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Experience quality music from the Riptunes Shoebox-style Cassette Player/Recorder. Directly play your music from a USB flash drive or convert your favorite music from cassette to digital MP3. This unit is compact and portable so it's easy to pack and take on the go. It has a 3.5mm headphone jack, speaker and retractable carry handle. Use the built-in microphone for custom recording or plug into the Mic port.
- Cassette Player
- Built in Mic for Recording
- Volume Control
- Headphone Jack
- Mic Port (to add additional mic)
- Retractable Carry handle
- Power via Cable, DC6V (cable included) or 4 x C batteries (batteries not included)
- Item Dimensions (LxWxH): 10.1 x 5.75 x 2.1
- Item Weight: 1.5 lbs.
Benefits
- Cool design and lightweight
- Simple and easy to use
- Cassette Playback and Recording
In The Box
- Riptunes Cassette Player
- DC6V Cable
- Instruction Manual
Ted C
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2025
I bought 2 of these with the intention of converting a few hundred cassette recordings to MP3. The product works as described, but when I went to cut the audio, I noticed an odd issue. Many of the recordings seem to overlay the last 1/4 of the recording with a previously recorded audio. This happens on both of these units. I thought at first that the originals might have been messed up, but the original cassette recordings are fine. My best guess is that old audio in a cache memory is somehow dumped into the .mp3 during the record process. Be aware and check every recording for errors.
Kindle Customer
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2024
So I bought this specifically to record old cassette tapes to USB so I could have it digital. At first I thought I was doing something wrong but it would not do the transfer recording. I call the "tech support" number in the manual and got someone in the warehouse that informed me that " no it does not work and they have known about it but not sure when they will get a fix". Then he hung up.The cassette worked fine but not for what I wanted to do
EtherealDusk
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2024
I would not recommend this to anyone. I purchased this to help speed up the process of converting 400+ cassettes to digital. It was caught in a high-speed mode when I placed the first cassette in to play. That did end quickly, however. It then proceeded to 'eat' the very first cassette. The Record to USB button does not work unless pressed numerous times. Sometimes when I press Play, it will immediately stop, and it will do this numerous times until it finally decides to go.The biggest issue is trying to get a USB flash drive to actually work in it. I first tried a 64GB NTFS and it would not work. I then tried a 8GB exFAT and it would not work. I finally resorted to using (seriously) a 512MB FAT flash drive and it actually worked. At approximately 45MB per 45-minute tape side, I may be able to get 5 90-minute tapes onto that drive.The NAXA to the right side of the Riptunes in the photo looks quite a bit like the Riptunes player (I am guessing same manufacturer and different branding since the NAXA was purchased in 2020). However, the NAXA has gone through over 100 cassettes without much issue. The NAXA is twice the price and worth every cent (in my opinion). If you do purchase one of these Riptunes, I would suggest demagnetizing it, and cleaning the heads, capstan, and pinch roller before you even use it. Make sure to rewind the cassette a few times to tighten it up before use.
Erin
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2024
There was a bit of a learning curve when figuring out how to use this device, but several tips from the reviews helped me to get it working properly. I was able to convert my old family cassette recordings to mp3. The quality of the recording is as good as it can be with degraded cassette quality. I am very happy with this purchase - it did exactly what I was hoping it would and pretty easily, too.
Michael J Bartlett
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2024
Play great we love it even were able to plug extra speakers into it fun to use good value for the moneyQuality features design was great
Victoria M. Meyer
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2024
i have many audio books on cassette. As my car cassette player gave out, I wanted something to convert the books to digital, so I would not lose the books. I have been pleased with this device. I was impressed with the sound quality. One must first push play on the tape, then push the USB record button. It will not engage until the 'clear' part of the tape passes through. It is a continuous record, no chapter breaks. If I want chapter breaks, I have to do that with a computer. Nice thing though, once something is digital, it can be easily saved and modified.
Flippidingorbualks
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2023
I bought this for the digitization feature, which works as advertised -- but with a few caveats. As others have pointed out, you need to press play on the cassette player before triggering the record function (by pressing and holding the play button on the USB portion of the controls).The tape player only supports USB drives of up to 32GB, and modern USB drives tend to be much bigger, so keep that in mind; I expect that's why some users have trouble getting the feature to work.Most importantly to me, the digital output is 128kbps MP3, with no way to adjust the quality. That's adequate for basic listening, but it's a lossy format. While cassette audio quality is lower than, say, a CD, 128kbps isn't quite adequate for a *perfect* reproduction.But overall, this is great for $40.
Scott Brillon
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2022
When I received this the first time, I was ready to throw in the towel. It didn't work. I was pissed. I'd had high hopes and now, like always, they'd been crushed. I was just going to ask for my money back and leave it at that. But something inside me decided to ask for a replacement instead of a refund and I'm glad I did. The replacement worked like a charm. This is so much better than other such devices where you have you sync it with a program or where the sound quality is so bad that you can barely hear anything. This device does a decent job. I've already salvage most of my audiobooks on cassette that I was sure would be relegated to the dust bin. Easy to use and good quality. I'm glad I gave this a second chance!
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