This thing works. It isn't glamorous, and the mini speaker on it is a joke, but with headphones and good cassette tapes it Works. I've been using it frequently for over a week now. I do wonder how long it will last with intense use, but for this price it isn't bad.

Now I've seen other reviews complain about bad sound and their cassettes sounding like Alvin and the chipmunks. First, there is a screw on the back to fix the latter issue. It's annoying and you'll need a tiny screwdriver to get to it, but this is easily fixable. Mine didn't have this problem.

Next, if you have bad sound in general, keep in mind the medium you're listening to. Cassette tapes, even the best quality ones on the best equipment, will never quite reach the clarity of CDs or digital. Next, if a tape isn't stored properly or was just not maintained properly, like maybe the tape was chewed up at one point, then YES, your sound will be crap! I'm not sure why some reviews are complaining about sound. Cassette tapes, especially old ones that have been used hundreds of times, will have some hiss and probably some warp. That isn't this device's fault. Maybe double check your headphones too.

Now I mentioned that the mini speaker sucks. It sounds worthless, and I dunno why they even bothered including it. Plus it's quiet. I couldn't hope to hear it if I moved more than five feet away even in a quiet room. Maybe they could have taken that out to fit in auto stop or bump protection.

I do wish this thing had an auto stop when fast forwarding and rewinding, though I know that comes with its own host of issues. I've killed a set of batteries because I was fast forwarding a tape and forgot about it. Left it for an entire day. Came back and the batteries were dead. It may have damaged my tape too. I knew this was an issue when I did it this last time, so it was kinda my fault, but life gets crazy and sometimes you forget you hit a button. I'm just saying, auto stop when rewinding would be nice.

Another thing, this isn't a sport walkman, so you'll hear every bump and jostle on your headphones. Don't go treating this rough, and definitely do not drop it!

Picks up radio signals fine.

Last thing... I ordered a pink because it was slightly cheaper. They sent me a black. Others have complained about getting the wrong color, so keep that in mind when ordering.

I haven't used the record function at all.

In the end I got this to listen to old cassette albums and some underground indie tapes. It's for fun, and this served my purposes.

I'm in love with this product. My son found some old cassette tapes and really wanted to listen to them but all my cassette players are broken. I picked this one and it is amazing. It has a speaker so he can carry it around listening. You also have a headphone jack. There's also an AM/FM radio that works great and you can even record stuff. Great quality and a great price.

It works perfect records surprisingly well too the speaker is not very loud but good enough to listen to NPR on while I wash dishes hook it to my stereo for everything else can't complain especially for the price great product

The instructions were sketchy, but I did figure out how to use it. Interviews I recorded nearly 40 years ago sound fine, and now they are MP3s. I don't think it's going to give good sound quality for music, but that remains to be seen. The thing has already justified the small investment.

It's not super high quality and there is a slight static sound in the background. But I think it adds to the retro vibe. I use this a lot for little mistake gifts and I really like it. I've been using it for 2 years and it still works great. I plug in an aux cord to my phone, play a custom Playlist I put together for the mistake, and then press play. It auto stops, so I can just leave my phone playing for a while before coming back