Gracioso Portable Cassette Player Recorder Converter,Cassette to MP3 via SD Card,Tape Player with 1000mah Rechargeable Battery,Built-in Microphone&Speaker,Headphone Jack,16GB SD Card

I've been very pleased with this device. Not only does it work flawlessly but it comes with additional components such as the microchip, the USB adapter and audio cord. The subtle sound effect that serves as a reminder to turn off the device to limit the drain on the rechargeable battery as well as the backlit LED screen are thoughtfully appreciated features. I do wish that the counter didn't restart each time that the device was stopped and that an audio file could be contined following a pause, but this is a common limitation with the devices in this price range. Its quality value deserves more than five stars

Was skeptical about purchasing a device that could convert cassettes to digital, but decided to try it out since I still have quite a few cassettes with recordings that would be impossible to duplicate otherwise (i.e., radio broadcasts, educational courses, books on tape that are no longer available, etc.). I have already converted three cassettes to mp3 format, and I'm pleased with the results. The converter is simple and easy to use, and the buttons are largely self explanatory. The manual is OK, as the instructions are translated from Chinese to English and lose a bit of correct syntax or translation, but overall understandable. The 16GB micro card comes with a pair of test songs, which is helpful when setting up and learning the features. The card is large enough to hold a number of conversions, although I only convert one cassette at a time, and then transfer the conversion to my computer and erase the card before converting another. The only drawback I've found is that I can only convert one side of a cassette at a time; so each cassette ends up having two mp3s (i.e., Side A and Side B). It would be nice if the pause feature allowed you to turn the cassette over and continue recording so you could get the whole cassette on one mp3. However, you cannot open the cassette door in "record" mode, and once you stop recording, the next time you press record, a new mp3 is created. The sound quality is decent, but of course depends largely on your speakers (i.e., the computer speaker is tinny, but using a wireless bluetooth speaker sounds much better). I've found that the mp3 sound is pretty much an exact duplicate of the original cassette sound. I'm also glad that I can now listen to my recordings in my new car which does not have a cassette or CD player, but has USB ports which accommodate zip drives to connect to the sound system.

First off, the player works great for intended use of many. You can play cassettes, you can record them simply to MP3 with a built-in function and you can edit those files down. Two things to improve the device. BLUETOOTH capabilities. If you could connect to a soundbar or speaker wirelessly, since it’s now 2023 after all, the cassette playing function would be a huge benefit to owning this. I went through the whole record process, which was the whole reason I was drawn to this machine in the first place. I have so many demo tapes of bands that haven’t made it to the digital age and I haven’t had a functional tape player for years to listen to any of them. I’ve been hoping for a new dual deck component manufacturer to come along and save me from my dilemma, but so far they’ve been all questionable build quality and not worth the investment. MP3 ENCODING SETTINGS! I finally got my laptop ready for the USB process and tracked down an old desktop program to check the MP3 quality of these files, since I still had no idea how I was going to split MP3 files into individual tracks. The device manual has no mention of encoding settings, so I expected something decent, but EncSpot showed a sloppy encoding job and only 160kbps, which meant all the recordings are going to be a 1990s level of ‘bad MP3 encoding’ waste of time unfortunately. Ideally, it would be nice to record to .WAV and you choose the encoding process from raw files, but I guess I just need to hook up the player to my laptop now and go old school line-in recording with Sound Forge or whatever modern audio recording program is on the market these days. If a new version of the device with MP3 encoding options and BLUETOOTH connectivity ability came out, I’d definitely take the plunge since the tape playing function is sound enough compared to any old Walkman variety. For $35, this player is still workable enough for the general cassette enthusiast looking to digitize their collections.

If you are like me, and have a bunch of cassettes you want to digitize without a lot of complicated effort, and want sound at properly recorded levels, this is for you. I finally found something affordable, easy to use, with excellent results. I compared it to some original songs of a family member that had been digitized ten or more years ago, and using the original tapes on this machine produced dramatically better results in clarity and sound volume. I have tried another recorder that required the Audacity program and used a mini cd to install to computer, and I learned it is not worth the effort. Also, unlike this Gracioso Player it didn't have a built in speaker. The process is quite straight forward and worked well with my 2023 Macbook Pro. The only caveat is that the thumb drive did not show up on my desktop initially for some reason , but if you open disk utiity and click mount, it immediately worked. Have fun going down memory lane.

Als Kind habe ich mich immer nach einem tragbaren Kassettenrekorder mit Akkubetrieb gesehnt, um meine Lieblingslieder ohne Unterbrechungen und Batteriewechsel genießen zu können. Mit diesem Gerät ist dieser Traum wahr geworden: Dank des integrierten Akkus entfällt der lästige Batteriewechsel und der Musikgenuss wird erheblich verlängert. Ich habe den Kassettenspieler sowohl zu Hause mit mehreren Kassetten als auch unterwegs gründlich getestet. Dabei stellte ich fest, dass weder Verzögerungen noch Probleme durch Bewegung auftraten. Besonders erfreulich war, dass der Kassetenspieler keine Kassetten verschluckte – sie ließen sich problemlos abspielen. Dieses Gerät zeichnet sich durch seinen leisen Motor aus und bietet die Möglichkeit zur einfachen Digitalisierung von abgespielten Kassetten mit nur einem Knopfdruck. Die Aufnahmequalität ist für ein kompaktes Gerät bemerkenswert gut, und die digitalisierten Dateien lassen sich mithilfe des beiliegenden Adapters problemlos über die beigelegte SD-Karte sowie den USB-Adapter auf einen PC übertragen. Ein weiteres positives Merkmal: Die Aufnahmefunktion wird nicht von der eingestellten Abspiel-Lautstärke beeinflusst, was mir während des Tests besonders entgegenkam. Zudem ermöglicht das Gerät eine sehr hohe Lautstärkeeinstellung sowohl beim Abspielen von Kassetten als auch bei MP3s. Der Klang über Kopfhörer ist ausgewogen und klar mit angemessenem Bass und Höhen, was den Musikgenuss zu gute kommt. Der integrierte Lautsprecher ermöglicht es, die Musik auch ohne Kopfhörer zu genießen – ein echter Pluspunkt. Zudem sorgt der leise Motor dafür, dass man bei moderater Lautstärke nichts verpasst. Es sollte jedoch beachtet werden, dass die Qualität alter Kassetten von der ursprünglichen Aufnahme abhängt; schlechte oder alte Kassettenaufnahmen klingen entsprechend. Der Rekorder kann diese Mängel nicht beheben, was aber auch nicht seine Funktion ist. Für optimale Ergebnisse sollten Aufnahmen idealerweise auf guten Geräten gemacht werden oder als fertige Kassette mit der enthaltenen Musik gekauft werden. Besonders hervorzuheben ist das umfassende Zubehör: Ein Adapter von Micro SD auf USB und eine Micro-SD-Karte sind im Lieferumfang enthalten. Dies macht die Handhabung des Sets noch praktischer. Fazit: Ein nostalgisches Gerät für moderne Zeiten – ideal für alle, die ihre alten Kassetten digitalisieren und genießen möchten, und gut geeignet für diejenigen, die auf übermäßig große und klobige Technik verzichten möchten. Insgesamt handelt es sich bei diesem Set um ein durchaus gelungenes Produkt, das Nostalgie mit moderner Technik verbindet.

I have stacks of cassette tapes which just don't get played anymore as everything is digital now days. I have a turntable vinyl record converter to MP3 and thought there must be a cassette converter out there so I went straight onto amazon and saw a few which didn't really impress me but then came across this little wonder and I am so very glad I did as it's a everything I wanted and more. The cassette player & mp3 converter is very well packaged with good instructions and USB cable. The device is really quite nice looking and all the buttons are easy to use and well placed with the usual buttons at the top for operating the cassette player and buttons on the front for the digital functions with a very nice and clear operational display. There is a wired earphone port but the built in speaker has good sound, OK it's not brilliant but sitting next to you at a mid-range volume it sounds good. Transferring to mp3 is very easy and I was amazed that the transfer quality is much better sounding than the actual cassette tape, I've transferred about a dozen of cassette where the music isn't available on any of the providers and it's wonderful to listen to the music again. I popped the card into my phone and downloaded the music so that I can bluetooth it to my Bose player, but I still play the tapes on this cassette player with earphones at night to chillout and enjoy the cassette as I use to, but have them backed up as the cassettes will wear and become unplayable but the digital copies are backed up for continued listening pleasure. The player came fully charged and lasted ages, it is slow charging but it does hold a good charge. An excellent device at a remarkable price!

J'ai retrouvé de vielles cassettes audio de repas de famille enregistrés par mes parents et quel bonheur d'avoir pu non seulement les écouter mais les retranscrire en fichier audio sur la carte mémoire et ensuite mis sur mon téléphone et mon ordinateur. Très facile d'utilisation, il suffit de mettre la cassette audio et d'appuyer sur un bouton pour que le sont s'enregistre sur la carte mémoire. Vous mettez la carte mémoire dans la petite clée USB (fourni) et ensuite sur l'ordinateur et vous récupérer tous vos fichiers audio en mp3 ! Le son est excellent et c'est bien là qu'on l'attend et le nec plus ultra c'est la batterie rechargeable (plus de pile !) Ce que je pourrais reprocher c'est l'ouverture du couvercle pour insérer la cassette qui n'est pas des plus pratique. Evidemment c'est du plastique, il faut donc être délicat avec les touches (à voir avec le temps...).

Cumple lo que promete de sobra. Viene con tarjeta micro SD incorporada y trae un adaptador de USB para el ordenador. Según pones la música, graba automáticamente y puedes escucharla por el altavoz que trae, que se oye bastante metálica, o por la entrada de Jack de 3.5. Muy buen producto.

Good product...serves the purpose with ease...but botton for stopping the SD card playing is missing I believe. Sound quality is good...price is little higher side. Cassette to MP3 is very easy...but one MP3 file the entire A side or B side. you need to stop the cassette playing to have different files for each song.