Product ReviewsSony TCM-200DV Handheld Cassette Voice Recorder

Good sound

So far so good. I use the recorder to record minutes at a meeting. The sound quality was good, it is easy to stop a tape, rewind and play the tape through again so that you can type minutes. Time will tell how long the machine will handle my stopping, rewinding, stopping and playing again. The description of item as working great is accurate.Read full review...

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Sony TCM-200DV fails to perform

I received the player on January 5, 2022. It played well for two weeks and the playing swivel that holds the cassette stopped turning. I jiggle the swivel to get it to turn but it will stop after a few minutes. I then have to jiggle it repeatedly each time the player stops . It is ridiculous to jiggle the swivel in the recorder while I am also driving my car. My warning to prospective buyers is do not buy a repaired Sony TCM-200DV. This is the second repaired player I purchased that failed.Read full review...

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Sony Recorder

I have had both the TCM- 400DV and the TCM-500DV cassette voice recorders and they were excellent in recording and listening to. The TCM 500DV had automatic reverse which was great. I could transfer them to a CD with out any hiss or back grown noise. As great as they were nobody repairs them anymore. This one is raspy and is not the quality of sound that is worth transferring to a CD. I still use it to record church classes and that's about it.Read full review...

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Addicted to cassettes!? Then get a Sony TCM-200DV

I have myriads of these in various states of functionality...their only drawback is, if you drop one something goes wrong: volume control vanishes, or a hiss starts, or the playback speed gets stuck, or a part drops off and gets sucked into Hooverland. That aside, I'm glad I stocked up on these when they were $30 or so. Now they're almost $200 and whenever I "break" one I get a new one to put under my pillow. I use the various not-as-great ones for various places around the house where I don't use my Bose noise cancellation headphones (to listen to great literature while I sleep.) They're still fine for most purposes like having on when nobody is home and I'm doing housework. I could listen to CDs but then I couldn't control playback speed and nor easily go back a few seconds to listen again to a missed phrase. I've used other cassette players over the last 45 years but this is the best. I wish they weren't so fragile.. But then I wish more that I weren't so clumsy! There's a lanyard on each one and I've learned to always hold that. So maybe my current stock will last my time, as they say.Read full review...

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Impeccable audio, and very easy to use. Top quality product

I bought the Sony TCM-200DV Handheld Cassette Voice Recorder for my daughter because it was required for her Advanced Placement Exam of Spanish. I was extremely happy to find this product on Ebay, as it had been discontinued and we needed it asap. We were delighted to receive it in 3 days, and it works great. Our daughter loved it so much she is now using it for her music rehearsals. The audio is impeccable, and the recorder is so easy to use. My husband has now bought one for his own professional use, and I am getting ready to buy one for myself.Read full review...

Had one for years, loved it, it broke, this is replacement, Love it. Reliable, sturdy, easy to use. Still have some old casette tapes.

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Sony 200DV

I own 8 of these recorders because they are the best on the market. Why Sony quit making them is beyond me. I use them to travel routes for many reasons. The batteries last a long time and the clarity of the voice playback is excellent. I really like the pause button while recording which does not use up battery life. Hope this helps. Read full review...

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records clearly

only used a couple times, but is what I expected as I had owned several just like it previously and they are very good recorders. I will be well pleased if it last as well as others I've had, because you never know how much recording has been done with a used one.Read full review...

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Sony TCM-200DV Handheld Cassette Voice Recorder

I was very happy to find this hand held cassette player-recorder since they are no longer available in the usual department stores. I have been looking for one of these for the last two years -- I have many cassettes I love but only have a stationary piece of equipment upon which to play tapes. Now I can take this player and my tapes with me! It has great sound, sold at a good price and meets my needs. I have just now ordered a second one of these. THANKS!Read full review...

Excellent

Does what it is intended to do. Although I was using it for recording purpose from old tapes, one challenge I came across was that the mic is always on when playing the tape to record to Logix pro X on the Mac through an interface using M-Audio Profire 2626. So there is always background noise that can get picked up. I have not found a solution yet to turn off the onboard mic while playing the tape. Otherwise excellent product.Read full review...

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