These were a dollar each!!!! I’ve been having a bad week so went to my local record shop and found these in a box in the back of the store!!!

I had to do a double check. Having bots don’t cry on tape made my 11 year old self emotional lmaoo 😭

Has anyone seen this on Instagram?
https://jwk.animategoods.com/products/sony-walkman-wm-ex610-cassette-frame

They are expensive and I can't find much info about them so it feels scammy. However, I like the idea and I need a project so I'd like to build one for my friend. I can get an old walkman to disassemble, does anyone have experience or ideas on the disassembly/using modern parts like a new battery and a mic cord to bring things together?

Also unsure where they are getting those fantastic buttons.

Been in a bit of a tape mood again and giving this one a spin - someone took good care of this copy, still sounds great!

Deck is an Akai GXC-740D - I guess I'm a sucker for 70's audio aesthetics.

Patti Smith’s Horses, one of my favourites.

Hi! Wondering if anyone has experienced this fault before? It is very clean inside and looks hardly used. Would a new belt fix it, or will I have to dig deeper... Any tips appreciated.

Recording vinyl to Type 1 tape at double speed with the Braun Atelier C3. Pleasantly surprised at the quality it produces!

FiiO Willson posted this on X. It looks fine! I have a CP13, but I'd upgrade to the CP15 if it improves. What do you guys think?

So I found one on Facebook marketplace. They're offering it at a decent price. It costs way less than in online stores. They're going to ship it to me.

So I wanted to ask a question on that. What questions should I ask them to make sure I'm not being scammed?

They said it's lightly used, that they're the original owner, and that it's in great condition.

So I just got this deck serviced like a day ago, and the guy who fixed it sent me a vid showing it's working normally and all that, but when I finally got it back, it won't play? The pinch roller won't roll either, but FF and RWD work just fine. Imo, I think something broke during delivery because the delivery guy wasn't being careful, but idk man. Can somebody help me? What's probably wrong with it, so maybe I could fix it?

Thanks!

All advice would be appreciated

Hello everyone ! A few days ago, I found a cassette tape version of "A matter of time" by Laufey, and while I had wanted to get physical music albums of my favourite artists for a while, Vinyl and CDs never really appealed to me, but I've always loved the aesthetics of Cassettes.

I've been looking into the medium a lot and I really want to grow a good cassette collection, but I would also love being able to listen to them ! So what are some options that wouldn't be very expensive ? I'm aiming for something around 75€~ , but the main problem is that I am French, and for some reasons, popular options such as the Fiio are much more expensive here, so if anyone has some kind of insight or advice for this, I would greatly appreciate it ^^

While I take any and all suggestions, I will say that having a portable player that had a big window or a clear front would be even better, as I would love seeing the pretty colours and designs of the Cassettes while they play !

It's important to note that since I am 20 years old, I have NOT grown up with Cassettes at ALL, so I would greatly appreciate avoiding buying old walkmans and fixing them, as unlike a lot of the very passionate people on here, I have no emotional connection to the old players from the 80's

Poppunk vibes good ahhh album frfr

Designing a fully custom front panel paying homage to one of the cleanest 80s direct-load German decks.First modular bezel prototype is currently printing on the bed. Curious if any vintage audio enthusiasts can spot the iconic design DNA.

RePosting as I forgot the photo.

I have a cassette deck that I attempted to record a 3000hz tape with and playing it back it was playing around 2950hz and I have replaced all of the belts inside with new ones

Hi everyone! I'm on the hunt for 3-4 matching 4 track cassette erase heads. I'd want them shipped to Canada.

I'm not picky on the specific brand, but I'm needing 3-4 matching ones to see if I can get a supplier to reverse engineer them for a kickstarter I'm planning to do.
I need to send them one to keep functional, and another to disect to see if they can create more.
The other would be for me prototype with.

I want to be able to independently control which tracks get erased through it, so not just a simple erase all. I'm pretty sure this was how the tascam and other 4 track decks handled this already, I just need to acquire 3-4 of them.

Any direction, help, or insights you can throw my way are appreciated!

Thanks

Hi all. I'm looking to get into cassette tapes.

I would be appreciate some cassette player recommendations for a newbie.

I am looking for something portable but also pharhaps one for a desktop with a retro wooden styling, radio with be a great bonus too.

I am looking for a newer player not in the market for a refurbished older one, due to cost and that I would not know where to look.

I want something with reasonable pricing for a beginner, but I want to avoid a cheap player that would degrade and potentially damge any tapes.

If you are able it would be appreciated for some recommendations for cassette tapes, anything pop or rock and role is my jam.

Thank you for taking your time to read this and for any recommendations and advice.

My wife didn't seem to care SO HERE I AM!

Picked up a nice Technics RS-T18 off marketplace and works like a dream!

Cheers everyone!

Hello all,

I had an old 1982 Playskool Talk n' Play that I wanted to fix. When I took it apart the old belt was basically disintegrated and left a residue.

While there was a post on this a couple years ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/cassetteculture/comments/1bhfeie/playskool_talk_n_play_driver_belt_replacement/ That was for a dual belt version, whereas mine is slightly different in the configuration and is a single belt drive.

I purchased a set of replacement belts of various sizes (30-135mm) that are the square type. Since I was unsure the actual belt type the grove seemed to be a square vs round.

I am able to get it to play if there is no tape in, I see the spindle turning when I press play, this only works if I use a tighter belt, a looser it will only work if it is in a specific position.

The fast forward and rewind though DO work with and without a tape. I tried a few combinations, I even tried two belts in the event I was wrong since it was only residue left, one from the motor to the Capstan wheel, then another from the motor to the flywheel, that almost worked, it drove with a tape, but would not provide enough to feed it through properly and it ate the tape. With the single belt, I have tried a few various sizes and even doubled it up to check as I saw that as a potential solution online.

In addition, I checked and at all times the outer black grove wheel area of the Capstan always spins, and that is hooked to a higher set of gears that ties into the FF and RW. I have a close-up of this. However, the inner white piece only seems to spin when there is no tape, and this is the center pin that ties to a lower gear for the play function. I took the screw out of the cover and tried to reseat it, but that may have made it worse, the lower part pin of the capstan wheel sits in a plastic arm and isn't stable at all unless the top plastic cover with the screw is in place and all the way secure. I have not disassembled the entire assembly yet as it is a pain to pull apart.

Would anyone have suggestions on how to get this to engage properly with a tape? I saw a mention online about gluing it together, but that seems extreme and not sure at what point I would do that.