Product Description

Enjoy easy recording with Sony's TC-WE305 Tape Cassette Recorder. Enjoy features like a Dual Well Tape Deck, Twin Tape Counters, and High-Speed Dubbing...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #49460 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Sony
• Model: TCWE305
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 5.00" h x 11.00" w x 17.00" l, 10.00 pounds

Features

• High-quality dual-well cassette deck
• Tape to tape high speed dubbing
• Dolby B noise reduction, MPX filter
• LED peak level meters
• Measures 16.9 x 4.7 x 11 inches (WxHxD)

Amazon.com Product Description
Tapes can still sound great, especially when you have a good deck to play them on. The Sony TC-WE305 cassette deck has all the basic features you need in an dual well unit. Normal and high speed dubbing are possible with a touch of a button. Dolby B noise reduction reduces hiss and distortion, while an integrated MPX filter further enhances the listening experience. High-density permalloy heads are durable and squeeze more sound quality out of your cassettes. Meanwhile, LED peak level meters help you determine the best recording level for your CD and tape dubs. Lastly, twin analog tape counters help you keep tabs on your recording and playback progress.

Customer Reviews

Good Audio Cassette Deck
It's hard to find an audio cassette deck of any worth these days. I am no old-timer but I love audio tapes and know way more then most teens. First off, the fact it can hook up to your receiver is good, but not y u should buy it! It's compatibility. For one, there is not just one tape type. There is 3 [Type 1,II,and IV]! All new stereos and boomboxes tell u plainly not to use Type II and IV tapes because there non-compatible! Read your manual people! U can't make real copies of CDs or LPs without Type II and IV compatibility. That's what they are for. Secondly, Dolby B is a MUST for pre-recorded tapes. Virtually all tapes [new and old] have "Dolby System" or "Dolby B" written on them. Unless your tape deck has Treble control, u need Dolby B. Most decks today don't have anything. U need a decent unit like this. As far as Auto-Reverse, unless your a music-mixer or Dj, or something like that, u don't need it! It kills tapes! If your that lazy, get a CD player morons! Sorry but people irritate me with their laziness. Auto-Reverse is for people [as mentioned] who can't afford to stop and flip a tape over, otherwise your just damaging your tapes when using it! I may not be over 30 or any where near it, but I know u need a cassette player like this for standard recording: CD's,LP's, and off-air [radio] or pre-recorded tape duplication. As far as sound, it is not equal to CD's, but good. No static can be heard when using a Cr02 [Type II] tape withOUT Dolby B. All features are great and sound good. I haven't used Metal [type IV] due to availibilty issues, but Normal [type 1] and Cr02 tapes work great. The only problem is manually setting recording levels. While this is a must unless u are a DJ or mixer etc... ,for some reason it won't always record what u set it. This generally only happens on my Rap Cd's I guess due to loud Bass impact. A manual fine-bias-tuning control would help. That's when u adjust settings for different brands of tapes. Maxell [Cr02] tapes almost always distort on this deck while Sony CD-It [Normal and Cr02] generally don't. Memorex [Type II] tapes are good and actually go just a little bit lower then set. All in all, most recordings played on other decks [including Deck A of this unit] play lower distortion then Deck B. One more thing, clean your deck before CD recording or after ten hours of playing/recording. It may seem like trouble but it's worth it. If record and play doesn't work, u must immediately clean them. Don't Demagnitize until u hear hissing or very low sound witch probaly won't happen if u don't constantly use Metal tapes. If u use a Cassette Cleaner Tape, be sure to let recording
"Record" on the non-recordable leader [white or blue leader at end and beginning of either tape side] to wype dirt/magnetic particles from the erase head, where Tape version cleaner can't get. Best to just clean the heads with a non-lint Q-tip lighly moistened in Radioshack cleaning fluid for audio cassette decks. Happy shopping!

Very poor product
This is by far the worst dual cassette deck that I have ever purchased. The play back and record have very poor sound quality. The tapes regardless of what kind, do not play at the right speed, in other words they play slower then other tape decks.
Very unhappy.

There's nothing wrong.
I've had no problems with my deck. It still runs the same as when I bought it. I do pampere my equipment however. I've even recorded from my studio equipment to the deck and had minimal generation loss.