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My car is equipped with only a CD player, so I needed something that would play my books on tape. I especially like the small size. If you need a portable, you'll enjoy using this one. The volume is very good. The sound is clear. This can run on 4 AA batts.(I have a Sony that needs 8 C batts.).
Here are the pluses and minuses (and read my review on the TCM-200).Pros:- Tape counter- Hyper-sensitive internal microphone (try external microphone for cleaner sound)- Erases and records almost equally on normal bias and high bias- Battery life nearly as long on NiMH batteries as on alkaline (Duracell or Energizer)- Well built- Runs on included household adapter (sound quality unaffected, unlike the TCM-200)- Great price for its features ($30 at the local Best Buy back in the day)Cons:- Would be more efficient (but maybe slightly more bulky) on 4 C batteries instead of 4 AA- Severe DC bias effect (distorted 'S' and 'T' sound, do we know)- Records below optimum on metal bias (partial erasure over previous recording)- Scratchy sound through speaker, especially after several years of use (a common problem with units of this league)This recorder won't fit in your pocket, but has a retractable handle, making it easier to carry. I would recommend this recorder, especially since I have owned it twice (the first one broken by experimentation in 1998 and the second one I still use regularly have had since 2000). The boom box had a silver-coated magnet erase head, whereas the shoebox TCM-929 has a black magnet erase head. Its microphone is as sensitive as the boom box mentioned above, and it erases and records just as well on high bias and metal bias tape. Soon got rid of it, but never forgot how great Sony's level of quality was for $80 at the local ACME store back then. The following was a consequence to reckon with (then came the digital age).Sony CFS-W455 had the best internal microphone of any boom box, and too bad I once damaged the record side's tape door with a Koosh ball a dozen years ago. Unfortunately, today, it is probably scarce as hen's teeth in the hope in finding one, if you are a fan of vintage recording equipment.Let's talk about the TCM-929. (The story about identifying erase heads' capabilities is unique and personal).
Our only option, if THEY decide to accept it, is to return it for only a portion of the money we paid for it. Find another source. This recorder may be a good one for those who received an operable machine, but it turns out BuyAccessories will not back a defective product for an exchange. That policy, for a company that is represented through Amazon, is a terrible violation of basic consumer trust and makes me sorry I ever ordered.
I use it to do old school demo tape recordings and it has worked fine. Not too bulky or anything at all. it is now that I write this.).2. bucks from Amazon, not the [.]. It is well-priced. Not much to say here at all:1. (When I got it for [.]. It works.Not much else.
ILDI WE SAT AROUND A TABLE AT A RESTAURANT EVERY WEDNESDAY AND PUT THE RECORDER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TABLE AND WE COULD HEAR HIM REALLY WELL EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS ALOT OF BACKGROUND NOISE. WE ATTEND A BIBLE STUDY AND MY HUSBAND WOULD TRY TO WRITE D0WN WHAT WAS BEING SAID AND IT WAS HARD TO WRITE AND CONCENTRATE ON OUR TEACHER. IT IS SO WONDERFUL TO COME HOME AND BE ABLE TO REVIEW EVERYTHING THAT WAS SAID.THANK YOU FOR A GREAT PRODUCT. THIS TURNED OUT TO BE A GREAT LITTLE RECORDER FOR JUST WHAT WE NEEDED. WHEN I SAW THE PICTURE OF THE SONY RECORDER IT LOOKED JUST LIKE THE GOOD OLD RELIABLE ONES WE USED TO HAVE 20 OR 30 YEARS AGO AND I DIDN'T THINK I COULD FIND ANYTHING LIKE THAT IN THE STORES, SO I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED. HIS VOICE COMES THROUGH VERY CLEARLY AND HE DOESN'T HAVE TO TALK LOUD.
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