Retrospekt CP-81 Portable Cassette Player

Pretty sturdy little player, seems reliable and plays at the correct speed. Some noise is expected and within acceptable levels. I really dig what Retrospekt is doing to recycle and preserve analog tech, even if the prices lean a bit on the “lifestyle brand” side of affordability (which for the work put in to do a professional refurb is quite fair).

Very cool & well made...works great!

I recently got into cassettes when I stumbled upon a bunch of old tapes from my grandparents. They even had an old Sony Walkman, but unfortunately it was pretty messed up and I was unable to fix it after a few days of trying. So I decided to look for a new one, and there aren't too many options. You either have some on amazon that are like $15-$30, or you can find some other companies selling them in the range of $100-$300. So, I picked one up off of amazon for about $30. It was really bad, the sound quality was low, and the thing just felt cheap. After returning it, I got the CP-81 from Retrospekt. It's got fantastic sound and I love the design of it. I highly, highly recommend it. And I would say its worth the price if you want a good cassette Walkman that's built to last, and sounds great. I should mention, I am not familiar with the old Walkman's, I was born in 2001, and never used one before recently. So my opinion may differ from someone who knows more. Overall, great product, and I am very happy with it.

Solid tape player, spun a few favorites and it sounds great. Really enjoy being able to plug it in via usb for power instead of going through batteries. Well done!

Great little machine for playing my old cassettes, of which I have many since tape was my favorite format for recorded music well into the 1990s.(I was probably the last person on earth to buy a CD player.) It's relatively inexpensive so it doesn't feel quite as sturdy as the old Sony Walkman models, but for my purposes it's fine.

Looks and works great, but it would be 5 stars if it had a belt clip

Nice player. Everything works well, but don't expect much from recording quality.

Excellent product. If someone told me it came straight from the 80’s I’d believe them.

This cassette player completed exceeded my expectations and plays better than all of the other Walkmans I have! Even though there isn't a switch for it, it plays Type II cassettes wonderfully! It's constructed durably and sounds great with every cassette I've played with it. I highly recommend it!

absolutely love. audio quality is good and such a beautiful design.

Absolutely love it! It’s barely left my side since I got it. Will definitely be shopping with Retrospekt again soon!

I am obsessed with this player. Not only is the transparent shell a delightful reminiscence of late 90s/early 00s electronic aesthetic, it is also the only portable cassette player I have right now that is strong enough to play my (admittedly well-loved) Iron Maiden cassette. That alone is worth the [extremely reasonable] price tag. Also, I flew home from Xmas with it in my carry-on and, when my old iPod died mid-flight, I whipped out this beauty and got many compliments on it from my fellow passengers. In summary: 100% recommend, especially if you have stubborn old heavy metal cassettes that you want to listen to again, or if you enjoy being the coolest person on an airplane.

Thank you ! goooooood !

I have been following Retrospekt since long, and am impressed with the kind of product range they have. I am fan of walkman, hence have become fan of RetroSpekt. After a break when I have visited site and came to know that they have their own walkman, and I didn't think twice and ordered it soon. Wait for my unboxing video and full fledge review on youtube. I will share the link soon. Thanks Kind Regards Atul

I wanted to compare this to my Sony TPS-L2 that I recently replaced the belts and no surprise but the cp-81 is better!

Works great, sounds great! I love it.

Delivery was pretty fast and the device is beautiful.