| Average Customer Rating: 4.5/5
Total Reviews: 4 |
Rating: 4
rugged/good sound/a little weird
| I've been using this to listen to cassettes while I work on a very active job. It's durable, has a great sound, but a couple of quirks. The volume knob is at the opposite end from the headphone jack, which means that I really have to have headphones with an in-line volume control, because I sometimes keep it in a pocket with the volume control at the bottom. And the tape goes in the back instead of the front, so I have to take it off my belt every time I want to change a tape. The FM reception with the included headphones is poor because the headphone cord is too short; with regular-length headphones, the reception is fine. Also, it is not auto-reverse, so I spend a fair amount of time taking it off my belt and flipping tapes. It has a volume limiter that I've never seen on any other device, and I can't figure out why anybody would use it. It also has a button that locks in all the settings you have so that you can't switch stations, turn off the radio, etc., by bumping into things and accidently hitting the buttons. On my job that's a plus. The sound and the ruggedness make this a good buy. And I can tell no difference between this tape player and a new one: The tape head, pinch roller and everything else seem new. Even the outside of it looks good, no scratches. Nice value. |
Rating: 4
About to buy my second
| I have one of these, and use it every day at work. I've had it something over 12-18 months and will buy another. I particularly like the five different buttons pre-programmed with 5 different stations -- push a different button and you are on another 'band' with five different stations on those five buttons. This way you can put in 25 FM and five AM stations. I also really really like the battery-level indicator. The little screen that shows things like station and battery-level is black-on-gray and although fine to read in normal light conditions it would be impossible in the dark. On the other hand the buttons are all easy to tell apart just by touch and I use them a lot without ever looking at the unit. |
Rating: 5
Very Satisfied!
| I have had this product for almost a year now, and I am most satisfied with its performance. |
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