Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I recently purchased the Jensen Portable Cassette Player/Recorder to replace my 40-year old Panasonic counterpart, which had been my trusted mainstay until it malfunctioned during an important Association Board Meeting. From that moment forward, I realized that I needed a dependable recorder and began searching several local consumer outlet stores for this product. After a couple of weeks without having any success at locating such an antiquated device, I turned to Amazon.com. To my amazement, this iconic store offered an assortment of cassette player/recorders at affordable prices. Within five days after ordering a portable recorder, I obtained what I thought was a compatible replacement for my old Panasonic. However, to my dismay, I found issues with the replacement recorder's volume control and built-in microphone and had to return the item. When I resumed my search for a dependable cassette player/recorder that functioned as advertised, I was fortunate to find the Jensen product offered by Todays Concept. This portable cassette player/recorder is worth every penny I spent. It is compact, lightweight and easy to operate. The record/play/rewind/fast fwd/stop/eject and pause buttons do not stick when pressed, which is a plus for baby boomers like me who suffer with arthritic stiff fingers. Although the recorder's built-in condenser microphone functions adequately, for acute clarity of sound I recommend using the external microphone with stand that is included with the recorder. I assure you, this small microphone is powerful enough to record your inner thoughts, if you are so inclined to articulate them. I rate this product as 4 and one half stars.