Pyle Dual Stereo Cassette Tape Deck - Clear Audio Double Player Recorder System w/ MP3 Music Converter, RCA for Recording, Dubbing, USB, Retro Design - For Standard / CrO2 Tapes, Home Use - PT659DU

PYLE PT-659DU cassette deck review. Love it so far, played 6 old cassette tapes and it works perfectly. My sound is great, but I’m sure this depends on what you’re amplifying it with and your speakers. My system is a secondary system in my workout room. I’m using a Sony receiver and Klipsch bookshelf speakers and it sounds rich. Love the CrO2 ability, makes my old Maxell recorded tapes (some 30+ years old) sound great. I wasn’t sure how 30 year old tapes might sound but they’ve aged very well. I had to return the first one I bought, it failed at power up? Amazon sent a replacement in two days and all is good. The new unit rocks my old tapes and now I have to save up to buy high bias blank tapes. (Wow! the price of blank high bias tapes has exploded) Overall I wouldn’t hesitate to buy another PYLE unit, it sounds very good for a $200 deck.

I bought this new tape deck because I was tired of having problems with various vintage decks I bought used. Pyle does not have the best reputation but there just aren't many companies still making tape decks in 2025. The only real knock I have on this tape deck is the buttons feel a bit cheap. They kind of flex a bit when you press down. Otherwise it seems fairly well-built. The ability to record type II tapes is a big plus. It records tapes just fine. Playback sounds as it should.

works well and looks very nice with it being a cheaper model i am impressed at the quality of this cassette playe3r

I gave this thing the benefit of the doubt. I read through all the other reviews and thought "one offs? "not my unit!" but I should have headed the warnings because everything that has been said about this has come to fruition. My 28 year old Sony dual boy finally went the way of the buffalo and I did not want to spend up for a Tascam or Teac but my hobby of dubbing live shows back to cassette has been consuming me and I needed a deck - I bought this particular one. I will just fire off all the negative aspects of this because the only positive really, really, is that it can play a tape - that is it. I have been trouble shooting for the last 2 days, swapping tapes, swapping wires, cleaning the unit, the unit is already dead. So here are the cons - the biggest - IT HAS CEASED RECORDING PROPERLY (static rumbles to no sound) AFTER 2 weeks - I got less than 14 full days with it - I am throwing it out this afternoon, will probably sledged it actually - junk box. 1) it's cheaply made with thin plastic; I believe I could shot-put it about 25 yds it is so light. 2) There is no auto reverse - this should be a basic function on a modern tape deck that cost 200 dollars. 3) You cannot hear what you are recording if you have an external input plugged in - so you are kind of flying blind, also, sometimes it is just nice to listen to what you are taping from the source. Even the near 30 year old tape deck allowed for this as well as auto reverse. Pyle basically is just ripping people off with this junk, I would put it in the should cost 35 dollar range. 4) Massive amounts of air/tape noise with every recording, joke levels - again, I am comparing it to a 30 year old object that worked up until 2 weeks ago amidst a huge taping project. How has the technology regressed this far? 5) Tape frequently get jammed and you feel like you could break the deck face at any moment 6) The audio meter when recording (blind) from an external source reads at certain levels - upon playback they are hotter and this difference can cause a lot of annoying trouble shooting to get it right. I would say avoid this at all costs - it is not worth it - go to thrift or vintage shops and getting an older model if you don't want to make the price jump to the big leagues, you will regret it - I am an avid music collector and listener as well as a musician, please take my humble word on it - I now regret it.

I am so happy with this product. It works great , priced right , stylish looking. My old sony duel cassette deck , died.. I have a lot of old cassette music , I was afraid they were gone forever . Luckily I found this one on amazon , plus 2 others . I choose this one for the name , and looks.+ options. I'm glad I did. this does so much more than my old sony. it also looks more stylish. the reset counter lights up digally. the sound is great !! easy to use. very happy ! tim Oshea

I purchased this dual cassette to replace my old Sony, and I like the Pyle even better. It would be nice if it had sequential play, and auto-reverse, but the quality is good for the low cost of this component. Easy to use, and good sound reproduction.

Purchased this to convert my sizable tape collection to digital. After finding that after 10 years of non-use my 1990's era Sony and Technics decks no longer worked. Does this have auto reverse? No. Does it have seek? No. Does it have any advanced features that we enjoyed in the 90's? no. But does it offer solid playback? Yes. Well, I think the motors are a little weak, some older longer (120) tapes drag a bit. But otherwise this thing does the job. I've converted about 150 tapes in the last month with it. No real issues. Sounds good enough. Feels like it will last long enough to get through the remaining 250. I used the built in USB to play into Windows, and already have Audacity set up. My workflow: 1 - record tape through USB to Audacity. 2 - save the raw recording as .flac. (Audacity) 1 and 2 are so I can just get through the tapes, and get them digitized. future: 3 - review tapes, edit out what I don't want. Levels, fades, etc. (Audacity) 4 - save result as .flac. (Audacity) 5 - convert to .mp3 as needed for the iPod. (Winlame)

ESTA MUY BIEN Y A BUEN PRECIO

１と月ほど使って，ダビングなどしていますが特に問題ありません。古いカセットはテープが切れやすいので，ダブルカセットは助かります。 注意点としては，ダビングするとき，ダビングボタンも押して，インジケーターを点灯させておかないと，ダビングされない点です。軽くて使いやすいです。マニュアルは英語ですが，特に難しい操作はないです。値段も安いので，壊れても修理しないで，新しいのを買おうと思って言います。

Very good and genuine product I felt like providing some additional information.Recording both normal and fast are fantastic.Those who are lovers of music should buy this stuff.

Love this product- it allowed me bring to life a box of old tapes mostly from the 80's. Easy to use & easy to connect. Original analogue technology for analogue recordings- solid and reliable- great sound through my amplifier/receiver (Onkyo T8140). Highly recommended for anyone who has hidden treasure on cassette

Not UK compatible, requires additional stepdown voltage convertor . Would be helpful to highlight.