5.0 out of 5 stars Works good for the first 6 weeks Update Converter NOT GUILTY!

J.E. · April 4, 2020

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1.0 out of 5 stars Good Little Piece of Technology for $30

S. · November 19, 2022

Had this for about a week. I returned a competitor unit (also about $30) because I had to hook it up to my computer to download music. I liked the idea that this one was self-contained (with a USB, stick, anyway). I also liked that it is SUPPOSED to break the songs up into separate files when it detects a break in the music. So far it's been doing what says EXCEPT that it doesn't always divide the songs up as advertised - that function is not reliable. I didn't want to have to use Audacity because it looks like an airline cockpit - way too many options. But I bit the bullet, watched a few YouTube videos and figured out how to split songs up with Audacity. So don't expect that function to work perfectly. But to be fair, they actually admit this in the documentation. This device is not intended to create studio quality recordings. However, I was pleasantly surprised that the quality of the final MP3 is actually OK for casual listening. It does a pretty good job for $30. I am happy with the purchase. However, I fully expect it to stop working because there is so much technology packed into this cheap little device. But until it quits working, I'm happy with it (I actually purchased the Asurion extended warranty - can't wait to see how that works out.). I would have paid more if it had the option to either have it stop at the end of the tape, or after switching sides once to be able to capture the whole tape hands-off. You can't just set it and forget it. You have to babysit it and stop it yourself. I haven't used ALL of the functions yet. The instructions are not horrible - typical translated instructions. So it is fairly easy to learn to use. Overall - it's pretty amazing that so much tech and capability is jammed into this little cheap looking/feeling device. I was looking at paying $200 for that Pyle tape deck with a USB output so that I could use it for my chrome and metal tapes with dolby, etc. But that one doesn't even do as much as this one does. It may have given me better quality recordings, but how much audiophile quality sound should I really be expecting out of a 40 year old cassette tape?!?! I am happy with the purchase and recommend it if you know what you're getting.One Month Update: As I surmised in my original review above, it didn't last long, so I'm changing my rating from 4 stars to one. It had been working fine and I was happy with it, then one day, it just stopped converting. The way it works is you insert your USB stick, then hold down a button till the LED turns from green to blue. Then you start your cassette playing and push another little button and the blue LED starts flashing telling you that it is converting. Well, a few minutes into the tape, the little LED would stop blinking for apparently no reason meaning the conversion had stopped. I tried "conditioning" the tape by forwarding and rewinding to eliminate any tension caused by misaligned tape in the cartridge - again to no avail. So I am returning it. But truth be told, I am just going to keep purchasing these things and returning them when they break until I finish converting all my old cassettes. It looks like one vendor sells the same thing for $25. Essentially, it's disposatech.

MATERIALES DEJAN QUE DESEAR

Á.M.H. · August 14, 2023

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Best ever for what you need it for

A.J. · May 26, 2025

Great product

ottimo acquisto in rapporto al prezzo

I.7. · July 17, 2020

Da tempo cercavo qualcosa di semplice per convertire i miei vecchi nastri mixati in digitale senza bisogno di costose schede audio e software elaborati di trattamento del suono.In definitiva l'apparecchio ha un ottima qualità del suono e consente un immediato uso delle funzioni principali.L'ho provato anche in modalità di registrazione da fonte ausiliaria in quanto non credevo che funzionasse ma ho scoperto che collegandolo all'uscita del mixer mi consente anche di convertire in modo rapido anche vecchi vinili....Certamente la qualità del suono è limitata a 128k ma per ascolto in auto o in casa è più che ottima x chi vuole una conversione in qualità professionale puo certamente usare altri sistemi... ma ricordiamoci che la fonte del suono rimane una cassetta o x i più smanettoni un disco in vinile collegato ad un mixer, non serve per registrare da fonte digitali...Che dire è un walkman che registra e legge anche gli mp3 con un uscita ausiliaria che in registrazione diventa anche ingresso ausiliario, direi proprio che per trenta euro è un ottimo acquisto... quasi quasi ne compro un altro e ne tengo uno come registratore fisso all'uscita del mio impianto.

Super pratique, ça marche!

c. · November 11, 2020

Super!! Vraiment contente!! Pouvoir avoir en numérique aussi facilement l'audio d'anciennes k7! Bon le son est pas super extraordinaire et sa dépend beaucoup de l'état de votre k7... mais sinon très facile utiliser! S'alimenter avec soit piles, soit avec un câble comme pour un téléphone portable. Possibilité de mettre un casque tout en enregistrant. Nan vraiment super moi je l'ai fait sur une clés usb, ras!

Doet wat het moet doen!

C.H. · November 16, 2022

verwacht geen wonderen. Neem redelijk goed op.