🎙️ Panasonic RQ-L31 Portable Cassette Recorder: Compact & Convenient Audio Recording Device with Slide Microphone Review

I lost an older Sony tape recorder (model unknown) which was very reliable. In an attempt to replace a lost Sony, I settled on the current generation Pasasonic RQ-L31 portable tape recorder. It's obvious that this device isn't "built" like Sony; This Panasonic RQ-L31 could certainly do the job though, although I do miss the more solid feel of the older Sony. To be honest, it looks like the current Sony generation is built to the current Panasonic standard. So I have to adapt to the new…

I had an old Sony mini cassette player. He stopped working. To my chagrin, they are no longer available. So I spent a few hours researching and bought a digital one. I thought it was defective so I sent it back, but almost immediately afterwards I found out that you have to put batteries in even if you unplugged the AC adaptor. Too bad it wasn't in the description! So. I started researching again. I ended up buying an old full size tape recorder. It wasn't the best recording device. You could…

Great recorder! Audio playback (speech) is surprisingly good at 3x recording speed. It's much better than my Sony microcassette even when the Sony is running at normal (better) recording speed. As another reviewer mentioned, one downside to 3x is that you can't play it in your auto deck (but who has those these days?!). But you can record 12 hours on a 120 minute tape at 3x speed! 6 hours off. This can be good or bad; good for capacity, bad for finding specific places e.g. the beginning of the…