Jensen MCR-100 cassette tape recorder review & test

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VWestlife

5 жыл бұрын

Same thing as the Onn ONA13AV504, Coby CVR-22, and Sylvania cassette recorders.

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@jailbirdjenna 5 жыл бұрын

i love how your videos are never changed. no fancy stuff no yelling to get subscribers. can't tell if this video is from 2008 or 2018. that's what i call a style. hats off sir!

@mrlocalhost-is5ke 5 жыл бұрын

I know right, still to this day i use a RCA VHS camcorder from 1997 and i love it. LOL

@KRAFTWERK2K6 5 жыл бұрын

@ Berk genc: Just the way I like it. That's why i keep coming back. Also reminds me of the early KZfaq days where things were much more fun.

@1980sGamer 5 жыл бұрын

One of the best things about his channel.

@austinorth5549 5 жыл бұрын

I couldn’t agree more.

@AnonymousFreakYT 5 жыл бұрын

@somecoder3054 5 жыл бұрын

It does warm my heart that manufaturers still make these things, despite their shortcomings.

@CassetteMaster 4 жыл бұрын

The AC bias warms my heart!

@TheGreenDoggoOfWisdom 2 жыл бұрын

The wow and flutter warms my heart!

@somecoder3054 2 жыл бұрын

Alright, alright fellas, I get it, they're crap, but hey. They're still there.

@TheGreenDoggoOfWisdom 2 жыл бұрын

@@somecoder3054 it would be nice if some factory can actually make a decent mech for modern cassette players

@life5161 4 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who finds it therapeutic watching this guy's videos?

@Lakoopa2009 Жыл бұрын

Nope. No you're not. 👍👍😃

@life5161 Жыл бұрын

@Mr Koopa It just means we're Some weirdos!! 😆 I love it!! It's good to know I'm not alone

@uxwbill 5 жыл бұрын

I've shot most of the video for a review of the Onn version. I should finish it.

@vwestlife 5 жыл бұрын

Tonemaster would be proud of it.

@pikadroo 5 жыл бұрын

..but won't buy a light keeper pro. 😂

@snsm6730 5 жыл бұрын

I 2nd this....a LOT of us find these straightforward vids useful. Lots of us are on a budget.

@bigearsbinky 5 жыл бұрын

@@snsm6730 I quite like the videos, the cassette player in this video, I cannot believe how poor quality it is. Buzzy as hell with the ac power, like it's being recorded through a wasps nest in a blender. Better on battery, although not good at all for music, just about acceptable for voice. I managed to find something at around 12.5% of the cost which performs so much better, sound wise, so that's £5 compared to £30+ Yes, it's second hand, but has double tape, auxilliary input RCA, radio with fm/am/sw, battery or ac and much less noise. It's a shame that they don't make them like they used to. We deserve better quality products!!!!

@snsm6730 5 жыл бұрын

Now you know why I hang on to the older cassette tape recorders from my dad 8) HOW can you mess up one of these...sigh.

@tealover4870 4 жыл бұрын

I was looking for tape recorders on Amazon (just doing something while in quarantine, although _might_ actually consider buying one), and most of them had 3.9 star reviews. A lot of the written reviews where saying "stopped working after a day"-"recipient was very displeased"-"do not waste your money", but at the same time there were positive reviews, and I wanted to see this in action. This video really helped, thanks.

@lindaeasley4336 4 жыл бұрын

I've used my black Jensen pretty regularly since the middle of 2019 and its still going strong 👍 This may be the best made contemporary shoebox cassette recorder around

@douglasallen9428 5 жыл бұрын

I don't know about you, but I was actually pleasantly surprised by the performance of that cassette recorder - not bad at all, especially for what it really is!!!

@tsharp1194 Жыл бұрын

I’m thinking of getting one to record tapes on the road and stuff instead of carrying a giant tape recorder

@CrypticArchives 5 жыл бұрын

this would be perfect for recording raw black metal rehearsal demos

@MelFinch 3 жыл бұрын

the trve Black Metal experience

@TheNintendochannel64 3 жыл бұрын

More like master tapes

@pencilshookchurchillknockh4934 3 жыл бұрын

Every metal band should use a cassette recorder microphone

@ingenfestbrems 2 жыл бұрын

@@pencilshookchurchillknockh4934 why?

@The5thduke 5 жыл бұрын

westlife thank you for your no intro videos , your camera work and audio is always excellent

@indenturedLemon 5 жыл бұрын

I need that Cadillac demo tape.

@maxwelsh6121 5 жыл бұрын

I had an rwd Fleetwood , last of the line 91... wonderful if not gutsy car, drove small for its size and looked amazing...I hate those FWD ones though, not very caddy like if you ask me... not until the sts came out anyway , nice but such rampant torque steer , imo the fwd Fleetwood are not nice at all ., and the pre Northstar 4100 (??) v8s pretty well suck for reliability....the 96 Lt1 Fleetwood are great , too , but I did not enjoy mine nearly as much as I liked the 91... for one thing the traction control was absolutely obnoxious and physically pushed the gas pedal back up into your foot to cut power when wheel slip happened , you know I can drift , well, and seeing an 18 wheeler bear down on you while power is being cut over some wet leaf you didn't see.... ugh scary times. It would've been a burnout champine if I could a defeated it , I think it ha d mechanical lsd too... also the steering column was wide and brushed up near flush with the bottom of the steering wheel , so you couldnt steer with your knee... deal breaker ! There really is something about the larger caddy sedans, different and good then more luxurious German stuff standard America stuff and the Japanese , the fit and finish is well worse, but they DO really feel special anyway....even compared to a Lexus...

@jackjjorgensen2501 4 жыл бұрын

Max Welsh r/nobodycares

@DisgustedArchive 4 жыл бұрын

@@jackjjorgensen2501 dont be a dick

@yaboidustin2447 4 жыл бұрын

@@maxwelsh6121 you spent too much time typing that lol

@yaboidustin2447 4 жыл бұрын

@@DisgustedArchive yee

@billruppert5483 5 жыл бұрын

First, I'm amazed they still make cassette recorders and second, I love that color.

@BilisNegra 5 жыл бұрын

You must live under a rock not to know there are cassette recorders being manufactured today. Still, it must be said you'll have a hard time trying to find any decent cassette deck in current production, it's mostly junk like this that's being made (this not being the very worst, so go figure).

@ingenfestbrems 2 жыл бұрын

@@BilisNegra so they really don’t make cassette recorders, just junk. And you don’t live under a rock if you haven’t noticed these. You just wasn’t looking for one. Ok.

@Hogstuff 5 жыл бұрын

I actually used those same Onn tapes to record music (both off the radio and from my main Spotify playlist) and the sound quality you can get out of one of those is surprising if you've got good equipment. For reference, I used them on a Denon DRR-M10 and a Technics RS-TR232 which I both picked up from Goodwill. I wanted to see if the recording worked on both of them, which it did.

@strawberryjam3670 5 жыл бұрын

It looks like an oversized Gameboy colour.

@andymadden8183 5 жыл бұрын

*Game Boy*

@HylianOverlord 5 жыл бұрын

Andy Madden I was thinking Game Boy too.

@strawberryjam3670 5 жыл бұрын

it does look similar

@smashandburnyt6938 3 жыл бұрын

lol

@TheGreenDoggoOfWisdom 3 жыл бұрын

Nah man, its a Game Girl

@nigelcarrington2910 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent review, thanks. You covered everything. I used to have a Bush TP 60 Cassette recorder. It had a variable mic-aux in recording level control with an agc override at the top of the level wheel. It was great for gently fading in and out on record. The agc was a lot more sensitive than the jensen, so, when clicked on, there were no ugly in volume peaks.Taught me a lot about field recording techniques and had a high quality separate mic, together with a line in socket, making it possible for me, way back in 1969, to record directly in from a separate fm radio tuner . The speaker quality was high. Solid piece of kit. I miss it a lot.

@jamesslick4790 5 жыл бұрын

The "remote" feature on this type of tape recorder usually just cut power to the motor (at least "in the day"). This design seems to straight up cuts of the power supply.

@jorgekeys1337 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glade I found your video. Hearing the play back of the audio gives me reassurance now in purchasing my own recorder. To add, I had no idea having it plugged in and charging whistle recording would create a buzzing in the play back. You just saved me from an unknown(to me at least) mistake I could have made.

@CoolDudeClem 5 жыл бұрын

Pretty good for something modern, does look a little cheap though so probably wont last long, at least they used AC bias.

@windows10person30 4 жыл бұрын

Thought the exact same thing. I also found software that encodes 300baud KCS and 1200 baud CUTS.

@windows10person30 4 жыл бұрын

youtube inserting reply into wrong comment - AGAIN yOuTuBe Is HiGh

@IBrianrish 5 жыл бұрын

YAY More cassette videos keep it up I love these :)

@Stjaernljus 5 жыл бұрын

Looks like a good fit for loading tape games.

@BreakingBrick 5 жыл бұрын

ZX Spectrum?

@Stjaernljus 5 жыл бұрын

among other computers of late 70s and early 80s.

@SianaGearz 5 жыл бұрын

Just unfortunately missing tape counter :(

@BilisNegra 5 жыл бұрын

I guess it will get unreliable in no time for that purpose. Don't think that crappy thing can play without a lot of wow and flutter for long (does not even do that too well even from the start).

@windows10person30 4 жыл бұрын

Thought the exact same thing. I also found software that encodes 300baud KCS and 1200 baud CUTS.

@JonathanWJ 5 жыл бұрын

Hi V, thanks for posting this video. I just got back home from a long long day at work and the gym.. I put this video on and within 5min your calm, soothing, eternal voice put me to sleep (on the couch) ..It has now been 2.5 hour and I have woken up. Thanks, V!

@wwall57 5 жыл бұрын

It sounds a lot better than I thought it would, I used to use a Panasonic player like that on my school bus the other kids loved it, I had all the latest songs from the radio, great memories. Thanks for the video.

@derekchristenson5711 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for reviewing this! I was considering picking up one of these for data recording and playback (from / to old computers). The lack of a counter would be rather annoying for multiple program storage, unfortunately. Other than that, however, I'm glad to see that it is basically a sound little unit.

@riverhuntingdon6659 5 жыл бұрын

Nice presentation of a nice little unit. As with most vintage cassettes like it, it sounds way better through an external speaker. The mic input's very useful too, with its remote switch. Good to see them still being made, as you rightly say. That's a lot of shoebox cassette recorder for the price. Probably a proper transformer fitted regulated mains adaptor would be better for it, never reckoned much to those switched mode things.

@1980sGamer 5 жыл бұрын

I'm sure most people will probably know this but that cool red cassette is Blurryface and the song playing is Stressed Out by Twenty One Pilots.

@Trance88 5 жыл бұрын

This nearly identical model was sold by radio shack 10 years ago, just not in blue. I had one for a while. Even made a video about it.

@matthewrichards88 5 жыл бұрын

Hey vwestlife. Amazing they used AC Bias. It out performs the Sony tvm 939 cassette recorder (one of the later models). Great demonstration

@JonCampos80 5 жыл бұрын

Nice, the limited edition color has a limited edition owner's manual.

@KRAFTWERK2K6 5 жыл бұрын

but the limited edition colour recorder manual is not in a limited edition colour :(

@ThriftyAV 5 жыл бұрын

I have to admit that my Polaroid turntable review borrowed some ideas from your Crosley Cruiser review... But my new Onn Tape Recorder unboxing and review was NOT borrowed from this vid of your Jensen (pretty blue color BTW). In fact, I just found this video today as I was seeing how my new vid was performing in search. Good vid, bye the way. I wish I had watched this first, and I would have known that these two recorders are indeed the same! It seems we like much of the same stuff... Good vid.

@MrPhilobersuchtie 5 жыл бұрын

im always so happy when i get an email that says that you uploadet a new video :D

@AWalYT 5 жыл бұрын

The chasis design is remarkably similar to a late model CTR-111 (RadioShack 14-1117 B) that I nabbed recently from a Goodwill on the cheap. They are definitely data set recording friendly. The AC adapter for the one I have suggests 6v at 350mA, so perhaps they are shooting a bit high on their power requirements...Mine seems to run just fine on a pair of 18650 cells.

@DownassMusic 5 жыл бұрын

I’d love to hear that whole Cadillac golf key delivery tape!! Awesome video

@rricci Жыл бұрын

Me too!!! Could you post it VWestlife?

@JohnAudioTech 5 жыл бұрын

I had the Radio Shack version of this a few years back. There is a series resistor inline with the headphone jack. Bypassing it will permit full power to the external speaker but makes the sound louder when using headphones (just remember to turn it down).

@peacearchwa5103 5 жыл бұрын

I am looking at my 1990s-era Radio Shack CTR-62 and it's essentially the same as the Jensen MCR-100.

@ritchienavarro2920 5 жыл бұрын

I love this review on a cassette tape recorder.

@TheJONNYSHADOW 5 жыл бұрын

Good & interesting review as per usual. I think a pretty good performer (& the tape recorder:)) at that price-point.

@nunyabiz2016 4 жыл бұрын

After I lost an entire interview as a journalist because of a crappy Android app, I fell in love again with cassette recorders. All I use now.

@jamesslick4790 5 жыл бұрын

I had a 1989 Cadillac Brougham, basically the same thing as the 85! It was a beautiful car, and lasted almost 300,000 miles

@THE-xp3hp Жыл бұрын

What happened to it did rust kill it

@jamesslick4790 Жыл бұрын

@@THE-xp3hpNo some jagoff "T-boned" me.

@THE-xp3hp Жыл бұрын

@@jamesslick4790 Thats heartbreaking i feel sorry for you in a way.

@Musicradio77Network 5 жыл бұрын

In addition to that, I also have my Audiotronics school cassette recorder which is the 148B Classette and it looks cool than the Jensen, ONN and Coby cassette recorders which is a bit confusing. It has no monitor feature on there like the Jensen do and it has a ton of features like the LED light indicator where it blinks during playback, a switch for play, pause and ALC defeat for manual level recording, a pause feature where you can switch to pause to stop both the tape and the cuts off the amplifier which was weird where it was used as a power switch for standby mode, and the play switch where you can switch to both play and the amplifier itself on while it's in play. It also includes a built-in Listening Center for aux, microphone jack, remote, headset/external speaker and 4 additional headsets where you can connect up to 4 headphones which was an interesting feature so kids can listen together for read-alongs and audiobooks.

@Angelgreat 5 жыл бұрын

Music from 6:09 to 6:39 is Anders Eager Jenson's song.

@angryshoebox 5 жыл бұрын

Cool video. Those mic handling noises really take me back.

@dashcamandy2242 5 жыл бұрын

My OCD is pleased that the recorder, level LED, the Onn cassettes, and your version of Mr. Scissors all color-coordinate. Most of these cheaper recorders use the master volume control for record level control as well. The buzz with the AC adapter is horrendous! OMG Whitney Houston's "Miracle" on the Ford Audio Systems demo tape... I can't tell you how many years it has been since I heard that song. :-D

@liammusgrove6334 5 жыл бұрын

Good video! I am getting this system today.

@miguelque9102 5 жыл бұрын

Whoo! Limited edition!

@stevelong6134 2 жыл бұрын

Very good and thoroughly reviewed!!👍

@EastAngliaUK 5 жыл бұрын

handy to use if have no laptop or smartphone to record your voice like back in the 80s & 90s.

@windows10person30 4 жыл бұрын

handy to use when recording digitally isnt satisfying enough

@RCAvhstape 3 жыл бұрын

Now I want a 1985 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham. Actually my uncle had one.

@superotterboy7937 3 жыл бұрын

I have a plain black, Philips lookalike of this with similar specs. It has the exact same characteristics so I'd imagine it's the same product under different branding. Have to say I love the metallic blue of your model plus the ext. microphone is a nice addition. These don't sound too bad for recording voice and general use but my only disappointment is that it's mono. Would have been nice to have had a stereo option on them. Still, they are what they are and they have their place.

@wfukfm 5 жыл бұрын

If Crosley made cassette players this is about what you would end up with - I also would lop off that wallwort and cobble in a USB connector to get a clean 5V - nice review as you always do them.

@vwestlife 5 жыл бұрын

Crosley actually does sell cassette recorders: www.urbanoutfitters.com/shop/crosley-ct200-cassette-player

@TheRetroNobody 5 жыл бұрын

while i dont have the need for it. I nearly want it just for that blue color. it's brilliant!

@alynicholls3230 5 жыл бұрын

a good tip about these recorders is that they can be modified to replace the cassette deck in a spectrum +2/+2a/+2b, and amstrad cpc464.

@ninni-chan7661 4 жыл бұрын

that recorder has gorgeous color!

@astridproudfoot 5 жыл бұрын

Have you tried recording through the aux input from a digital source? Curious to get one to record from a computer/phone mp3 etc and wondering what the quality of the recording would be

@maxwelsh6121 5 жыл бұрын

On my stereo setup, the radio shack mic was streets ahead of your favored sony, which sounded thin and a tiny bit sibilant. In fact , I'd even say that the in box external cheepy mic was a touch better too...though it is well hollow and boxy sounding...listen to the b ' s and other transients on the lapel mic , it's off too (not just at the start of a given rec)

@williamhelms9942 3 жыл бұрын

I just bought a silver Onn MCA-976 by WalMart just like it for $3 at a thrift store, pretty decent for cheap as hell! TIP FOR NEAR- STEREO SOUND WITH HEADPHONES: Post 1991 shoebox mono types have had stereo playback heads since the walkman market explosion. Plug into a stereo amp with a mono/stereo adapter, and listen through headphones from the stereo amp for equal playback response from the 2 channels when making adjustment to playback head azimuth. Very tight near-stereo sound through from tape recorder through stereo headphones with stereo/mono adapter from just one playback amp channel!

@vwestlife 3 жыл бұрын

That adapter will not magically turn mono into stereo. You'll just get two-channel mono out of it.

@KRAFTWERK2K6 5 жыл бұрын

Now that is a nice blue! Would be just the right thing for MsMadLemon :P

@rzeka 5 жыл бұрын

The color reminds me of a DS

@FSM_Reviews 4 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised that the manual included those instructions and info- never would've expected that from a brand like Jensen.

@LaskyLabs 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad they at the least still make Type I cassettes. Yeah they're not Type II (which are better in every way) but they're better than nothing. So I'm glad we still get something made.

@JessicaFEREM 5 жыл бұрын

I would've loved to have one of these as a child, I only had a stereo, I was more of a headphone person anyways and having a portable system would be nice

@sonic2000gr 5 жыл бұрын

Looks like it could be used for a home computer data recorder. The only thing missing is a tape counter, but the audio quality is sufficient.

@themaritimegirl 5 жыл бұрын

Well played. In all seriousness, that performed a lot better than I would've expected. The range of jacks on it is also a nice surprise. Although it looks like not even cassette recorders can escape blinding blue LEDs now. :P 5V - I bet they took a cheap phone charger and replaced the USB port with a standard cord and plug. They ought to just put a MicroUSB port on the thing so you can power it from a computer! Walmart still selling cassettes? I'm gonna have to look next time I'm in Maine.

@pinrod1 5 жыл бұрын

confirmed that walmart in farmington maine still sells cassettes just like the ones in this video :)

@RadOo 5 жыл бұрын

Also in Czech Republic maxell are making type 1 tapes here

@SPCmuncie 5 жыл бұрын

ahh i was late Great video, keep it up!

@gianlusc 5 жыл бұрын

I like it a lot actually... 🙂

@Kundalini12 5 жыл бұрын

I like the troubleshooting steps in the manual for no sound - power adapter connect unstable and volume set at minimum...

@cryo_life 4 жыл бұрын

Cassette tapes aren't dead. They're just not commonly used anymore.

@HBC101TVStudios 5 жыл бұрын

Still, does that Jensen tape recorder performs as good as your Norelco Continental 450?

@Musicradio77Network 5 жыл бұрын

HBC101TV Studios Or the Superscope C-101A which is a classic.

@The_Maad_LaDD 4 жыл бұрын

What’s the exact price and name of the other mic you had

@AquaKeyBlade98 Жыл бұрын

Very nice, thank you. I just purchased one of these, I'm still waiting for it to arrive in the mail. Do you have a recommendation on what kind of AC adapter I could purchase to reduce/remove the electrical interference?

@finnix1235 Жыл бұрын

Hi! I hace a question, ir you instead of connecting the microphone you conect your celphone, can you create mix tapes with any music?

@WillieFourMilli 2 жыл бұрын

I was surprised how much the power adapter changed the sound that was recorded.

@Fluteboy 5 жыл бұрын

I assume the Onn brand is exclusive to Walmart in the US. It exists here in the UK in Asda stores, which are owned by Walmart.

@ChristopherSobieniak 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm sure it's basically a 'store brand' for them.

@ChristopherSobieniak 5 жыл бұрын

Like the "Durabrand" home theatre system my brother gave me one Xmas!

@andygozzo72 5 жыл бұрын

dunno if Onn is 'exclusive' to one store, but certainly seen it over here in the uk, i have seen 'similar' cassette recorders under 'GPO' and Bush(owned by Argos), the Bush one has a USB socket for playing MP3 files, dunno if it can record to tape, or the other way round, the 'GPO' one is more like this Jensen one, but no Aux in jack, and different shaped case..and not full autostop (dunno about the Bush one)

@AliasMrHackenbacker 5 жыл бұрын

There are 2 Bush variants of this cassette recorder, the one I have has mic input and aux input via 3.5mm jacks as well as usb and earphone out. The machine is surprisingly solid given its price point, tape speed was a little high but easy enough to reset. The transport is a lot more stable than some recent boomboxes

@tonyjones9442 5 жыл бұрын

I think Asda's own brand stuff is now Polaroid I think. (As in the old cameras)

@El_K_Bron_Del_Moycas 5 жыл бұрын

This review is awesome!! I was hesitant to buy one of those cassette recorders for a Tandy Color Computer, but seeing all the features and the good quality, this tape recorder is worth every penny. BTW, do you know a good company that sells belts online? Bought several chinese ones and they are terrible. Thank you for the video.

@peacearchwa5103 5 жыл бұрын

My Radio Shack CTR-62 portable cassette recorder, and its predfecessor Realistic CTR-62) are essentially identical to the Jensen MCR-100. The left-side connectors for 6 volt DC power, earphone, aux, rem and mic are the same on the CTR-62 and the Jensen, as is the volume control. The front handle, piano key buttons, and azimuth adjustment thing are the same. Two differences are that the CTR-62 has a "hard" tape eject and the CTR-62 lacks the battery level and record light. Wow and flutter is on the high side and speed accuracy iffy, but that may reflect that my Radio Shack CTR-62 is over 25 years old. This made-in-China design has been in production close to 30 years, maybe longer?

@monomonster 4 жыл бұрын

If I still had my CoCo 3, it would be a good choice to use with the old programs on cassette.

@johnnyguitar7921 5 жыл бұрын

i gues i just need an instrument jack to 3.5 jack to use my sm57, right?

@Kylefassbinderful 3 жыл бұрын

I give them points (2pts) for informing the user that it records in mono. For us experienced users with cheap devices this isn't new information but that can't be said for frugal buyers.

@Roccochannel20 2 жыл бұрын

I purchased this love it so

@reginaldlawrence412 5 жыл бұрын

For a cheap tape recorder it not bad.

@scootywoot499 4 жыл бұрын

I have the same cassette recorder! Although it is under the "Bush" brand and it has a USB player

@kcobb222 2 жыл бұрын

Great review! Sadly, both the AUX and MIC input jacks don't record mono for me :(

@lindaeasley4336 5 жыл бұрын

I went to Walmart looking for an Onn but the shelf was empty . Got a Jensen from Amazon . They did not have the cool blue . Best thing about it is the external mic

@paulisthebest3uk 5 жыл бұрын

I bet this would be great to use with the sinclair ZX spectrum to load software

@BreakingBrick 5 жыл бұрын

Same idea over here!

@NOTBBC 5 жыл бұрын

I was wondering the same thing, especially with the mono head!

@BilisNegra 5 жыл бұрын

I remember not any player performing that well loading computer games back in the day, so this might be not that great.

@bigearsbinky 5 жыл бұрын

I think I saw someone using an mp3 player once...quick and easy to find a game, and if you encode at a faster speed, you can load at a faster speed

@windows10person30 4 жыл бұрын

@@bigearsbinky higher speed also equals higher bit error rates :(

@thenewbgamer6416 4 жыл бұрын

I got this as the onn brand and I regret buying it as the belts went bad 3 weeks after purchase, so I replaced them and they still went bad in 2 weeks. So I replaced it with a RadioShack tape recorder and it's a lot better. And it still has the original belts. Also about those cassettes, the previeous updated one had no stickers.

@geck0m 5 жыл бұрын

Can you unplug the mic and put a audio cable to record music from for example a computer?

@vwestlife 5 жыл бұрын

This is not a good recorder for music because it is monaural and rather low-fidelity. Get at least the Sony CFD-S70 instead.

@ralphhoskins2115 5 жыл бұрын

Hey buddy you should get one of this nos caliphone tape decks like this,,, I got one off eBay last week,,, lol... it’s a tank,, and hands down the best dam tape deck like these I have ever seen...

@eltonandlaurafan 5 жыл бұрын

You shoud see if that microphone will work with other tape recorders. I have an RCA from 2010 that has that exact microphone, and the plug alignment only allowed it to work with that recorder.

@alliejr 5 жыл бұрын

How is the new Jetta? Please give us an update.

@infinitecanadian 5 жыл бұрын

Seconded.

@CassetteMaster 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite thing about this is that in this modern day, when DC bias tends to rule, this recorder is AC bias. That is awesome!

@Angel-Otk 3 жыл бұрын

What’s the difference?

@THE-xp3hp Жыл бұрын

@@Angel-Otkyeah

@renerenatorivera9062 8 ай бұрын

Will this play stereo tapes properly. I ask because I keep seeing references to double-mono. I need something that will play my old stereo tapes properly.

@MusicalBox 5 жыл бұрын

Not as sturdy looking as the good old ones hey ?:) By the way, using the pause button should be better than the on/off switch on the microphone. If I remember correctly, the motor is still running when you hit the pause button so you don't have to way for it (the motor) to pic up speed again.

@jamesslick4790 5 жыл бұрын

You're right. Those "remote" switches were a "thing" for recorders without a pause button. (many low priced units lacked such luxuries like a pause button or a tape counter)

@BilisNegra 5 жыл бұрын

Remote switches were essential to load different levels in computer games for some systems FYI. Core code plus first level would load first, with the tape drive left on standby during gameplay. Once you completed one number of levels exceeding what the computer memory could hold, tape loading resumed.

@betavidoh7944 5 жыл бұрын

Another one for the collection, or is it going back?

@Damaniel3 5 жыл бұрын

Any chance you can post that Cadillac tape online?

@aceman3577 5 жыл бұрын

I'M SURPRISED THEY STILL MAKE THEM THAT IS THE PORTABLE ONES

@crystalb1435 4 жыл бұрын

Hi! I loved the video, it's the best review I've found, I totally subscribed. I really like your style, simple and straight to the point. I have a few questions, you see it's just I'm inexpert in this things because I'm young and I've not used this before and well my family did not used to record things appearently, so I hope someone can help me Do you think it'll work good if I want to record something long? I'm supposed to use a dinamic mic, right? (I really want to plug in another mic and also headphones but I don't know which type fits a tape recorder like this) And lastly, do you think it could last sometime without damage?

@vwestlife 4 жыл бұрын

The maximum recording length depends on the length of the tape you use. For example, a 90 minute tape is 45 minutes per side. This recorder should be OK for voice with the external microphone, but I do not recommend it for music.

@crystalb1435 4 жыл бұрын

@@vwestlife Thank you so much! I've been investigating lately about it and I've also seen your other videos. Thank you for making content like this, I really enjoy it and it has helped me a lot.

@rricci Жыл бұрын

@@crystalb1435 Thought I'd throw my 2 cents in here. This is 2 years after your comment so I'm not sure if you're still interested. If you use a cassette recorder, there are cautions that say to stay away from C120 (60 minutes per side) tape as they are thinner and could snap. I never had trouble with them, but thought I'd mention it.

@vernonbishop 5 жыл бұрын

Despite being Mono only, this doesn't seem to sound too bad at all. :-)

@leslieeckhardt504 5 жыл бұрын

Last year, I bought the ONN version from Walmart. If the tape wasn't placed exactly right in the door, it would fail to seat properly and two tapes got eaten. After using this for about two weeks, I gave up on it. The ONN brand came with NO warranty whatsoever, and I lost the receipt, so, down the trash chute it went. I am currently using a GE 3-5015D in excellent condition that I bought off of ebay. A much better designed machine.

@vwestlife 5 жыл бұрын

Wal-Mart has a 90-day return period for most items, so almost any item bought from them automatically has at least a 90-day warranty. And they do accept returns without a receipt.

@chidambarathanu 15 күн бұрын

Does it suit for songs recording from a phone to cassette through aux

@jefferyclark2340 4 жыл бұрын

I got an onn cassette recorder from walmart for $24 that looks just like that one except it was all black, i took it back.

@wildbilltexas 5 жыл бұрын

I bought a pack of the Onn cassettes last year and recorded some old 45's on them on my JVC deck with Dolby B HX Pro. They didn't turn out too bad although they are nosier tapes and dont have the higher output level as current Maxell UR's do. I was hoping they'd be a copy of TDK's D. But they not even close and not worth 4 dollars for a 2 pack.

@Musicradio77Network 5 жыл бұрын

wildbilltexas I don't know yet, but TDK used to make cassettes, but I have a bunch of these dates back to the 70's through the 2000's. TDK makes capacitors, Maxell makes batteries instead. I looked up on sites that TDK is no longer part of Imation. But Memorex do make blank media like CD-R's, DVD-R's and DVD+R's, and also Emtec (formerly BASF) will have to go back to make cassettes in the future. So does Memorex and Quantegy (formerly Ampex) will go back to make cassettes as well.

@wildbilltexas 5 жыл бұрын

MTN Productions If any big company like Memorex starts selling blank cassettes again, most likely they will likely be normal bias tapes similar to the Maxell UR that are made in Indonesia or Korea.

@SianaGearz 5 жыл бұрын

Nobody makes anything any longer. Last I looked, which granted was 10 years ago, all EMTEC optical media was made by Moser Baer, super cheap and shoddy, and their flash drives were also generic white-label products of the worst kind, absolute trash. There was no connection between brand holding and Agfa and BASF legacy any longer. Currently two companies have the EMTEC brand, for one an actual magnetic tape company in Holland, and MPO which is known for high-quality optical media made in France, but... I wouldn't draw any conclusions.

@wildbilltexas 5 жыл бұрын

Siana Gearz I'm hoping National Audio Company's new in-house tape will be excellent quality. But if you want awesome high bias tapes you're going to go online to buy old stock or search thrift stores or used record stores. I've lucked out and found Maxell XL II's and Memorex CD2's for a dollar each, still in the wrappers.