Hamilton Buhl D132 Classroom Cassette Player - 2 Station, 1 Watt (HA802) Review

Very disappointed with this product. Recorded and played back sounded good. Trouble is, he rarely did! Sometimes it was excellently recorded and reproduced. Next time it didn't work. Or he recorded it but played it back later! When using an external microphone or the built-in microphone, you must be very close to the microphone or it will be lost completely. I've been using cassette players for years with no problems and ordered this recorder via expedited shipping. Came without a protective…

I bought this player/recorder to replace a similar Radio Shack recorder that had been in service for over 20 years. The registrar was sent in a storage box without any protection whatsoever. I examined the radio and found no damage; However, I can tell right away that it was poorly made compared to the old recorder. I decided to give it a chance and started playing my tapes. On the first day of use it damaged two of my cassettes which I couldn't get out of the stuck player. At this point I…

This is a much better and far more reliable tape recorder than the Chinese made small player style portable recorders. . Yes, it's made in China too, but with more emphasis on quality. It's not your old Panasonic or Sony tape recorder, but it does the job. This model plays MP3 audio files from a USB flash drive and plays and records cassettes. It also has a microphone input (with or without a remote switch) suitable for a handheld or lavalier microphone for recording purposes. In addition, it…