Metal Flywheels in a $35 Cassette Player

While looking through Amazon, I came across one of the inexpensive, portable cassette players with copper flywheels. In addition, it was auto-reverse and a clear, transparent case. Well, that was too much for me to pass up, especially with the price. Once I received the purchase and started testing, the quality of the deck wasn't too my liking, and based on the reviews, I thought maybe it was just a poorly designed unit, so I requested a replacement, which is the unit we are looking at today. How does it stack up to older, walkman-style cassette players or the newer devices from Fiio and We Are Rewind? Let's find out on today's episode. Amazon Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/4ay7aoH Table of Contents: 00:00 - Introduction 00:40 - Opening Titles 00:50 - Unboxing 04:45 - Ambient sample audio tests 06:15 - Wow & Flutter 07:40 - Adjusting speed and Azimuth tutorial 10:11 - Testing Auto-reverse 10:52 - MP3 testing with Audacity 11:40 - Thoughts and Conclusion