Memorex - Cassette Player with AM/FM Radio - Gray
Model: MD2280
SKU: 5568321
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Customers regard the Cassette Player with AM/FM Radio as easy to use and appreciate its portability and inclusion of AM/FM radio functionality. However, many customers express concerns about the sound quality and the reliability of the cassette player mechanism itself. Some also find the price to be high for the perceived quality of the product. Additional issues were noted with the battery compartment and the lack of a rewind function.
The player is a perfect size, but for some reason it only plays with the earphones attached. Perhaps I didn't understand how it works, but I followed all the instructions. And there was no recording capability, which I didn't realize until I opened the package. The controls were fairly simple to use, and the sound was just OK with the earphones. All in all, a vastly inferior product to the cassette players of old. I returned it, and am still on the hunt for a good player.
Posted by Klutzfingers
I wanted to buy a simple cassette player for my mom to listen to audiobooks. This seemed to be perfect but it was far from it. It began when I inserted batteries and it would not turn on. After trying everything including new batteries, I examined the battery compartment and found that the little Quality Control (ha) sticker was stuck to one of the terminals. I removed it with tweezers, inserted batteries and it worked. I first tried the radio but could not pick up a station. No problem, it was for tapes. I then tried to insert a cassette tape but it wouldn’t go in. After repeated attempts, I saw that you had to very carefully guide the tape past the ridges in the mechanism just the right way for it to go in. Not gonna happen with my 90 year old mom. At last I was able to play a tape but even at low volume was unintelligibly distorted. I thought maybe it was a bad spot on the tape so I’ll rewind it and try again. But AGGHH, there’s no rewind on this model. Other tapes had the same problem. Needless to say, I returned it for a refund. Unless you are a masochist or live for challenges, don’t buy this product.
Posted by PeterD
This wasn't just bad, it was totally nonfunctional. The cassette tape player didn't work. And the volume control was stuck in one position. The radio played but the reception was poor. This item was of such poor quality that should be pulled off the shelves immediately. I returned mine the next day. Best Buy representatives handled the situation well and credited my account.
Posted by itbear
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