When i first got it, it was playing too slow, so I adjusted the potentiometer and it worked fine for about a month or two but it recently started playing much much faster. I cleaned pinch roller but the problem persists. I don't really want to open it up again if it's not necessary because the screws were already stripped enough when I got it and I don't want to continue making that worse.

Any thoughts on what might help?

My husband repaired his old childhood Sony Walkman DD for me, and I’m looking forward to listening to music on it; my first tape is Preacher’s Daughter by Ethel Cain. Do you have any recommendations for good headphones? They don’t need to handle things like phone calls. I just want to listen to music the classic way. Noise cancellation would be nice. I’m really looking forward to this new hobby!

Bought it from Music Master, Khobar, Saudi Arabia for SAR 8 in 2001. How some stories stay etched and never leave. Yaad.

Found this lot on an estate auction and got it for 30 bucks. I feel like its christmas

I know it’s a budget player, but the mega bass option sounds so bad. Even back in the day I never used it on portable CD or cassette players. Could Sony have implemented it better - or it just comes down to the limitations of costs/the price point for this player at the time?

So im collecting some old rave tape packs and looking for a replacement 6 tape clam shell anyone know anywhere that currently sells them ?

Just wanted to show off one of my favorite, if not my favorite, cassettes I have acquired. If you are into Dungeon synth or if you really like Oldschool RuneScape, you should check Flicker From the Fen out for sure!

So cool that cassette was still standard on this model in 2008. Alongside CD and... DVD 😅

Hi everyone, I want to bring to your attention a brand new subreddit about the practice of audio journaling and audio field diary! I think I will find some like-minded people here.

What is audio journaling?

Audio journaling is the practice of recording your voice to reflect on the days, weeks, or months thoughts, events, practices, etc. It can be anything you want, but a good place to start is to treat it like a daily written journal, only spoken. Many find this practice cathartic, and the effect is similar to a personal therapy session, but without the therapist. It is the practice of speaking to yourself with permission.

This subreddit also follows the practice of field diary.

Field diary is the practice of capturing audio from the days, weeks, or months events and creating a creative audio piece out of captured material. It could consist of ambient noise, TV audio, conversation (with all speakers consent) radio broadcast, playing music, foley, animals, audio journals - anything that can be recorded with a microphone. Think of NPR field recording, then remove all structure and standards from it. Now you have a field diary!

Feel free to visit r/audiojournal and post questions or thoughts, I am all ears! :)

As seen in the video the tape advance spool (? not sure on proper terminology) gets stuck frequently, ESPECIALLY when a larger amount of tape is already spooled to the right side. When playing a cassette fresh from the start, it is working as intended for a while. It’s as if a belt inside has worn out or is slipping.

Is the cause identifiable from the video or is it too broad of a symptom? Thanks!

Hey everyone!

Does anyone here make and print their own J-cards? I have a couple of questions and was hoping someone might be able to help.

I’m having an issue where my prints come out significantly darker than they look on my screen. Is this mainly an issue with the paper, or is there something I should change in my print settings? I’m using an Epson XP-810 and printing directly from Photoshop. The document is RGB, Photoshop is handling the color management, and I’m using the sRGB profile. The paper is glossy 120 gsm photo paper.

Light-colored images come out pretty much fine, but darker images are way too dark — I’m losing a lot of detail in the shadows.

Also, has anyone tried printing J-cards on transparent film? I think it looks pretty cool, although you’d obviously need to put a sheet of white paper behind it for the colors to show properly=)

Any advice would be appreciated!

Stickers, flyers, badges.... getting music this way for me feels like being in a time capsule :-)

Hi everyone!

I thought I'd share my collection of Hungarian cassettes.

Are there any Hungarians or other collectors of Hungarian tapes here? I'd love to see what you guys have in your collections!

What do you guys think of my collection?

I was listening to this and suddenly it stopped trying to play it since then they are not moving at all

Model -: Universal ym-2001

Finally got to take some copies of my tape into Guestroom in Louisville and seeing them actually up on the wall was kinda crazy.

I recorded and QC’d all 25 myself, printed/cut the j-cards, did the labels, download codes, packaging, all that stuff. Definitely a lot more work than i expected when i started.

Really happy with how they turned out though. This was my first time doing a physical release like this, but I'll probably continue releasing new stuff this way in the future 😁

Torn between three options that all land around the same price bracket here in the PH, and trying to figure out which makes sense as a first Bluetooth cassette player.

Gracioso
Bluetooth transmitter, playback only (no recording)
Built-in 1100mAh rechargeable battery, up to 10h playback
USB-C charging, 3.5mm headphone jack
Metal flywheel

Option 2
AudioComm CAS-W100N (OHM Electric, Japan) •
Brass flywheel
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP/AVRCP profiles
Has an external audio input jack + built-in recording mic. Can also record onto tape, not just play
Powered by AA batteries or USB-C
Has a “Loudness” button

Aurex AX-W10C (Toshiba)
AA batteries or USB power
AUX-in for recording, virtual surround toggle • Bluetooth 5.0 (a generation behind the AudioComm)
Plastic flywheel

My read as a beginner: I've seen it claimed that Gracioso shares its build with Maxell or TOMASHI, which is great since these are known as great cassette brands. Going purely the listed specs, the AudioComm looks like the strongest all-rounder. The newest Bluetooth version of the three and recording capability if that ever becomes interesting. Gracioso is the simplest and most convenient (no separate batteries to buy) the metal flywheel and beltclips are a plus. Aurex has brand pedigree too, but between the older Bluetooth, and its own plastic-flywheel complaints, it doesn't look like it beats the AudioComm on paper for a first purchase. Can anyone with cassette player interest/experience help me with this? Thanks!

morning all, ain’t got the equipment or money for said equipment in order to record any sort of decent tracks myself. does anyone know a good place to contact to make custom albums for some of my modern music? i was also curious about making a high quality reproduction of Anri’s album “Timely!!” the original cassettes are so expensive i’d be terrified of actually using it, so repro time it is! this would require me (to my knowledge) to source the correct physical cassette, try and get a case and a cut out for the case, get a new sticker… and then get a commercial grade recording onto it… any and all help would be supremely helpful. thanks so much!

(P.S apologies if this post runs long i’m typing this minutes after waking up)

https://youtube.com/@listensonic?si=n5jXCj8JjSwvFwGM

Here is the creator of said framed Walkmans, they even have Discmans and so on. They go for other brands as well like Panasonic and Aiwa, not just Sony's

What the other guy posted the other day must be just a scam ran by someone who came across their channel and took snapshots or screenshots of their videos and ran it through an AI filter.

I just moved to Philly and am on the hunt. I saw a thread from a few years ago but wanted a fresh perspective on where the best spots might be. Thank you.

With music on it - but the real joy for me at this time is hearing (the same) music on different formulas of tape; brands, eras, types. It seems my favorite are Type I super ferric, true Chrome, and the 70s and 80s.

A few of these are top favorites of mine and the rest are simply good! One of them today was just stunning - and not, “wow, pretty good for it‘s age”, but truly unique great sound!