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Review title: SONY - Not Always A Quality Product (anymore)
Product review: I was looking for something basic to use around the house. No fancy bells and whistles, no sports abuse. Just wanted to play tapes privately when at home. Didn't want junk so I paid extra for the name brand. (I paid retail at the store)When I bought this model, the tape mechanism stopped working completely within less than 7 days. Exchanged at retailer for a new unit. Tape mechanism has not completely stopped working (yet), but within 30 days tapes began playing in supper slow motion. More so near the midway point of my 90min cassettes than at beginning or end. It takes around 1 1/2 hours to listen to a 40min audiobook (ie the tape motor doesn't have enough strength to play a brand new tape even with new batteries in the unit).Moral of the story: You can't always trust a name brand. But you can trust my (experienced) opinion of this unit. This thing is a piece of junk! I say pass on and try your luck with one of the other models or brands.
