5.0 out of 5 stars Upgraded rating to: BUY!

N.M. · May 3, 2024

(function() { P.when('cr-A', 'ready').execute(function(A) { if(typeof A.toggleExpanderAriaLabel === 'function') { A.toggleExpanderAriaLabel('review_text_read_more', 'Read more of this review', 'Read less of this review'); } }); })(); .review-text-read-more-expander:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid #2162a1; outline-offset: 2px; border-radius: 5px; } This is an updated review.After I wrote my unfortunate experience with this Gracioso Player, the seller promptly contacted me, and sent me a replacement machine. Customer service = 100%! I decided to wait a bit before updating my review, as I wanted to ensure that my first experience wasn’t repeated.I write this update as I’m listening to an 90s tape. I haven’t had the experience I had with the first tape player, and I’m confident to say that it seems that with the first player, I received an outlier product that was slightly defective. (Actually, I opened it up (not too easily) and discovered that the problem was just that one of the rubber bands was a tad loose to move a rotating wheel.)What I love about this Gracioso player:1. The sound is clear and loud enough for regular listening, even without using the earphones2. It uses the universal and easy to get USB C charger3. It keeps charge for a long time4. It’s just so convenient to record from tape to the microSD. I don’t have to use audio apps to have playable music on the go.5. The micro SD comes slotted into a USB flash disk (and it’s removable) meaning that you can record and easily play with any player compatible with a USB flash disk or micro SD6. The price is definitely worth it7. A clear digital display with a counter8. It’s easily portable: the size, and the fact that it carries chargeWhat I wish (future improvements?):1. That there was a see-through display showing the tape playing (that’s how we used to see them in the 80s and 90s!)2. That it had Bluetooth connectivity to speakers3. A variety of colours: I wish I had a choice not to buy the white4. That it had direct USB flash disk recording5. When it’s on but without the Play button pressed, it automatically plays the plugged in microSD card: I wish there was a toggle for that.All in all, this is a great Gracioso player worth buying!Previous review:Aaaargh, this product is so annoying!It worked for exactly one week, playing for about 15 hours in total, and then died out!From the look of things, it's probably the wheels that pull the tape that have stopped rotating. Not only has this caused the device to stop working, but the device has spoilt several of my 30 year old tapes as i tried to play them: the tapes have been "chewed"! And who repairs these things anymore?? So, i'm left with no functional tape player, damaged tapes, and money gone.Yet the device had so much promise, with good sound recording, and portability. I just wish it was more durable.

5.0 out of 5 stars Cassette to MP3 easy as 123

J.D.M. · May 19, 2025

Used this wonderful device to turn old cassettes into MP3 and it worked wonderfully for what I needed. The quality is good, unless your an audiophile then maybe not. Value for the money 100% worth it. This device exceeded my expectations!

4.0 out of 5 stars Good player/converter, annoying sd card adapter

S.H. · May 26, 2025

Bad first: The biggest problem was the adapter for the micro sd card- I thought the sd card was in the adapter but that side was closed off with a piece of plastic which I pried off not realizing that the plastic was part of the casement; the sd card was already in the player. Some warning about the plastic end and how to open it for the sd card would have been nice. The other bad thing is the prerecorded water audio, it plays as soon as the player is turned on and nothing is playing yet. It gets annoying hearing the water audio every time you stop a tape or the sd player.The Good: The player does what it's suppose to. I was playing cassettes that are nearly as old as me (41) and the player digitally converts them to the same sound quality that the tapes played at. So, I'm extremely pleased with the player/converter.

5.0 out of 5 stars Multifunctional

G. · June 1, 2025

Well-rounded product. Can even record speech onto a MicroSD card.

1.0 out of 5 stars Low Quality Product the CR-381 Cassette-to-MP3 Recorder Broke quickly.

l. · December 19, 2024

I had several cassette tapes I wanted to convert to MP3 format and decided to give the CR-381 a try. It arrived promptly, and I was pleased to find the battery fully charged, so I could dive right into the process.The device comes with a SIM card, which is used for storing recordings. While the card works well, I personally found it a bit too small for comfort—I was worried about misplacing it, plus it was a pain to take out and put into a third party reader to transfer data. Additionally, this added yet another step to transfer files to put them on the include USB Drive, but it’s manageable with the right setup.At first, everything worked perfectly. I recorded my first cassette, and it sounded great! The process was straightforward:Insert the cassette.Press Play on the panel to start the tape.Press Record on the digital panel.The screen displayed "Recording," and I knew it was working. Both sides of the first tape recorded without any issues, and the resulting MP3 files were easy to transfer.Unfortunately, things took a turn after the initial success after recording the first couple of tapes. The Record button would no longer work and it would not display the words "Recording" and did not record which made the product worthless. I tried several options and conditions to get it to work again with out success checking for available storage space, charging the batteries, setting the correct configuration to record, but none of these options work, I just would not record and it was worthless at that point.I ultimately returned it back to Bolo

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid Purchase for the Money

L.L. · May 22, 2025

This item performs as described and comes with good instructions. The arrved on time and was well packaged.

Great functions, at a remarkable price and looks good too

C.R.W. · November 16, 2024

(function() { P.when('cr-A', 'ready').execute(function(A) { if(typeof A.toggleExpanderAriaLabel === 'function') { A.toggleExpanderAriaLabel('review_text_read_more', 'Read more of this review', 'Read less of this review'); } }); })(); .review-text-read-more-expander:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid #2162a1; outline-offset: 2px; border-radius: 5px; } I have stacks of cassette tapes which just don't get played anymore as everything is digital now days. I have a turntable vinyl record converter to MP3 and thought there must be a cassette converter out there so I went straight onto Bolo and saw a few which didn't really impress me but then came across this little wonder and I am so very glad I did as it's a everything I wanted and more. The cassette player & mp3 converter is very well packaged with good instructions and USB cable. The device is really quite nice looking and all the buttons are easy to use and well placed with the usual buttons at the top for operating the cassette player and buttons on the front for the digital functions with a very nice and clear operational display. There is a wired earphone port but the built in speaker has good sound, OK it's not brilliant but sitting next to you at a mid-range volume it sounds good. Transferring to mp3 is very easy and I was amazed that the transfer quality is much better sounding than the actual cassette tape, I've transferred about a dozen of cassette where the music isn't available on any of the providers and it's wonderful to listen to the music again. I popped the card into my phone and downloaded the music so that I can bluetooth it to my Bose player, but I still play the tapes on this cassette player with earphones at night to chillout and enjoy the cassette as I use to, but have them backed up as the cassettes will wear and become unplayable but the digital copies are backed up for continued listening pleasure. The player came fully charged and lasted ages, it is slow charging but it does hold a good charge. An excellent device at a remarkable price!

Exactement ce que je recherchais !

M. · September 26, 2024

J'ai retrouvé de vielles cassettes audio de repas de famille enregistrés par mes parents et quel bonheur d'avoir pu non seulement les écouter mais les retranscrire en fichier audio sur la carte mémoire et ensuite mis sur mon téléphone et mon ordinateur.Très facile d'utilisation, il suffit de mettre la cassette audio et d'appuyer sur un bouton pour que le sont s'enregistre sur la carte mémoire.Vous mettez la carte mémoire dans la petite clée USB (fourni) et ensuite sur l'ordinateur et vous récupérer tous vos fichiers audio en mp3 !Le son est excellent et c'est bien là qu'on l'attend et le nec plus ultra c'est la batterie rechargeable (plus de pile !)Ce que je pourrais reprocher c'est l'ouverture du couvercle pour insérer la cassette qui n'est pas des plus pratique.Evidemment c'est du plastique, il faut donc être délicat avec les touches (à voir avec le temps...).

Macht genau das was es soll und zwar richtig gut

A.K. · June 11, 2025

Macht genau das was es soll und zwar richtig gut.Gekauft um meine alten Kassetten und Mix-Tapes zu digitalisieren. Das Ergebnis bzw. Qualität ist erstaunlich sehr gut.Zum Lieferumfang gehört auch eine 16 GB Microdisk sowie ein Microdisk-USB- Adapter + USB-C-Kabel.Man kann also direkt loslegen. Der integrierte Lautsprecher ist nicht so toll aber was erwartet man von so einem kompakten Gerät und zu diesem Preis. Durch die Audio-Out Buchse können hochwertigere Lautsprecher oder Kopfhörer angeschlossen werden. Kauf durchaus nicht bereut.

Muy bueno

J. · February 16, 2025

Cumple lo que promete de sobra. Viene con tarjeta micro SD incorporada y trae un adaptador de USB para el ordenador. Según pones la música, graba automáticamente y puedes escucharla por el altavoz que trae, que se oye bastante metálica, o por la entrada de Jack de 3.5.Muy buen producto.

Works well

M.E. · August 11, 2024

Made it much easy me to transform my fathers cassette lectures to digital mp3 ones.