Ion Audio Tape2PC USB Cassette Deck
Unbox those old cassettes. With Ion Audio's Tape2PC USB deck, you can easily transfer all of your tapes to digital audio files on your Mac or PC.
Overall User Ratings (based on 153 ratings)
Submitted December 20, 2010 by a customer from verizon.net
"Great Cassette deck for the money"
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Excellent product but it needs a headphone jack
Sound
The sound is great - I am using it to transfer Cassette tapes we use in church to my TASCAM hard disk recorder so I can play them from the recorder or transfer them to CD. I am doing it this way rather than direct to the computer because I read another review that said that the transfer process would lower the pitch by half a tone. I didn't have time to test this so I am not taking a chance.
Features
The one thing the deck doesn't have is a headphone output. I really miss that - you only have the level display to go by when you are recording on the Cassette
Ease of Use
Very easy to use
Quality
Quality is actually better than I thought it would be
Value
Excellent value
Manufacturer Support
I hven't had to use the support folks
Musical Background:
Active musician
Musical Style:
Old country, Contemporary Christian
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Submitted February 9, 2010 by a customer from bellsouth.net
"Slows music down."
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Sound
The sound is decent
Features
The features are pretty much what you'd expect, and they work
Ease of Use
Very easy to use. The disc allows you to set it up, after that plug in USB cord and that's it.
Quality
Here is the big problem: anything that goes from tape onto hard Drive or disc, will show up slowed down. A half tone lower. ZZounds was kind enough to replace my first model, because I thought it might be defective. But the same thing happened with the replacement model. The music will play on your computer a half note lower than the original.
Value
I would say as a tape dubbing device it works, but I would not recommend this unit.
Manufacturer Support
N/A I dealt with Zzounds, and their support is always 10.
The Wow Factor
None
Musical Background:
Active Musician
Musical Style:
Rock
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Submitted May 12, 2016 by Kirk S in Kalona, IA
"Ion Audio Tape2PC USB Cassette Deck"
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At first I was a bit dubious of the quality of this deck, as the function activators, like "Play", "FF", "RW", etc are kind of clunky. They reminded me of cheaper decks I use to see in stores. However, that's where the doubts ended. Once I got use to the stiffness of those controls, it rapidly became apparent that this cassette deck could deliver in every way I was wanting.
I use Linux as my main OS, so when I read a review that said this deck was best used with a Linux system, as no installation software is necessary, that became the deciding aspect for my choice of this item. All you need with Linux is the sound mixer program called Audacity, with which I'm very familiar.
Not only did the deck work exceedingly well as a tape to pc recorder, it works in every other way a cassette deck may be used. I've not tried this with Windows, so have no comments there. With Linux, it's brilliant. Records and plays all cassette types, including metal tapes. Rewind, and Fast Forward are a bit slow, but they work. I usually just do it on the Play/Record unit so I don't put more stress than necessary on the tape to pc unit.
If you're looking for elegance, this isn't the deck for you, but if you just want a good stereo cassette deck that can turn the contents of your old cassette tapes into pc compatible digital music, this is an absolute winner.
Musical Background:
Extensive past musical training; Have played in several different bands.
Musical Style:
Bluegrass & Jazz
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Submitted July 13, 2014 by a customer from TAMPABAY.RR.COM
"CASSETTE DECK"
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EVERYTHING ABOUT THE CASSETTE DECK WAS GOOD. ONLY THING WRONG NOT ENOUGH INSTRUCTIONS ON THE RUNNING AND TAPING OF THE CASSETTE
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Submitted May 7, 2019 by mike l in Bedford, IA
"Ion Audio Tape 2 Pc"
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I just got it in the Ion Audio Tape 2 Pc hooked up to my ultra bass cabnet i built sounds great i did have one u2 tape that dragged on play side and the record side but others didn't have an issue in playing haven't hook it up to computer but i didn't get it for that so sorry for not being any help on that part note if most tapes play if you have one that plays rough on it try a different tape and see if continues use a cassette clean may have some dust and push play to make sure wheel is turning and try again if continues get a hold of zZounds for more information hope this helps anyone ..
Musical Background:
25 to 30 years
Musical Style:
rock, blues
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Submitted December 3, 2013 by Dean Diebel
"TAPE 2 PC"
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I really like this product to make copies of CD's from my old cassette's. It has been a great investment to do what I have been looking for long time to buy. It was a miracle to get this machine. I like idea to be able be use for my mac and pc computer. That is great idea. Since it take a little of time to the steps to set everything up, now it up and running great as well. THE SOUND iS GREAT !!!
Musical Style:
Listen to Gospel the most, but will listen to other music as well.
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Submitted December 28, 2013 by Dean Diebel
"Icon Audio Tape2PC USB Cassette Deck"
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This product was dream come true. I have been looking for something like this for the longest time. I am very impress with it. The sound is super and I been transfer my Cassette into CD's. Once I learn the process in doing it from making the CD's been great. I am so happy to have this machine so. I recommend this product AAA+++
Sound
I think it is great
Ease of Use
It is easy to work once you learn the basic to do it.
Value
of course
Manufacturer Support
Customer services could be willing to tell you things, I finally got one who little extra in helping me. Once he told me some of stuff's I was able go forth and make my copies. If anybody can call me for help I would be willing talk anytime when I have the time.
Musical Style:
Gospel / Christian
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Submitted September 21, 2016 by Al Brantley in La Grange, NC
"Very disappointed"
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I am very disappointed with the quality and sound of this cassette recorder. The sound is tinny, the recordings play too fast, and, to be frank, it sounds like crap. I do not recommend it at all.
Musical Background:
I sing, but not professionally.
Musical Style:
Metal, rock, outlaw country.
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Submitted December 11, 2011
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Sound
Reproduces sound very well, no pops or hiss...
Features
Pretty basic cassette player / recorder...with the added option of turning old tapes to mp3s
Quality
everything is as stated, runs and works well.
Value
It is worth it, found old family cassettes from the 50/60s and can reproduce them with old movies...
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