The 6 Best mix Tape players (2023 reviews)

Jensen makes beautiful and outstanding player with classic and higher-grade materials. This recorder has a mono head, but does output from both channels, however one of the channels is phase inverted so rather than getting a normal centered mono output you get an out of phase 'inside your head' sort of sound. It works well and feels very solid and sturdy. The cassette section is not the last word in steadiness, but solo piano and guitar tapes play steadily enough so the listener won't get seasick. It is ideal to carry in a purse, or a daypack.

There's a fair degree of background hiss in the recordings made on this machine, but it can be significantly reduced by using an extenser mic. It is perfect for playing tapes and listening to the radio. A built-in FM/am stereo tuner lets you choose from a wide variety of radio, talk and music programming.

Why We Like This:

Very nice little retro cassette player
Works like intended, simple to use, kinda bad audio quality
Plays cassettes am/fm radio with or without earplugs

Best With All kinds Of Tapes: Byronstatics mix Tape Player

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Not everyone likes to purchase player for their daily usage, but the byronstatics mix tape player would be an anomoly. It is nice to have a tape player around the house again. This walkman uses 2 AAA batteries (no included) or an usb power supply (no included), if you use the usb power recommend remove any battery first. It comes with ear buds that are comparable to the free ones you get on an airplane. The speaker sounds tinny and quiet, even at max volume it is like a kid's toy quality.

The cassette player is applied to a regular cassette, the size is 3.5 * 5.25inch. It is lightweight and easy to use and is reasonably priced. It’s especially good if you want to bring out the old family music or old mix tapes and you don’t want to keep a whole boom box around.

Why We Like This:

Easy to use, plug and play, no need a drive
Easy transfer capability with fair quality
Rewind, fast forward, stop, play and record button are easy to see and use
Mono sound, so it only plays out of both headphones, only acoustic

Best With counter: Jensen Great Tape Recorder

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The jensen great tape recorder is capable of outshining several other player featured in this list in overall features in its price range. This machine does everything a retro, analog user needs for it to do. It is perfect for those older books on cassettes. You can record using the built-in microphone or the included external microphone with a handy desk stand. It is used for recording board meetings. The sound of the recorder moving parts when recording &/or playing is noticeable. It is very portable and works fine.

The recording quality is fairly low, it's very difficult to get the recording button to stay down, and the Auxiliary jack works once and won't work anymore. This is a very nice recorder.

Why We Like This:

Good sound quality, easy to use and allows for lengthy taping
Touch record button, and an automatic voice level control
Compact cassette recorder with external microphone and ac/dc power supply

Best For PC: DIGITNOW mix Tape Player

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Best part: digitnow mix tape player costs comparatively low and it is available to ship in 24 hours. This little device is a perfect, inexpensive, no frills way to convert audio cassettes to MP3s. It works perfectly, cool to hear some old audio whenever you want now. There's no static, or cut off, no hissing when you transfer your cassettes to mp3, so you can enjoy crystal clear sound quality to rediscover old songs and relive your memories. It is a very light-weight plastic, so no points for durability, but if you need something to convert "lost" cassette tapes to mp3 form, this little unit does the job very well.

The audio on the tape begins to play, the recording scroll will show corresponding spikes. It comes with tape converter software to guide you through transfer. It takes a minute to get used to opening it.

Why We Like This:

Everything you need to digitize cassette tapes
Yields very good quality mp3 audio
Powered by usb cable or 2 aa batteries

Best For Price: Gracioso mix Tape Player

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Best part: gracioso mix tape player costs comparatively low and it is available to ship in 24 hours. If you want better sound than the tape itself, the portable cassette player also has a 3.5mm earphone jack. It easily fills the entire room with music. The small design allows you to hold it in one hand. It is easy to use but would be nice if there were an option to monitor volume level visually.

The tape player is equipped with a premium movement, so you will no longer be afraid to ruin tapes and listen to music on tape easily. The sound is pretty good as well. This converter is so very easy to use and the sound quality matches the originals. It doesn't take up much space and is easy to carry in your bag or pocket.

Why We Like This:

Easy to use and it works
Battery life is quite decent as well even while recording
Outstanding for cassette conversion to mp
You can take it outdoors after fully charged

Best For car: Petella mix Tape Player

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Next on the list, we've got yet another player that manages to win our hearts. It's the petella mix tape player and it's widely considered as one of the best convenient player you can buy. It comes with a lightweight and compact design, it’s not just a recorder and you can use it as a standard vintage walkman that plays your collected tapes. It comes with a metal cassette deck and stable magnetic head, so you can transfer your cassettes to mp3 files and enjoy crystal clear sound quality. You can connect this cassette player to headphones, earbuds, or an audio port to your car speakers via 3.5mm aux jack.

The disk sound dial is easy to use. It comes with a usb cable, support to convert old mix tapes and cassette to mp3 mp3 format on laptop/pc or burn to cd. It is really easy to use and if you do not use cassettes then you’ll learn pretty fast.

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