Not a bad dual tape deck for the price range however it does NOT fit into ANY standard 19” rack system. The ears they included are to short in width because when they are attached the over width is 18.5” and the unit cannot be mounted as described in their add. More than one model are advertised with rack mounts and they are not useable as well. So disappointing, I contacted the chat person when registering my purchase and they told me my model didn’t come with rack mounts even the their own advertisement and the very box it comes in clearly states that it is rack mountable and comes with mounting brackets. I wonder if Pyle USA understands false advertisement. Their name best describes what I received, a 💩 Pile! Read more

There's certain cassettes that don't fit in it. Makes a lot of noise when it stops playing. As far as the sound goes it sounds good. Read more

This Cassette deck is a much bigger upgrade from my old Shoebox one I bought a little while ago now. It still has some issues. First and foremost I bought this for recording mixtapes, my car has a stereo with a cassette player and i think these are just fun to use. Thus when I bought this I had expected the Noise Reduction feature to work for recording cassettes, It doesn't. However it dose work when you are playing a tape encoded With DNR B (Dolby Noise Reduction Type B.) If you are trying to record a tape with DNR encoded audio then all is not lost, if you have a PC you can get the application DDi Codec. This will let you encode your music files with DNR B or C, It is an extra 15$ though. As for the Playback, I have no complaints. Both deck A & B work well and playing a DNR tape with noise reduction works as well. To add Highspeed dubbing on this works quite well, no complaints. For the Build its so so. The decks themself are okay, the buttons are flimsy which is my main concern. when I depress the record / play buttons on deck B I can see a large amount of flexing. On the positive it seems its not going to be a problem as it doesn't bend far enough to permanently bend. Also it should be noted that its Pretty light, This seems like a problem but I've found that you can move the deck when trying to press the record button on Deck B. Overall its pretty good for 140$ but don't expect miracles Read more

It showed up later than usual. But that's ok. Better late than never. Lol. I just hooked it up. It works! What else can I say? I don't have any blank tapes to try to record something. Read more

I really love this dual cassette deck even if it does have some shortcomings. But if you think about the alternative you’ll agree this is a good value. I’ve been playing my old cassettes all week and I’m super happy with my purchase and I would highly recommend this deck! First, the pros: 1. Low cost. The alternative is spend $500 to $600 for other brands. 2. Sounds great 3. Recording is easy and also sounds great 4. Removable deck doors for easy cleaning 5. Has quality TRW motors AND CSG deck mechanisms 6. Has auto stop if the spindle gets jammed which prevents tapes from being eaten. 7. Dynamics Noise Reduction which is not included on the updated 659D 8. Zero wow and flutter (big plus) Cons: 1. Deck doors open very slowly (15 seconds to fully open) 2. Appearance/construction looks and feels very cheap 3. I really dislike all writing. They make this look really busy and more cheap. Read more