TR621 CD and Cassette Player Combo, Boombox CD Player for Home, AM/FM, Tape Recording, TF/USB Drive, AC or D Battery Powered, Headphone Jack, Stereo Sound (White)

FINALLY! A company that knows how to make a perfect CD/MP3/Cassette/Radio Boombox! I've been trying to find one I'd be happy with since MP3 CDs came along so I could play them. I've tried 3 different brands and not one of them were what I was looking for. One brand kept not recognizing a CD with several different CDs, AND would "skip" pieces of a song. After a period of time, the volume control would not work correctly. Another brand (did not have a cassette player) kept skipping pieces of a song (random songs), even just from walking by the player. Very SENSITIVE! The sound was not that great for all three brands. I just received this boombox today. I played a cassette, mp3s using my flash drive, and an MP3 CD. They all worked perfectly! The way it was packaged in the box gave me the impression that Retekess puts a lot of care into their products. It put my hopes up that I would be happy with this boombox. Retekess knows exactly what I need: 1. I love the sound, it's very smooth and clear, and sounds just as good as, or even better than the old Aiwa boombox I have. I needed the T-Bass turned on with the Aiwa in order to get a good sound. The Retekess does not have a T-Bass, but it does NOT need it! I couldn't ask for a better sound, even with the volume turned up. 2. The cassette buttons are labeled that it makes sense. It states FF and Rewind. 3. There IS a power-off button. The slider on the left side has a TAPE/OFF selection. Most cassette players never had a power button because it doesn't turn on until you press PLAY, etc. The Retekess has a red light when the power is turned on. When you set the switch to TAPE/OFF, the red light shuts off. When you play a tape, the red light comes on. 4. Another irritating feature with the other models is that the LED kept switching between displaying the "Folder" and the "Track" numbers and I did not appreciate having to wait for it to display the track to see what track was playing. One of the models displayed the TIMING of the track instead! The Retekess displays the track only when playing tracks. Yay! 5. A VERY IMPORTANT feature is the remote control has a +10 button, AND a keypad. With MP3 CDs I can have over 250 tracks. It's a nightmare trying to get to a track that I want to play. Having the +10 button is very helpful, but EVEN BETTER, you can input the track number on the remote control and it goes right to that track. So EASY. Don't even have to hit an ENTER key. Just input the number of the track on the remote's keypad and the player will play that track (if you are not in PLAY mode, then you would have to press PLAY once you enter the track number). LOVE IT! The remote uses #2025 batteries. 6. The CD/MP3 disc loads VERY FAST, even with MP3 CDs with over 200 songs! The player will automatically start to play the CD once the cover is closed. 7. It has a built-in microphone and a headphone jack. The only thing that is disappointing is the LCD display does not light up, so sometimes it's hard to see the track number. I tried pressing the Skip/Fast Forward button for the CD to see if the display will light up when changing tracks, but it does not. For me, all the other features I mentioned are the most important. Update: I haven't had a problem seeing the track number where I placed the boombox permanently. I use this boombox a lot and LOVE IT. Also, very happy with the controls and their placement. Update: I have been using this boombox since January 2021 and have been very happy with it. I've seen some complaints about it doing crazy things, so want to mention it comes with a cardboard inside the CD tray which states DO NOT VIBRATE. The only time my CD acted crazy while playing it was because of a vibration, like not shutting the cabinet drawer gently while playing the CD. All you have to do is shut the boombox and turn it back on and it's fine. I have three of these, one for the kitchen, one for the bedroom, and one for the small office.

My main radio was an ION ISP113S Retro Rocker, with a Retekess TR618 as alternate. The volume knob on the ION began cutting out after several years of frequent and occasionally 24/7 use. For replacement, I was looking for radios that could be used for night listening with headphones, with speakers good enough for daytime listening to the local jazz station. They needed to run on AC not battery power. I like old fashioned rectangular radios because they take up less room, but I needed to eliminate a lot of those as being too basic without the needed features, or they only ran on batteries. Ordinarily I ignore the rounded ones with CD players because my CD collection went the way of the wind when I no longer had anything to play them on. I don't have a tape collection anymore either. However I was starting to see that many of the units with CD and cassette drives had features I need, such as AC cord, good sized speakers for better sound, headphone jack, USB port, TF slot for SD or Micro SD cards, and some had Bluetooth receiver ability. I also prefer a tuning knob and volume knob to digital tuning and volume buttons because buttons tend to be too stepped. Finally I was honing in on a few units by Greadio, Gelielim, and Retekess when I saw a bundle of two, the Retekess TR636 and TR621. White isn't my favorite color for electronics, but when I saw the Amazon bundle for the TR636 and the TR621 for much less than if they were bought separately, I decided to buy it. The TR636 was high on my list but I had eliminated the TR621 because it didn't receive Bluetooth, and is fairly large compared to the TR636. However it is a nice player. I have several Retekess radios of the more conventional sort and like the brand. The Retekess TR621 has a CD player and cassette drive, it has a USB port, TF/micro SD card slot. It has volume and tuning knobs and a 3.5mm headphone jack. It doesn't receive Bluetooth, but I have most of my audio files stored on thumb drives that plug into a USB port. The TR621 can be used with 6 D cell batteries but I've never tested it that way, I only use it on AC. It has a conveniently long cord. It has a remote control that runs on a button battery, but let's focus on that for a moment. I don't use it partly because it's so hard to press the buttons. It's a tiny thing and doesn't control volume, it only controls the CD play functions and maybe the other digital ones like the USB port if a thumb drive is plugged in playing audio. It doesn't control the cassette player. Installing the battery was an ordeal by itself. I saw no instructions on how to open the battery door, but figured it out. It requires squeezing a tab and pulling it out. Enough said about that mini torture device. A control wand like the TR636 has would be be so much better. Personally I need a wand that controls volume and power. The TR621 has the USB and TF card slots, volume and tuning knobs in a good location on top. However the digital screen doesn't have a backlight so it can be hard to read, and be aware that when tuning the radio, the frequency isn't displayed on the screen. The knob is marked and you must tune it by ear. The function switch is on the side and may not be so easy to see. It has an off setting and you'll have to look at it to become familiar with it. Now for the best part. The speakers are pretty nice sounding. I was expecting a hollow plastic reverb compared to regular stereo speakers in a wood housing, but when testing the radio, USB port, and CD player I was pleasantly surprised. I actually enjoyed the sound. While it's not equal to my old four speaker Sanyo boombox, it does sound good. I have 3 CDs and played Journey Infinity for the test. The volume goes up further than the neighbors will like, but you wouldn't want to blow out the speakers by blasting them. I even tested it by running a cable between its headphone jack and an old retro cathedral radio's RCA jacks. I played old classic audiobooks through that as an external speaker. Overall I give the TR621 a thumbs up. It was a good choice. There are YouTube videos that demonstrate the features of many radios and CD players, some very in depth. I watched some on the Retekess players before deciding to buy. Search YouTube for the brand and model you're interested in to see what videos are available. I live in the city with quite a few transmitters nearby and can't say how the radio will perform in rural areas farther out, but an antenna extender can be bought or made that clips to the whip antenna to help boost signals. There are the reel type that extend about 20+ feet and have a clip or optional plug. Or, an extension can be made out of inexpensive speaker wire with an alligator clip attached to the whip antenna. The wire can be run across the room but best if up high near the ceiling, can use light duty wall hooks to hang it. They do make a difference, but if extended out a window along the eaves or to a tree, the clip should be disconnected from the radio during electrical storms. For that reason indoor antennas are safer for the purpose. I once had hundreds of feet of outdoor wire loop for shortwave listening and can vouch for the amplified reception, but a short indoor extension is one of the few options available to people in city apartments.

Works as expeted so fare good sound quality and easy to work have not tryed any blue toth conecting and probly wont i mostly want it for cd and caset player

This is a great quality unit. Sounds great in speakers. It is of much greater value than a different one I bought from HSN for 5 dollars less. When I added the 6 D batteries it takes it’s a pretty hefty unit now and the handle could give if say you were walking with it and kinked it into a wall or door. But empty of those no worries. Overall love everything about it and would repurchase!!

Radio station, cd, and cassette player all in one. Haven’t tested out the Bluetooth, but it has a great sound with both cds and cassettes! Worth the investment. Cute little boom box. Comes with a little remote. You have to plug it into an outlet to use it, not battery powered.

Not only do I love this boombox, the Seller was very responsive and kind, when I had a question. Where do I use this product? Everywhere! That’s why I was so happy to get it. I had no idea boomboxes are still being made! Spoiler Alert: I purposely live a low-tech, simple life, not chained to a cell phone, which is harder to do than you may think. With that said ... here's my two cents. I work outdoors a lot, without having to think much. So I really appreciate the music that distracts my mind from the monotony, sweat and toil. I often use batteries outside. Indoors, I move it from room to room when I’m working, and smiling the whole time. So easy to pick up, move it and plug in. Of all its features, hands down, the cross-platform Record feature thrills me. It’s why I chose Retekess. The sound quality really surprised me, too. I wasn’t expecting the sound to be so rich, and I’m very happy about that! TAPE: My old car only has a tape player, no CD. I can’t wait to start recording my fave songs to tape so I can play in my car, too! CD: My other car has a CD slot, and a CD got lodged in there. It spent 3 days in the shop where they had to outsource the work and dismantle the dash ($$$) to remove the CD. When I got the car back, there was a rap CD in there, cranked to full volume, and my custom made, irreplaceable reggae CD was gone forever. No more CDs in cars for me. Never again! And no, I don't want to subscribe to any music service. Yes, people really can survive without them. LOL USB: I have many mp3s that I recorded years ago, from radio stations worldwide. Now I can listen to them in my boombox, AND I can record them to tape to play in the car!! I’m very happy with the Retekess boombox -- and the Seller, too!!

It is what I expected in a small portable radio. I would have liked better sound quality but I didn’t want a big stereo either .it has a battery compartment in case of power outage and it works so,It works and I’m happy.

I really wanted to like this Retekess boombox. It has a nice and cute form factor that looks like a portable radio, instead of looking like something that comes from outer space. And for what is worth, the radio and CD work okay despite a couple of minor quirks. The Radio tuner is analog so you won’t see what station you tuned into on the boombox’s display. On the CD Player, the Previous Track button literally skips to the previous track when first pressed, instead of first restarting the current track. The Mute feature on the remote only works for CD or USB/memory card playback. You cannot mute radio or tape playback with the remote. Also note that there is no holder for the remote on the boombox. Good luck not misplacing the remote. But let’s talk about the cassette deck. For the younger generations who are now discovering what cassettes are, please understand that we actually had much better cassette playback and recording back in the days. The cassette tape implementation of this boombox is beyond depressing. For starters, you cannot record in stereo. Even though you’re listening to the radio or a CD while recording, and the audio source from the radio, CD or USB may be in stereo, the cassette recording is going to come out in mono. Trust me, we had stereo recording and playback in the 1980s and 1990s - probably in the 70s too though I was too young to have recollection. In any case, the fact Retekess can’t record or play cassettes in stereo is an unforgivable cut corner. But the lack of stereo recording and playback is not the only problem. When playing a tape there’s always going to be some hissing noise due to the design of magnetic tape. But the Retekess boombox does not sound like the typical tape hiss but like an overpowering roar. It is awful! Again, back in the 80s and 90s there were cheap, no-name brand cassette players that were very unreliable and sounded terrible, yet still sounded better than this boombox, plus they recorded and played in stereo too. I do not recommend this boombox and I’m going to return mine.