I bought this cassette recorder to replace one that went bad.The recorder works as advertised. It records and plays back. There is a background noise that seems to be coming from the motor and picked up by the amplifier. But you will experience this with all cassette recorders. There are reviews on all cassette recorders referring to this noise. When these cassette recorders first to came out years ago, people didn't mind the noise because there were no quieter/digital recorders to compare these with. Therefore the noise is normal for these. The only problem I have with this recorder is the fact that the push levers, record, play, etc. are very hard to push down. They do go down and stay but with a force that makes me fear I will brake them off. I wish this could be rectified. Note: If the seller can send me one with better push levers, I will exchange.
Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]