Ezcap234 Portable Cassette Players & Recorders, AM FM Radio Walkman Cassette Player Convert to MP3 by Micro SD Card, Built-in Mic and Speaker for Voice Recorder, 2AA Battery or USB Power Supply

Took me a while to fully understand how to use this device. First off, it will NOT work with USB flash drives larger than 32GB. It will go through the motions and flash the correct lights, but nothing will be recorded. The 32GM max is nowhere mentioned in the user guide.The labels on the numerous buttons are all but illegible. At least the "cassette operate buttons," on the outside of the case on the side where the large PLAY button is located, are identified in the user guide. But the tiny black "convert operate buttons" are not. Their purposes are listed but their placement is not specified. I needed a flashlight and a magnifying glass to make out which buttons were which.There are two volume controls. One is a thumbwheel on the end of the unit next to the USB port. The second is a pair of + and - buttons among the black "convert operate buttons." I have no idea, and the manual does not explain, the difference between the two sets. I did not discern any difference when trying to use the black + and - buttons, so I simply use the thumbwheel to control the playback volume, and this controls the volume being recorded. Tip: Don't set the volume too high or your recording will be "clipped" and distorted. Better to record with the volume slightly lower than optimal and adjust it in software.The device includes an "auto mode" that is supposed to be able to divide the separate cuts on your tape into separate files. I found it to be unreliable. In many cases, it recorded multiple cuts into one file. In other cases, it clipped off the first note or two of the song before recording commenced. I use the default "manual mode" and use my editing software (I use the highly versatile Goldwave) to separate the cuts. If you haven't set the unit's volume control just right, you will also need to use the software to maximize the volume.The transfer quality is fine, almost better than expected for the price. I did notice on a few tapes I had to adjust the channel balance, but because on most tapes is was fine, I suspect the problem was in the original recording.I suggest you not use batteries; they wear out too quickly. Also I recommend you not power the unit from the USB port on your computer. I found this generated a sort of "beating" electrical interference. Instead, I use a USB power converter, the kind that comes with a cell phone, to power the USB power cord. Keep the unit away from the computer and your cell phone if possible to avoid the interference.All in all, a very useful device to convert to digital all those old cassette tapes sitting on your shelf that you haven't listened to in years. The auto-reverse works just fine, so you can convert an entire cassette in just one operation.

I needed a Bluetooth walkman to play a 30 year old, uber-rare promo cassette from one of my favorite artists and this one did the job. Pretty straightforward and easy to use, I didn’t even have to read the instructions. Bluetooth paired easily to speakers and headphones which is all I needed. I agree with previous reviews that indicated the sound is pretty low but nothing that turning the volume all the way up on both the Walkman and your speakers/headphones can’t fix. If you need a basic cassette player with Bluetooth capabilities to allow you to listen to cassettes around the house or on a walk, then I recommend this one.

This compact device is a marvel of miniaturization, designed to convert cassette tapes to MP3 files. After many hours of learning how to use it, my own experience is that miniaturization was overused to the point of making it difficult to use.My biggest concern is with its handling of the cassettes themselves. It is difficult to see the direction of the tape because of the various ways of changing the direction in which the tape is moving. Several times I accidentally pushed a button that changed the play direction which was difficult to correct.Also, there seems to be quite a bit of wobble in the tape speed, which tends to distort voices and make music essentially unlistenable.Several times the tape got caught up in the transport mechanism, nearly destroying the tape itself.If you need to transfer cassettes to MP3 files, and require high fidelity, this may not be the best choice. There are services which make such transfers with larger, more stable equipment. If fidelity is not critical, then this device works quite well.As a final word of caution, there are several control buttons on the face of the unit that are used for controlling playback, recording, and other functions. It is next to impossible to read the symbols on these buttons. I put a dab of white nail polish in the RECORD button so I could locate it easily.

Ya pasó unas semanas de que compré el walkmanY al primer día el walkman se dejaba de reproducir el audio y hoy ni siquiera la cinta se reproduce

Yes it plays tapes.......very poorly.....a bit of a gamble on the interwebs.....

Las cintas magnéticas tenía un estimado de vida de 10 años. Por lo que cualquier cinta “ya es un milagro que suene”. Aunque el aparato es “plasticoso” y se siente frágil, graba bastante bien y es fácil de usar.

reproduce bien los cassete.

Sound quality and output changed after a week. It was alright for some time and now the audio is bearly audible.