📼 Coby CX-C21 Portable Stereo Cassette Player (Discontinued by Manufacturer) Review

Listened to the book on tape and the mechanism broke on the last page of the last cassette so it pretty much lasts 12 hours. I tried changing the batteries but without much pleasure. Sending the battery in to the manufacturer for repair under their generous 90-day warranty costs $6 plus shipping. So it's cheaper to buy another one, except it's not worth buying another one as it's likely to break again. A little less than a dollar for an hour of gameplay, I don't think it's worth it.

The Coby CX-21 is an inexpensive but suitable stereo cassette player for the home or outdoors. Sound quality is good, but the device isn't shielded and picks up static, which can be quite loud, from any wireless source. I couldn't use the player on an airplane or near my microwave when it was on. The player has no rewind to see what you just played and the fast forward control is slow. To play the second side of the tape, you must take out the cassette and turn it over. If it weren't for the…

I ordered this small cassette player because I had to listen to old records and I didn't want the cassette player to be too expensive. I tried this product and was surprised that it played and sounded so good through the headphones that came with it. It's compact, so it was convenient for me to put it in my purse. I had issues with the AA batteries I normally use, but the AA batteries that were perfect were the Eveready batteries. I am completely satisfied with this product. The company was…