Audiobox Portable Cassette Player - Rechargeable Bluetooth Multi-Band, AM/FM/SW, USB, and AUX Input – Portable Boombox

Very nice, solid portable radio cassette player. Has good radio reception and rechargeable batteries that charge when you plug in the AC cord.

Excellent value for the money. Good audio quality.

Vague instructions. Rechargeable batteries, but nothing about what type of charging station is needed

I fully plan on taking this camping, but I really am a sucker for the cassette deck. I have so many old tapes that I can't listen to as we long ago got rid of our big fancy stereos. I had to read the instructions to figure out how to use the tape deck and after relearning that skill, popped in an Abbot and Costello tape we had of their most famous old radio shows. My favorite part about the tape deck is the buttons, they have that nice hard clicky feeling where you feel like it's doing something.For more modern conveniences, I was able to pair this to my phone super quick and painlessly! I assume the SD card slot works the same although I don't personally keep music on SD cards. It's nice to have the option. I can also plug headphones into the top!The AM/FM works great and I had to look up what SW band is - it's short wave! WUUUUUUT! That's pretty cool!I don't like that the instructions are great about everything else but not about how to recharge the rechargeable batteries. The batteries are rechargeable but it says in the listing they are lead-acid batteries. These aren't easy to replace - I couldn't find any on Amazon in this format - but you should take care to make sure you've stopped the flow of energy from it if you're not going to use it for a while.

Rechargeable and AC and battery powered

The media could not be loaded. I LOVE this boombox. It took me back in time as I had to re-learn the ins and outs of cassette tapes. I even discovered some old tapes I created of myself singing more than 30 years ago. I am grateful to have this tool to rediscover some long-buried musical treasures.

I have several devices for playing cassette tapes already, but this reminds me of the one I had growing up, but it had speakers on both sides and was slightly taller. But other than that it's the same. This has a nice weight to it without being too heavy. You don't need to worry about batteries, because it comes with two rechargeable batteries that can be left in the unit and recharged directly through the units AC power cord. I do wish the red light would go out when the charging is done, but I understand that it's saying it's drawing power, ready to be turned on. It should have had two indicators, another one to indicate whether the battery was charging or done. That way if you are just trying to charge the battery up fully before you go, you know when that's done. But that's a small thing, if you are going somewhere just leave it plugged in overnight the night before. The sound is actually pretty good for mono, the FM comes in clear, AM comes in as you'd expect and is really only good for out there conservatives, really weird liberals and the one good jazz station that comes in. Recording is average. It's a new tape deck, the same basic one that nearly every cassette player uses, no matter the price. Some might ask for metal in certain places instead of plastic, but it's still the same cheap mechanism. However, the speakers matter as well and this has a nice mono one that's clear and level. It also features a micro SD card slot and USB input for playing MP3 files. I didn't try that feature, but if you've used it on other devices, I expect it to work the same. I would recommend this definitely, unless your looking for a good reorder. But for playback on the go that's not a personal player, this is a good pick.

Some of us still have cassettes that we enjoy listening to. The problem is finding a decent device that delivers undistorted sound. This player goes a long way to solve this dilemma. It is compact and solid. The speaker delivers more than adequate sound although there are no adjustments for enhanced bass or treble. Everything is a bit strident/harsh, and some hiss is discernable, but only with close listening. Placing the player a few feet away does make things sound better. I play exclusively classical music, mostly opera, so I am especially sensitive to how sound is reproduced. One way I found to enhance listening was to fix an AUX cable from the player’s headphone jack to an external speaker. Easy. Bluetooth connecting works effortlessly for linking an Mp3 player or phone to the device’s speaker. There is a USB port that I used to attach music from a flash drive. Good FM radio option. Power via plug in cable and rechargeable batteries. Comes with a barely adequate instruction manual. All in all, a handy cassette player.