A walkman that I just got sounds distorted. On some songs the vocals sounds like they're underwater, but some songs sound better than others. I've cleaned the head, capstan, and pinch rollers. The belt is brand new, and gears are cleaned. I can't even give an audio example because the damn thing won't connect to a speaker, only headphones. What's wrong with it?

I've seen multiple sellers on eBay selling stuff that looks like this. They say it's an official cassette tape, imported from Indonesia, essentially. I'm curious if these are actually authentic.

Either if very little of these listings are authentic, or if most of these listings are authentic.

When I put a cassette tape in my walkman, the rollers, not the pinch roller but the two big rollers at the middle are not rolling up the cassette and it spills from the top which results in it getting stuck on the pinch roller. Anyone know a fix? Video of what happens

I only recognize one song on it lol

I need a belt for my jvc rcx510, I've looked everywhere but I can't find one anywhere. Any suggestions on where to look or find?

Just did my first release on hydro dipped cassettes! Supper proud of how these guys turned out! (Check out PACT if you like emo music 😤)

i have been slowly acquiring all of Weird Al's stuff on vinyl or cassette whenever i come across it and walked out with a bunch of tapes.

I’m trying to make my own Jcards for some mixtapes, but I don’t know how to design them. I don’t use photoshop and whenever I finish a design and try to print it, it never comes out with the same dimensions as I design it on. Can someone help me please!

Hi all, I bought this cheap Sylvania Cassette player from best buy and it is playing my cassette at a slightly higher pitch than my other deck. I also don’t see the screw to adjust the playing speed. Am I missing something here or is it common for cheap players.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Got a bunch of cassetes for super cheap, about $15 for all. Checking the tapes out now to see which ones are good. Most of the cases are beat up and cracked but I can easily replace the cases with ones off Amazon. I'm exited to see what imma find.

Hello guys!

I'm doing my bachelor's thesis on listening to cassettes in the digital age. Could you please help me if you have bought a cassette in the past 5 years?

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Walked into a garage sale, spotted this and said "Nice boombox, I've got one similar it!' (I have a CFD-510) and the lady goes "Oh, that thing we haven't used in a while, you want it?"

And I'm like... "Well, if you're willing to let go sure..." and she goes "It's free, take it!"

Needs some TLC and slight repairs.

I was on the hunt for a unique looking cassette player for a short film I’m making, which centers around a radio station and mysterious cassette tape. I lucked out and found this awesome unit.

I finally get to listen to a cassette I bought from one of my favorite up and coming bands that I bought a year ago at one of their shows. I’m excited for my tape collecting journey. Anyway, here’s to physical media!

I want a walkman that works. I want a walkman that I don't have to constantly fuck with to make it work. I already have a walkman that I'm fixing up, but I want one that works. So I'm saying fuck it, and I'm gonna get a nice refurbished one from Retrospekt. So I come to y'all, to ask which of their offerings is gonna give me the most bang for my buck? Which is gonna have the most features, best sound, etc. while not being *too* expensive. I don't really have a budget since the average is like $400.

the green light still shows up when I plug it up, which it preventing it from charging. any way to fix this issue?