GEEKLIN Cassette Player Tape to MP3 Converter Retro Walkman Auto Reverse Portable Audio Tape Player with Earphones, No Need Computer

This product has worked very well with transferring mono spoken word cassettes to mp3s. I haven’t tried it on music cassettes yet. The directions are cryptic so I did a search on “ezcap cassette directions”, found a video, and within 10 seconds got the gist of it. You’ll need a memory stick. From what I have read, don’t use anything larger than a 32gb stick. There is no Dolby – so if there is hiss or rumble on the tape, it will show up in the mp3. If you want to edit or clean up the mp3s, install Audacity. You can apply equalization to your files, roll off the bass, nudge up the treble, save your edit, and you’ll have very nice spoken word mp3s. If you don’t know much about Audacity, there are tons of instructional videos – as well as junior high kids who know the rudiments of sound editing software. This product is not built like a tank but if you treat it correctly, it should last for many transfers. I am very pleased.

This device appears to be the same one used with every brand Amazon has to offer in this category, they are just covering it with their own package graphics- even the box it comes in! The controls are made of cheap shiny plastic, the open latch is positioned awkwardly and hard to open. The tiny manual is printed in 6 pt type and hard to follow unless you’re a Windows IT expert. The speed of the sprockets was inconsistent-when I tried to record a tape one minute it ran fast then slow even when I rerecorded several times. The placement of additional recording buttons on the back of the unit was poorly conceived too- when you lay it down they all run the risk of being accidently pressed.

I dont use it I kinda wasted my money on this lol

Obviously, at this price point, one doesn't expect much. While I was able to get it to work, the process was frustrating and confusing.The instructions are terrible and printed in munchkin font. Come on, people, paper is cheap. Images of button graphics are all but unreadable, and the instructions are nothing more than button names. No actual instructions as to the process are included, and it was a frustrating trial and error process to get it to work.The imprinting on the device is even worse. Button names and graphics are raised or imprinted into plastic, and the raised bump letters on the fake chrome areas are completely unreadable and useless. Again, a little ink on the machine would make a world of difference, and lose the fake chrome crap - it is cheezy and cheap looking - it screams "cheap junk."The physical build quality is barely adequate, and I don't expect it to last long. It is obviously designed to be a throw away item.To record something on tape to an mp3 on a flash drive, you need to be plugged into a usb port of some kind, even with batteries installed. Press play on the tape section (big button on top chrome edge), then press the second button in on the left on the underside of the device. The green light will blink when it is recording.I was able to get a fairly good recording, but I think it would be easier to use a regular tape player and a USB audio interface.I'll keep playing with it and report anything else of importance I learn.

This is an interesting device. Appearing to the outside world as a traditional walkman, similar in size and controls, as you who are reading this know, it actually has the ability to digitize cassettes. The niche quality of this product cannot be overstated, and is the reason I could easily give it five stars not withstanding the many flaws in the product. However, if we imagine a world in which top engineers and designers were working on this problem, it is not hard to see how it could be dramatically improved, in which case it would be a three star product. However, in the world we live in, four stars is fair. I will explain why.First and foremost, it gets the job done. You stick in your cassette and it records. But!--the process isn't quite that simple, of course--the controls are awkward and fiddly--you have to activate the mechanical "Play" button AND the digital record button at the same time. Folks, my Onkyo bookshelf stereo set from 1994 had an auto-record feature from cd to tape that would start and stop the tape recording. It's pretty baffling that this device isn't smart enough to figure that out.Speaking of stopping, the device has an auto reverse mode. This includes the option to start second side recording automatically, but unfortunately it is not smart enough to STOP recording when done with the second side. Instead it keeps recording back to back to back to back, giving you multiple copies of the same content. So what would be a convenience is not possible to actually take advantage of without needlessly complicating your life. Instead, it makes more sense to simply manually switch the tape to the reverse side, thereby doubling the work involved.The sound quality is pretty good. I used this to copy a bunch of old Chinese language tapes that have been taking up space in my garage and everything in the digital copy was nice and clear with no artifacts.The device seems to do decent job of separating files, although sometimes the file divisions are quite arbitrary. The file naming system is simply bizarre. The actual names are OK, but here's the problem: it isn't smart enough to keep sequential numbering from one session to the next! So, you keep going back to FV0001--fine if you keep files in separate folders, I suppose, but otherwise forget it. In fairness, numbering is sequential within a given session. What do I mean? If you start recording and continue recording within the same folder, the device will continue recording sequentially. If you copy/delete the files out of that folder or start a new folder or use a different usb, the numbering starts over again. So, your best bet is probably to use a big usb drive that can hold all of the files you reasonably expect to copy, and don't copy/delete until you're done with the project. If you want to copy within the process to different folders, your best bet to go analog again and take notes on which files correspond to which tapes.Overall, this is one of those devices that you are grateful exists but the whole time you think to yourself "but why didn't they do this differently?" However, having used another one of these devices in the past, which required being plugged into my computer at all times and was even more finicky--to the point that I just gave up using it--I have to observe in all fairness that this is a useful device that will get you through your project of converting tapes into mp3s. Just don't expect it to be totally painless.My recommendation: buy it, plan out some time to do your project, and don't jump right in without having everything set up before hand. Good luck!

No complaint here! Easy transfer of cassettes to my USB device. Excellent MP3 recordings. Works well with my desktop USB power strip which eliminates the need for the 2 AA batteries. Good solution for me!

Works Great! Use it in my 2017 Camaro. Just plug it in love it.

Stop button locks & play button came of. I repaired play but cannot fix the stop button.