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.

A very useful recorder that I use to learn my amateur dramatics scripts by repetitively playing, rewinding and playing again. It has good sound reproduction and seems robust enough to last for many years. A vary handy unit that uses standard cassettes.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

Many people of my generation will be left with an array of cassettes of music that they used to enjoy, but with nothing to play it on. This is the answer! The machine is sturdy but more compact than the old cassette players, and it is not fiddly like the walkman players. The sound quality is good, and with a mains lead there is no need to constantly change batteries. It will also record, but I haven't used that function. A very good buy for people like myself who want to go back to the 60s and 70s!