Good unit just got one for $53 on sale, Great Sound, Fantastic Tape Player and FM Section with AM being a little weak on far stations other wise it's everything you said, thanks for your review......
This looks like something straight outta the 70's or 80's! Way cool! I would like to have one of those big ghetto blasters with the 2 speakers that I could carry on my shoulder. Nothing too big though. Maybe something the size of a small sedan.😁
The first one (CT100) is a Panasonic RQ-517S clone, but this one has me stumped. It looks like it's also made from another old Panasonic mold/template (the auto-stop badge is obviously covering up where a counter would have been), or at least parts of one. A variation on the RQ-512S, maybe?
The CT 100 looks so much like a Sharp Radio/Cassette recorder that I actually had to do a double take. The Sharp really was a Great deal because it did play great and had great sound for it’s time. It had full auto stop, though and had something called APSS: Auto Programme Search System. The CT 200 looks more like a larger version of the same thing.
Semi Auto-Stop means it stops at the end of tape play, but not when rewinding or fast forwarding. Great machine for the money. BTW can you record from the radio to the cassette?
@@Recordology Yes also with semi auto stop, if the take-up spindle jams for any reason, the mechanism will not stop, therefore the tape will still be fed between the capstan and pinch-roller resulting in the tape being eaten.
Is it my imagination or does the CT200b have a backlit radio dial? It looked golden while you were tuning the band. Your model is the ct200bt that has Bluetooth. An earlier model doesn't appear to have it. I like the look of this one, but too bad it doesn't have the SD card slot like the ct100 has. A comparable radio by Ion, the isp113s has the tape section, Bluetooth, the card slot and USB. There's also the bigger Ion Street Rocker with dual speakers.
Looks great..I reckon the recording playback was slightly better on this one.For me the true test of a cassette player comes with time..Ie will it still play ok,after a few weeks of use without chewing a tape up,or just basically stopping every few seconds.This has sadly been my experience on some of the all in one players.People have suggested the tapes are likely tight,although i have wound forward and backwards a few times to loosen them.Someone told me modern tape players are just not up to playing old tapes !!!! ,But i guess that is like someone saying ceramic carts ruin your records Lol....Great review..Such uplifting presentation too..A joy to watch..Cheers.Ade
If you bought that in the 1980s you would have still had stereo! Also metal capability. I don't believe we live in a world where we can't recreate the same technology we had 30 years ago now, so why can't it be stereo?
Its not a matter of 'can we,' absolutely we could- its a matter of what do consumers (the majority of them) want / need. A high end deck wont sell to the masses anymore so the market cant support it. Plus, Dolby isn't in the business of licensing their NR technology anymore.
I got a different brand and it has an SD card to transfer recording from cassette tape to SD. You can also convert analog sound to digital via RCA cables.
Breaking news: Tanashin quit tape mech production in the 2000s. Today's 'tanashins' are unlicensed chinese copies. More in the 2/2019 issue of Kilobyte magazine. They could not reliably track the manufacturer, but had a firm first-hand statement from Tanashin rep.
@@Recordology Quote: "it is next to impossible to say how many companies exactly are still producing the TN-21 mechanism today. There are two that might be doing it on their own, considering all the information they are willing to share online: Shenzhen Chaobotao Electronics Technology and Dongguan Wanjiang Mingjia Electronic Factory, the latter being the producer of the Aldi Boombox Techmoan reviewed. Digging deeper, there seems to be only one manufacturer of magnetic tape heads left in China, which is called East Sun Electronic. As you see, there is nothing definitive to be said in this matter. Inquiries via e-mail to those Chinese companies stayed unanswered."
I received it with a broken Bass Knob, a Radio that only Crackles and a Cassette Tape that was jammed in the Tape player. Obviously, someone returned this unit previously. Back to HSN it goes! 😖
They don’t make decent cassette decks any more. Most are mono and made very cheaply. I wish they they made more then the cheap tanashin mechanism. Company’s like crossly buy the cheapest things they can find and sell them for 3 times the price. I wish they also made mechanisms that can play metal tape. Metal tape sounds much better then cd.
It looks neat, but for $79, why not just buy a good Bluetooth speaker. What you have here is a cheap speaker with a cassette player attachment. Edit: I just don't think it is work more than maybe $40.
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Good unit just got one for $53 on sale, Great Sound, Fantastic Tape Player and FM Section with AM being a little weak on far stations other wise it's everything you said, thanks for your review......
This looks like something straight outta the 70's or 80's! Way cool! I would like to have one of those big ghetto blasters with the 2 speakers that I could carry on my shoulder. Nothing too big though. Maybe something the size of a small sedan.😁
Panasonic Platinum 😄
Remember the 80s blaster from the transformers?
The first one (CT100) is a Panasonic RQ-517S clone, but this one has me stumped. It looks like it's also made from another old Panasonic mold/template (the auto-stop badge is obviously covering up where a counter would have been), or at least parts of one. A variation on the RQ-512S, maybe?
Interesting - I didn't think about the counter I bet you are right!
The CT 100 looks so much like a Sharp Radio/Cassette recorder that I actually had to do a double take. The Sharp really was a Great deal because it did play great and had great sound for it’s time. It had full auto stop, though and had something called APSS: Auto Programme Search System. The CT 200 looks more like a larger version of the same thing.
When you opened the door, I saw the auto stop mechanism.
Turns out it does auto stop from play - just not from ff / rw.
Semi Auto-Stop means it stops at the end of tape play, but not when rewinding or fast forwarding.
Great machine for the money. BTW can you record from the radio to the cassette?
I will need to test the radio recording - I believe so based on the CT100. Interesting about the semi auto stop!
@@Recordology Yes also with semi auto stop, if the take-up spindle jams for any reason, the mechanism will not stop, therefore the tape will still be fed between the capstan and pinch-roller resulting in the tape being eaten.
Is it my imagination or does the CT200b have a backlit radio dial? It looked golden while you were tuning the band.
Your model is the ct200bt that has Bluetooth. An earlier model doesn't appear to have it.
I like the look of this one, but too bad it doesn't have the SD card slot like the ct100 has.
A comparable radio by Ion, the isp113s has the tape section, Bluetooth, the card slot and USB. There's also the bigger Ion Street Rocker with dual speakers.
A kid my age would never want one of these but I think the CT200 is a lot better
Record ology, as in roll and record. It works in all your aspects. The perfect name.
Looks great..I reckon the recording playback was slightly better on this one.For me the true test of a cassette player comes with time..Ie will it still play ok,after a few weeks of use without chewing a tape up,or just basically stopping every few seconds.This has sadly been my experience on some of the all in one players.People have suggested the tapes are likely tight,although i have wound forward and backwards a few times to loosen them.Someone told me modern tape players are just not up to playing old tapes !!!! ,But i guess that is like someone saying ceramic carts ruin your records Lol....Great review..Such uplifting presentation too..A joy to watch..Cheers.Ade
Damn, super happy this is battery powered as well! Totally want one of these.
If you bought that in the 1980s you would have still had stereo! Also metal capability. I don't believe we live in a world where we can't recreate the same technology we had 30 years ago now, so why can't it be stereo?
Its not a matter of 'can we,' absolutely we could- its a matter of what do consumers (the majority of them) want / need. A high end deck wont sell to the masses anymore so the market cant support it. Plus, Dolby isn't in the business of licensing their NR technology anymore.
This looks so cool I might buy one
Did you
This reminds me of the kind of stuff you could buy at Radio Shack back in the day. Cool 😎🍕🍺
I remember buying your cold cuts back in the day.
I hate to ask but does this model destroy the cassettes? I have an AC/DC cassette that would most likely work but I don’t want to it ruin it.
Does not destroy - but mine doesn't work very good anymore.
I got a different brand and it has an SD card to transfer recording from cassette tape to SD. You can also convert analog sound to digital via RCA cables.
Wow now that really looks like my sisters cassette player than the other one. Might have to get one!
The CT200 is better than the CT100 and CT102 in terms of plastic quality and sound as well .
Beautiful radio, it reminds me of the philips D7201 that my father had.
lf they had a model with digital tuning and no bluetooth, l'd buy one. When listening to distant AM stations, digital tuning helps alot.
Can i record a cassette from mp3 files using this device?
I believe so....
what kind of batteries will that take ?
c's I believe...
Really friggin cool!!!! Gonna buy one of these....
Tips for cleaning? I just bought and would like to know how and how often to clean it :)
This tape player is great
Where did you get yours? Because I can't find the CT200 on Amazon.
You can get one on Crosleys site- check the link in the description.
I just wonder how reliable the tape sections are on today's cassette players?
I've heard they are pretty reliable but aren't that high quality sound wise.
Nothing on the website :(
Any versions with stereo and rca outputs coming?
Great question - I am not sure....
Another nice radio and video. Hey, your email doesn't' work. I had a message for you!
Hmmm try again - I still get the usual assortment of spam so I think its working. recordology1938@gmail.com
Breaking news: Tanashin quit tape mech production in the 2000s. Today's 'tanashins' are unlicensed chinese copies. More in the 2/2019 issue of Kilobyte magazine. They could not reliably track the manufacturer, but had a firm first-hand statement from Tanashin rep.
Very interesting! So is this one company the last one left?
@@Recordology Quote: "it is next to impossible to say how many companies exactly are still producing the TN-21 mechanism today. There are two that might be doing it on their own, considering all the information they are willing to share online: Shenzhen Chaobotao Electronics Technology and Dongguan Wanjiang Mingjia Electronic Factory, the latter being the producer of the Aldi Boombox Techmoan reviewed. Digging deeper, there seems to be only one manufacturer of magnetic tape heads left in China, which is called East Sun Electronic. As you see, there is nothing definitive to be said in this matter. Inquiries via e-mail to those Chinese companies stayed unanswered."
Is there a wood grain version?
So far the Crosley edition only comes in silver but there is a champagne colored one from Leotec.
Record-ology Thank you
Que lata que no lleguen a Chile estas radiocasetes y el.unico.inconveniente que trabaja a 120V/60Hz
tranquilo compa. De aquí a fin de año las tendré en mi tienda.
Me podrías explicar el problema que hay en que trabaje a 120V/60Hz es algo relacionado con la electricidad que tenemos acá?
ya revisé el problema, eso se solucionaría con un transformador no?
This cool machine so cool MK2
Do you know how to fix the pitch when it’s too high? Mine plays songs faster than it should.
Where did you buy it?
Which one Sounds better - the CT100 or the CT200 ?
I would say they are the same.....
Record-ology Thanks! I ordered the CT200 from HSN. I should have it by next week. I will let you know how it sounds to me.
I received it with a broken Bass Knob, a Radio that only Crackles and a Cassette Tape that was jammed in the Tape player. Obviously, someone returned this unit previously. Back to HSN it goes! 😖
where did you get your leotec catalogue from i need one
I picked that up at CES. It’s amazing.
Shoot me an email. I might be able to send you the pdf.
They don’t make decent cassette decks any more. Most are mono and made very cheaply. I wish they they made more then the cheap tanashin mechanism. Company’s like crossly buy the cheapest things they can find and sell them for 3 times the price. I wish they also made mechanisms that can play metal tape. Metal tape sounds much better then cd.
It looks neat, but for $79, why not just buy a good Bluetooth speaker. What you have here is a cheap speaker with a cassette player attachment.
Edit: I just don't think it is work more than maybe $40.
well, and AM/FM.... I don't think $79 is too much for something like this.
Yeah, a cassette player attached, so it's NOT just a cheap speaker. -_-
The cassette is the point.
But you have a great look, this also serves as a decoration. I bet no one who bought this bought it for the sound of it...
@@xaenon You can pretty much get this without the cassette for like $29 at any drug store.
can i record from the radio?
yes I believe so
I think the CT201 is out now
I saw that!
Country of Origin?
El Chin
Which is better, CT100 or CT200
I personally like the CT200 best.
@@Recordology I me lovely ct 200
Excuse me sir, what is the country of origin of this product
i want to boy something that sounds wery much like an 70s speaker
adio did
mughe Lena Hai kaha milega
Ran outta entry level record players?
Heck no! Just taking a side road!
Beautiful radio, it reminds me of the philips D7201 that my father had.