Marilyn S.
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2025
Fabulous reception and clear sound.
Albert M. Kwan
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2025
Good productor playing tapes
BN
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2024
I was surprised at the sound that comes out of this box, I bought this to use at the drive in along with my other speaker to create a theater sound, works beautifully together, just plug in a aux cord to the aux outlet on my speaker then plug in the other end to the radio on the side where it says phone ,also this radio uses both a plug or batteries so it’s portableYou could even use this radio alone at the drive in , it has good sound
Eddie
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2024
Stopped working properly after few weeks, station control, volume control and the tone control when bad you can’t even touch them because it sounds like the speakers are blowing out a very loud noise and you won’t be able to get any radio stations. Useless radio!
Jozy
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2023
I haven't added video because I think the ones already up are quite accurate. So if that looks good to you for the price then go right ahead.Once I got the unit I put an old Stevie Wonder cassette from 1980 I bought at a charity shop a couple years ago but never played. Everything sounded great - similar to a classic Sanyo or Technics unit from those days.The radio is 100% legit just like a unit from 1982. If you like listening to games on the radio then this will work much better than a clock radio. Heard some hip hop on a college radio station on the FM dial sounded crystal clear perfect stereo.Also has all the blue tooth functions and USB so you can easily plug a CD-R player in to listen to CDs. I put 4 D batteries in for the old school appeal and it fired up like Back To The Future.Love this thing. Was going to buy the silver one but I decided someone else should have it for a holiday gift. maybe next year I'll get an upgraded model!EDIT: HAD IT FOR A MONTH NOW NO ISSUES 4 Ds still pumping tunes getting the game nice also bluetooth connection is very strong and in stereo. Great sound. Tape deck is fine too. I don't digitize old tapes can't review that. But I didn't want that - honestly if you have super rare live cassette tapes that need to be digitized because of sentimental value don't get this, just go to a local audio dealer they can help you in fine style. That old New Edition mixtape from 1983 you want to play? guaranteed Amazon music can hook you up with a nice 70s or 80s mix if you ask nice
Timothy M. Arends
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2021
I must admit I got a bit of a 1980s nostalgic retro thrill when I unboxed this vintage style boom box. It is a bit “blingier” than the ones I had back in the day with its bright silver case and shiny chrome trim. It has a slightly better sound than similarly sized radios I compared it with. So why my rating of only three stars? The USB port / built-in digitizing features built into the side did not work for me! The included card promised that the manufacturer was committed to helping customers resolve any problems, but I could not get assistance either on the phone or by email. Since I bought it to digitize my cassettes to computer format, this was a major downer. I can still do it by running a patch cord from the unit’s Headphone jack to my computer, but this will only work with an older computer that has an audio-in Port. On a minor cosmetic note, the radio dial pointer was slightly lopsided.
Rick Hoyt
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2021
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Ken_Ind
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2021
I also own the smaller Riptunes boombox that's sold here on Amazon. I bought this one in hopes that the cassette recording capability would be better than the other one, but unfortunately it seems it's not. More on that below.The AM, FM, shortwave radio works credibly well, with good to very good reception on all bands. The biggest limitation is the tuner, which is a thumb wheel on top, rather than a knob as you typically see on units of this size. This makes it a little hard to pinpoint weak stations, but with a steady hand you can manage. Strong stations are no problem.Bluetooth works well and pairs right up. If you put in a micro SD card or USB drive, the unit will automatically default to that when it is in "BT/TF USB" mode. Sound quality through Bluetooth and USB is this unit's strongest suit. Put some good music through it and it sounds very pleasant. And, it gets nice and loud, so you could play it at the picnic or in the backyard.Playing cassettes works fine. They're muddier sounding than Bluetooth/SD/USB but, you know, they're cassettes. The problem comes if you try to record on this: The recorded audio sounds too "hot" and distorted, as if the automatic level control is set too high. Exactly the same problem as the other Riptunes unit. You can get a halfway passable tape recording out of it if you record a Bluetooth source and experiment with different volume settings on your connected device to find which one will give you the clearest audio, but even at best the recording you get is nothing to write home about. But, if all you want to do is play tapes you're good to go. Just as an FYI, the only currently-available boombox I know of that'll make good quality cassette recordings is the Sony CFD-S70. It's about the same price as this one on Amazon. It lacks Bluetooth/SD/USB capability but it has an Aux input so you can run other audio through it - and record it on tape if you want - that way. The Sony also has a CD (w/MP3 format) player and this Riptunes unit doesn't have a CD player, so it's just a trade-off based on what you want.So the four-star is an average. If you want to make your own 80s-esque mix tapes, forget it, this gets one star for recording. But I give it four stars for radio and tape playing, five stars for Bluetooth/USB/SD playing.