FiiOCP13 Cassette Player (Transparent)

I can’t fault the sound and design - it’s truly beautiful. I really thought with no Dolby NR the tape hiss would be overbearing but no, the amp that has been used is pure quality and produces beautiful highs, mids and tight bass with very little feedback. The one thing lacking which would have been perfect is if a Bluetooth transmitter was built in but I knew this wasn’t present before purchasing - maybe a newer model will address this missing function. This can be rectified by purchasing a Bluetooth 3.5mm jack (slots into the headphone jack) and you can then transmit the players music to Bluetooth headphones/speakers etc - a simple fix for £10 or so. If you’ve been searching for a quality modern day portable cassette player you may have just found it

For the first time cassette player gets the attention to quality it really deserves.I've tried a couple of cheap Chinese cassette players but as expected their build quality and sound did not even deserve that couple of pounds I've paid for them. I've tried to revive two Walkmans. One was in almost genuine state. It worked for like 2 weeks and then burned something in the amp circuit. Still quality of the sound wasn't what I remember from my youth.Now enter FiiO CP13. Simple design, still solid and adopted to current technology. I've tried it with FiiO FD3 Pro and AKG 712. I've used TDK D90 recorded on my Sansui SC-1300. FiiO earphones gave me high performance hit with acuity quite unnatural to cassette. AKG 712 on the other hand gave me that I needed - sound sweet like a honey.I am planning to buy a spare just in case they vanish from the market.

This cassette player is nice and solid in build, the sound is very good and natural whilst listening through headphones. When i hook it up to my hi fi system it sounds amazing to my ears, the control buttons function very well and the battery when charged will last for many hours. Remember this is a cassette player only and not a recorder so be aware of that. I think this cassette player is very good quality, so would i recommend it ? Of course i will i love it 5/5.

Waiting for version 2.0It is good device, but few things are will make it perfect.If You using with Fe (type I) it is nothing wrong. Maybe two things - initially everything feels so tight in tolerance (it was tricky to fit casette and close door - but it become more slack and easier over time) At first run need few minutes to grease spread out for mech running smoothly. But this is normal for new machines - be aware of this.Volume output is loud - louder than anything i used before - i advise to start with very minimal volume and try to steady increase volume - it is painfully loud at 50% ;). Noises are reasonable - nothing more than usual.---If You using Cr tabes (type II) is bad, due to this type audio characteristic - this is sound wrong - no tape selector or simple eq "bass boost"... Still You can play these tapes - but not best experience.It has good value - but unforunately i only can recommend for type I tapes.

Audio quality not great

Very good.Solid quality.Buttons are mechanical and very sturdy.Screen opens smoothly and does not feel cheap.First time buy of a cassette player and I would heavily reccomend it to anyone whose looking for a good quality sturdy and solid piece of audio equipment.

A cheap clunky cassette player in a metal case. Horrid wow and flutter if you move or jog the device. sounds tinny and cheap. Hissy and buzzy through the headphones before you even insert a tape! Cassette door/holder is awkward and fiddly to use. For this price I would at least expect full auto stop and maybe a selector for chrome/metal tapes. On the plus side, erm, no sorry there isnt a plus side.

Nice looking product and felt well made but it struggled to play my old cassettes and was very inconsistent. One minute it played a cassette just fine, the next minute it refused to play the exact same cassette. The old Walkmans were much better.