@Aleums i wish u the continual luck u will need as they age. its electronics are great but the mech is the same as every other new player and as a (i feel i can say now) semiexperienced tape deck repairer theyre just not very good. they're made with the most expensive of the 3 versions of the mech that exist but thats the high end of low end and will prove their unreliability eventually. and i look forward to buying them off ppl for cheap when they do to do my silly tape crimes with