Sony TCM-939/B Compact Cassette Voice Recorder

I run a local talking newspaper for the visually impaired and we have used audio cassettes since we began 16 years ago. It is vital we ensure that the recordings have copied to the cassettes. We have used the Sony TCM-939/B recorder since we started and now our old machines are past their best. This is the best machine for the job and is great value for money. I would recommend the machine to anyone.

Awful product. 2 Bought on my behalf by an intern. The sound quality is apparently too low to use in court. The court accepts cassette quality, but this item is defectively poor. And eats cassettes during record & playback. Seller horrendous, refused to refund this unusable product purely because the refund period had expired yesterday. Very unhappy clients. I didn't have time to apply for a refund sooner, I provide far better customer service than the seller. And was forced to waste £250 worth of my time preparing a free transcript for court from my cheap phone log (which had much better quality) for my clients. Do not buy & would not recommend seller who rhymes with Hideo_Vound.

I had one for twelve years before it started giving trouble. Seemed like a loose connection, but I couldn't fix it or find anyone who would see it as worthwhile (one of the banes of our disposable society). Anyway, having studied digital options I decided "why complicate things by changing"? The only downside is that it makes a high-pitched squeak when cue-forwarding/rewinding. I'm a music-writer.

My 98 year old Nan decided she wanted talking books but can only use this "old fashioned" type of technology. It is brilliant sound quality is wonderful and rich, controls are plain and simple, it is relatively light and has a handle. Please note I bought a seperate mains lead as reviews said it came with an EU two pin plug. Mind didn;t it came with a 3 pin so not sure if they have amended it or it is hit and miss.

Although I own a good-quality digital "studio-in-a-box," I required something comparable for recording onto cassette tapes. At this price, I was never likely to get it - & so it proved. Good points: lightness, compact-ness & ease of operation. Flaws: mediocre sound quality. If Sony ever produce a more upmarket model than this, I would certainly be interested, but the sound would need to improve considerably.

Cassette Recorder is excellent, lightweight and does exactly what I want. However, was disappointed that after opening and disposing of the packaging, I discovered that the mains adaptor was the European 2-pin version and not the British 3-pin. To replace the adaptor would cost me £15.99, so I felt pretty annoyed, since the product itself was pretty costly, and without the adaptor, using batteries is even more costly.

had to return this product as the playback quality was very poor cost me to return wont be using this third party vendor again

Although I had an issue with the sellers, the product itself worked well. I bought it for my 94 year old father who is taping his memoirs and he found it easy to operate and although he has quite a soft voice it has taped well.