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.

# Review For 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.

This little radio was to replace one that stopped working. Since I had been pretty happy with it, I wanted to replace it with the same model. I saw this radio for about the same price, but it was smaller and had a modern, streamlined look, which would much easier fit in with any decor. It was at my doorstep the very next day, and what a pleasant surprise it was. Good looking, easy to operate, the sound is excellent, and I felt like a kid on Christmas morning. If it will last as long is as my previous one remains to be seen. The guarantee that came with it is very generous, which leads me to think that this is of superior quality too. Oh yes, did I say I like it?

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!

Un gusto volver a escuchar mis viejos cassettes y con tan buen sonido, además de que el aparato es pequeño y de buena calidad. ¡También el precio fue de primera!

Being able to play cassettes good

The cassette player does not play in stereo, even with headphones plugged in - I ended up returning it for this reason. If you don't mind the lack of stereo, it's not a bad product for the price. The sound quality is decent, and it feels solidly built. Some reviewers have reported issues with tapes being eaten, but I did not experience this (I did do a few fast-forward/rewind cycles on my old cassettes to loosen them up before playing them). The one nitpick I have is that there is no auto-stop for FF/Rewind when it hits the end of the tape. As for the radio, I didn't try it so can't comment.

Muy buena recepción, excelente desempeño y sobre todo. Muy fácil de usar para personas mayores.

I was very enthused by this little machine when I first got it (as you can see by my review below. But 3 months down the road it has just stopped working. And we didn't use it very much. My mother is quite frail and confused so we only used it when I could turn in on for her. I thought perhaps the batteries were no good so I changed to brand new energizer batteries. Then tried the cord. Dead as a doorknob. Too bad. I really liked it until it gave up the ghost. Previous review: ****************************************************************************************************************************I'm always pleased and indeed somewhat amazed when electronic things just work out of the box. And this sounds great. Just an old-fashioned radio - tape recorder, the sort we (oldies) used listen to while we were in the kitchen in the workshop. It has a lot better sound than the Sony radio I bought a few years ago and as good or better than some boom boxes. It's a nice soft silver grey colour and seems fairly sturdy. Early days. I got it for my Mom who is in a care home. She has significant cognitive decline and her hands don't work that well, and a tablet and TV remote have all been frustrating, but I think she will just about manage this on her own. Stick in the cassette - press play. It's smaller than I expected, but that's good as she doesn't have much room. I played some of Mom's 40-50 yr old cassettes and they sounded great. It runs on batteries as well as a cord so you don't even need to plug it in which is also good because there are only two outlets in the room, with multiple things plugged in already. The only thing that could be better is the tuning for the radio. There are a lot of stations, especially on the FM band, and it is hard to zone in on one. It could use a fine tuning button, but once you get to the stations they are clear. I will probably just leave it on one talk and music station that plays oldies. And I may get a couple more! One for the cabin and one for the sewing room.