Panasonic RQ2102 Shoe Box Recorder

I purchased the Panasonic Shoe Box recorder for my wife. She plays the organ and likes to listen to her pratice sessions for improvement. At first the sound quality wasn't good enough but I bought a external mic at Radio Shack for $10.00 and now the sound is very good, a big improvement. I purchased a Universal Cassette Mic # 3303019 from my local Radio Shack.

Best of all, she likes it!!!

I bought this cassette player and a set of headphones for someone who is legally blind and uses audio books for entertainment. She has burned through Walkman-type players in a year. This type of player is much sturdier and does not consume batteries as it runs off electric current. I taped the Pause and Record keys so they cannot be used. The last one lasted three years. This is our second.

We ordered this to play cassettes for an educational program. We were able to open it to play one of the tapes, but we were not able to eject the tape. The door will not open and we cannot get the tape out. Because of the proprietary nature of the tape, we cannot return the player until we get the tape out of the player.

I am very pleased with this Recorder. It is easy to operate and does a very good job as a recorder. There is just one problem. When recording with the built in microphone, it picks up the motor noise. This can be overcome by using a plug in mike and placing the recorder a safe distance away.

THE CASSETTE PLAYER WAS LARGER THAN DESCRIBED. IT'S NOT AROUND THE SAME SIZE AS TWO CASSETTES. IT DOES WORK VERY GOOD. DOES NOT EAT UP THE CASSETTES. IT'S A TRUSTED COMPANY. THERE IS NO LED LIGHT, FOR WHEN THE BATTERY GETS LOW. THE A/C OUTLET IS VERY HANDY, LESS TROUBLE THAN A LARGE BULKY ADAPTER. THE SOUND IS VERY GOOD. RECORDS WELL AND WHEN IN THE FF OR REWIND MODES, ALSO PLAY MODE THE CASSETTE SHUTS OFF. THIS COMES IN VERY HANDY.