FIIO CP13 Portable Cassette Player Review

FIIO CP13 Portable Cassette Player Review - with a 10 year old!

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@alexandermikhailov2481 6 ай бұрын

Get a vintage lightly used Sony. Replace the belt, lube the motor and off you go with Dolby B, reverse, tape equalization, mega bass, AM/FM radio, and fantastic headphones.

@PiecesofVinyl 6 ай бұрын

MOST of the Sonys I was looking at are very expensive. I dont know how to replace all that stuff - but I would like one of the super slim older Sony's - I know those are very expensive.

@alexandermikhailov2481 6 ай бұрын

@@PiecesofVinyl you are correct. I bought a super slim Sony in mint condition but it needed service. I fixed it and sold it for very good money. I'm using a WM-FX43. It's a bit larger but not that expensive.

@stpworld 4 ай бұрын

@@PiecesofVinylnot all of them are depends on what you want some are under 100 alot of these new ones are wired wrong to not noticable right away.

@kissquilts 4 ай бұрын

Funny. I recently reviewed the Jensen personal cassette player on Amazon stating that I bought it because I have yet to find my Sony Walkman (hopefully in storage) with bass boost, auto reverse etc. that I purchased in the early 90s. So much better. But the Jensen (mine is the Bluetooth version) isn’t bad for the price nor do I plan on switching back to tapes to listen to music. I still have a music cd collection curated from the mid 90s up to the present (though much more slowly and deliberately now). For the FIIO - add an eject button, auto stop, auto reverse, and maybe, but not necessarily, Bluetooth transmitter and backup power system (lithium plus physical batteries) - then it might be worth the price.

@J0hnT0m0rr0w 4 ай бұрын

Anything decent Sony cassette players that are worth getting are ridiculously expensive, and any fixer-uppers could be equally expensive, especially considering key components aren't made any more.

@melovemusic69 5 ай бұрын

Glad to see the boy excited about Dad's interests. Father's and sons relationships is so important for our society. Father's need to be in the home with the family raising good young men and women with their spouse. Thanks for the review , love walkmans and cassettes. Cassettes actually can sound almost as good as records with a great cassette deck like a high end pioneer and Nak. The medium is so cool and one of the best mediums ever created. Thanks for being a great Dad.

@PiecesofVinyl 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@CounterRhythms 2 ай бұрын

I'm a sucker for nostalgia but the portable tape player is something I don't miss and will never go back to. I have almost every song ever recorded in my pocket for music on the go. But I enjoy watching other people dig their tape players. I do have a tape deck at home for when nostalgia hits.

@PiecesofVinyl 2 ай бұрын

This was pure nostalgia for me - but my son - it completely turned him on to music and now he is a huge Billy Joel fan - so this will forever hold a place on my shelf! I get it though - I had to stop myself from actively searching our cassettes - I have limited myself to ONLY super rare soul/funk/reggae cassettes - but I will accept freebies!

@Ник-ф5ы Ай бұрын

love you guys, great video 😊

@booieaguilar4792 6 ай бұрын

Man, I lost mine years ago lol, but have a bunch of mixes I made when I was a kid 🤣. Telling my kids how I had to listen to the radio and hit record at the right time to get the whole song, they don'tunderstand. Good memories. As far as tapes today, I did buy Kelly Finnigan's mix tape last year simply because it was Kelly Finnigan and it's still wrapped and unopened. I debated about buying Reverand Barron's tape from Colemine, but I didn't. Shit bro, taking everyone down memory lane. My dad still has his Walkman from when I was a young kid and still listen's to it every night to go to bed. Fun video brotha man, much love to you and the channel. Always great to get a new Rocco video on the channel

@PiecesofVinyl 6 ай бұрын

I waited two days to get "Bring it home for Jerome" - which was an eagles hype song written about Jerome Brown who died (tragically) that year - 1992! - it was on Q102 - which was the Pop station at the time - I would come home from school and sit there and wait for it!

@doozledumbler5393 6 ай бұрын

Glad to see another person getting into cassettes. The sound quality isn't bad, you're just listening to it on a cheap player. Play it on a decent deck and the sound is fine.

@PiecesofVinyl 5 ай бұрын

Im definitely going down the rabbit hole - Im going to keep it to really obscure things I cant get on vinyl - like compilations or stuff like that. I cant go collecting all my vinyl in cassettes!

@anastasiaserwaczek204 6 ай бұрын

Guess some of us just can't help it, we LOVE music..on ANY format!

@tigerclaw4537 5 ай бұрын

Not sure if anyone has ever felt an audio orgasm, but wow. I purchased an old set of Bose TriPort Headphones on Amazon, popped in my Moody Blues (Other Side of Life Cassette) and jacked into my FIIO CP13. OMFG. I never experienced such an amazing distribution of sound from my all-time favorite band on a cassette player. This wouldn’t have been possible without the FIIO and Bose headset. Strike me for whatever you want, but even my high-end phones don’t produce this amazing sound. To much base, etc. … Sometimes old school is still the best.

@PiecesofVinyl 5 ай бұрын

I have been using these old school cheap headphones and they are fine. But I did try this with my audio technicas and the sound is way better.

@CruisinAndSlidin 6 ай бұрын

I still have my Casio walkman from 98 and it stills work! It also has a microphone feature and some bass adjustments

@PiecesofVinyl 6 ай бұрын

Nice! A microphone feature is sweet!

@RamblingWolfman 6 ай бұрын

Cool video! As a father of two boys, this....well, you know.👌 I actually had those transformers back when I was close to his age. Good job, man.👍🏼

@PiecesofVinyl 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Appreciate that! Of course I have to get one for my other son now too!

@ScrewtopReviews 5 ай бұрын

Sweet Soundwave! I always wanted that as a kid!

@PiecesofVinyl 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! He has all the cassette minions too! he has way better toys then I ever did!

@unclelou3523 6 ай бұрын

The only reason I can see to pay $109 for this over the $20 Jensen portable cassette player is the rechargeable battery, but you can buy a lot of batteries for that $89 difference. The Jensen is better in that it has auto-stop and a radio; the FIIO does not. I believe they both have the same guts inside, there's only one manufacturer (Tanashin). I use a portable cassette player to listen to vinyl that I've converted.

@PiecesofVinyl 6 ай бұрын

I guess. The Jensen seems to have some hit or miss reviews. But it’s on sale for $15 so you can’t go wrong with that!

@freemanhickey7047 5 ай бұрын

They are coming back quick here in nz seriously get what you can now the prices are starting to sky rocket

@diegosilang4823 2 ай бұрын

Having owned and repaired several old Sony Walkman, while most only require belts, some may need major repairs and it will overwhelmed novice cassette users. I am glad new cassette players are being made for people who are not mechanically inclined or have time tinkering. Audio quality may not satisfy the audiophiles, but it is good enough for me. Personally I prefer FIIO over We as Rewind because of lower price and more compact size.

@PiecesofVinyl 2 ай бұрын

I would love to try and repair my own - specifically one of those OG Sony skinny Walkmans - but those cost like $400 even for broken ones! Nice to you know you prefer this over the We are Rewind - I have actually been considering one of those - but they are pricey - but they do have bluetooth and that is convenient - though it kinda defeats the purpose....

@diegosilang4823 Ай бұрын

@PiecesofVinyl Certain models command high prices such as Toshiba KT-AS10 cost 300-400 for rough condition. Aiwa HS-P7 aka HS-P02 MKII in USA and HS-P07 ib EU cost $400 for rough ones. I suggest checking out other models with metal body often sold under $200 average condition. WM-F10II, WM-F100, WM-F202. Plastic models are less elegant, but cheaper, such as WM-F44 often requires a new belt and idle tire. Also 1993-2000 models might be cheaper as well. Also service manuals are available online many for free, some for a small cost, so you can see the level of complexities and how to tear it apart.

@freemanhickey7047 5 ай бұрын

Get skullcandy crusher evos they have a base slider makes tapes sound incredible and can adjust for different tapes

@PiecesofVinyl 5 ай бұрын

This player doesn’t have Bluetooth. Do those allow a wired connection?

@slowpawstevet3676 6 ай бұрын

i had a Sony Walkman many years ago, the first one they made, it sounded great but ate batteries!

@PiecesofVinyl 6 ай бұрын

Probably cus of the radio.

@zark_retroboy 9 күн бұрын

do you need to try this with sony headphones or earphones, starting from 20$ and high... the sound quality it's much better.

@DoodiePunk 3 ай бұрын

Nice dad and son. 😉

@PiecesofVinyl 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! He is VERY into it and I couldn't be more proud!

@sam_wvs 5 ай бұрын

Hi, can I ask you if yours also has a noisy engine that silences a second after stopping?

@PiecesofVinyl 5 ай бұрын

I cant say I have noticed that - I have used it with my stereo since this video and it actually sounds really great with it - go figure - the crappy "retro" headphones I was using sounded like crap!

@Richard83030 5 ай бұрын

Fiio or retrospekt , which one is better ?

@PiecesofVinyl 5 ай бұрын

Do you mean a refurbished Walkman from Sony from retro? Or one of the WeAreRewind? The Sonys are cool - but expensive. They do have a sick Polaroid I want though!