll still be happy with this radio.I loved this radio SO much that I was about to buy another exact Semier radio. Why? Because I never want to not be able to play my cassettes again and because apparently, getting a quality cassette player is not easy to come by. So if you’re on the fence, buy this radio. Even though it’s about the size of 1/3 of a sheet of paper it’ll give you joy to be able to listen to your tapes again.P.S. Apparently, the reason why some tape players stop playing is because you need to clean specific parts of the player with alcohol. You can Google this or watch YouTube videos. However, I'm happy to have this brand new tape player that works and brings me joy via the sound of music.

I purchased this product in order to play my old cassette tapes from years ago. When I first got this, it played nice the first few times and then proceeded to eat two of my beloved tapes. I initiated a return process. Before returning, a friend of mine who is familiar with music and different devices, told me to try something first. He said that tapes have iron oxides in the reels of tape, and they can stick to each other if been sitting awhile. He told me to put my tape in and fast forward through the whole thing once, and then fast rewind through the whole thing. This should unstick the tape from itself. Once both of those are done, he said to try playing it.This works wonderfully. The machine has not eaten anymore of my tapes. What he said makes sense. So, I think that with all these different cassette players where people were giving poor reviews because the tapes were being eaten, it was not the machines at all. It was the iron oxides in the tapes itself.I decided to keep my machine and it has played well ever since. It is a good machine. The sound is a bit tinny because these are not professional quality machines, but they serve the purpose for me. I am able to enjoy all my music from years ago.

Very crisp sound. Surprised at how clear cassette tapes sound on this device. Radio picks up all stations correctly. This unit has a DSP chip for the tuner. Takes a few tries to get the feel of it. Extremely crisp radio sound as well. All stations are clear. The unit is housed nicely. It does not feel cheap or flimsy. Also, the brand did not make this over the top retro. It has lines reminiscent of the 1980s-90s. This is an excellent unit for the office. It's basic without all the modern add ons. Bluetooth, SD slot, etc. It is probably built better than most due to alleviating extra goo-gaa, and focusing on old school functionality. I have a lot of music on cassette tape. Honestly, it's nice to not have to stream all day and have some type of physical medium to play. I think that the oldsters out there will be impressed with the sound of this tiny boombox. It is VERY PETITE. Press play and enjoy!

Finally a cassette player that doesn't ruin my tapes. The sound is bold and I can enjoy my memories at last.

I tried 3 cassette tapes (2 were homemade 1 was a regular cassette produced by an artist. None would play. I tried both sides, I tried fast forward and rewind. Kept trying for 20 minutes. Volume checked. Mode set for Tape not radio. Mine will not play a cassette but the radio works. Returning this item. Those who gave good reviews must not have received a “lemon.” I hate having to return items. I wanted something that worked. Back to the drawing board. So glad I tested it before giving it to my 83 year old Dad so he can play cassettes.