| | |  | Cassette Players & Recorders | Home » » » » » Coby CX144 Portable AM/FM Cassette Player/Recorder | | | | | | | Description: | | The Coby CX-144 Portable AM/FM Cassette Player/Recorder is a simple yet functional solution for your portable radio needs. Its sleek yet classic design features a full-range speaker system and headphone jack for private listening. One-touch and automatic level control recording is perfect for storing that memorable radio hit onto cassette tape. Auto stop cassette player, AM/FM radio,Automatic level control recording, One-touch recording, Soft eject cassette door, Full-range speaker system, 3.5mm headphone jack, FM telescopic antenna, 110/220V dual voltage, Requires 4 x "D" batteries (not included). | | | Features: | |
• AM/FM Tuner, Auto Stop Cassette Player
• Automatic Level Control Recording (ALC), One Touch Recording, Soft Eject Cassette Door
• Wide Range Speaker System, Slide Volume Control
• LED Station Indicator, 3.5mm Headphone Jack
• FM Telescopic Antenna
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 13.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 6.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 3.5 pounds | | Package Length:
| 12.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 6.2 inches | | Package Weight:
| 3.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 47 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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38 of 38 found the following review helpful:
 Mine was just horribleNov 30, 2005
By MFP
"MFP"
I really urge everyone to stay far away from this product if you value your cassettes. The one I purchased mangled the first cassette I put in (an irreplaceable one - how could I have been so silly as to put it in without testing the player?). In any case, this product really is a piece of junk. But then, you get what you pay for.
I do want to add that amazon came through for me.
27 of 27 found the following review helpful:
 not for recordingSep 15, 2005
By A. Okutsu
"aokutsu"
I bought this for recording my son playing violin for his review, but the play back sound was terrible.
Not clear and not big enough.
I was very disappointed with this one.
I should have bought Sony one.
17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
Eater of tapes!Sep 23, 2007
By K. Parmenter
I bought several of these for use in my third grade classroom, both for listening to tapes and for kids to record their own books-on-tape. Like others have said, you get what you pay for with this product. Right away I lost three tapes to these machines. Plus, the volume control is extremely touchy... the slightest tap and it's WAY TOO LOUD, slightly tap it the other way and you can't hear a thing. As I haven't even tried to use them as voice recorders (I'm not trusting one more tape to these things!) I can't report on that aspect, but the volume control and tape ruining issues are more than bad enough.
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Works fine for books on tapeSep 09, 2007
By Margaret Foster
I don't know why the other reviewers are so down on this item. I agree it's not wonderful for listening to music, but if you only listen to talk radio and books on tape, this machine does fine. It has never eaten any tapes I put in it. Can't beat the price. Why pay more for a boombox that has a CD or stereo sound, if you don't need it. These days, it's difficult to find any boombox that plays cassettes - I looked at lots of stores. I'm very happy with this purchase.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 I read the negative reviews of this productOct 04, 2011
By Uncle Wayne
So I just bought two of them to take a chance - cause I needed a simple operation for a project I am doing.
They both worked excellently. I gave each of them a vigorous work-out - and they passed every test. -- This is what I learned. Your stop button is a neutral or a clutch - like on a car - it must be engaged between any change in actions.
Play -stop - rewind. Play-stop-Fast forward. Play-stop-record - etcetera -- else your player will eat your tapes. ie If you go from play to rewind without first engaging the clutch (the stop button) you will strip some gears.
Secondly - one lady complained about the volume adjustment - your clutch on that is to return to start each time before you set your volume. Or - you can simply spray some WD-40 on the slide and it will be more sensitive to volume differences.
I have not played 20 tapes yet.(I have played about 10 tapes) - but after every 20 tapes - I will clean the heads with a blank cassette made especially to clean tape heads when one runs it through the player.
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