I used to run a cassette player every day when I was a kid, and now I'm bringing it back with this brand new Walkman-alike.

Earlier in 2025, We Are Rewind announced a metal Walkman-like portable player that can play cassettes over Bluetooth or with ...

Cassette tape players are an entirely different story, however. Unlike how the popularity of vinyl has encouraged new manufacturers of turntables and other hi-fi components, there are very few new ...

There are a few reasons why you might be searching for the best cassette players. Maybe you’re on a retro kick, looking to separate yourself from the cold, soulless world of streaming digital music.

With the cassette casing reassembled, there’s nothing left to do but pair it to a smartphone or other music-playing device and push play on the nearest tape deck. As smartphones continue to lose ...

If you're getting into tapes, the Rewind player is the best cassette player I've found, by a healthy margin. It sounds great and has enough battery life to listen to everything the Beatles ever ...

So it makes sense for French brand We Are Rewind to have a goal of delivering a sleek yet incredibly functional cassette tape player, inspired by the original Sony Walkman. During my time with the ...

The Rockford, Illinois, resident borrowed her mom’s cassette player but found it confusing to use. She didn’t understand how to insert the tape or shuffle through songs. But not all Zoomers ...

Of course, tapes had some downsides, too. There's always a chance the cassette player you were using could have a bad day and decide to eat your favorite album. This would clog up the player and ...

Photo: Marki Williams But Arriana also noted that adding a cassette player and tapes to her everyday carry was a major hassle compared with just using her phone. “My one biggest gripe was the ...

Portable audio kept the format alive, through countless iterations of the personal tape players epitomised by Sony’s Walkman family, but the rise and ultimate domination of first mp3 players and then ...