Pyle Dual Stereo Cassette Tape Deck - Clear Audio Double Player Recorder System w/ MP3 Music Converter, RCA for Recording, Dubbing, USB, Retro Design - For Standard / CrO2 Tapes, Home Use - PT659DU

PYLE PT-659DU cassette deck review.Love it so far, played 6 old cassette tapes and it works perfectly. My sound is great, but I’m sure this depends on what you’re amplifying it with and your speakers. My system is a secondary system in my workout room. I’m using a Sony receiver and Klipsch bookshelf speakers and it sounds rich. Love the CrO2 ability, makes my old Maxell recorded tapes (some 30+ years old) sound great. I wasn’t sure how 30 year old tapes might sound but they’ve aged very well.I had to return the first one I bought, it failed at power up? Amazon sent a replacement in two days and all is good. The new unit rocks my old tapes and now I have to save up to buy high bias blank tapes. (Wow! the price of blank high bias tapes has exploded)Overall I wouldn’t hesitate to buy another PYLE unit, it sounds very good for a $200 deck.

I bought this new tape deck because I was tired of having problems with various vintage decks I bought used. Pyle does not have the best reputation but there just aren't many companies still making tape decks in 2025. The only real knock I have on this tape deck is the buttons feel a bit cheap. They kind of flex a bit when you press down. Otherwise it seems fairly well-built. The ability to record type II tapes is a big plus. It records tapes just fine. Playback sounds as it should.

Not sure who dropped the ball at Pyle, but after receiving the unit I hooked it up to my computer. The PnP (Plug-and-Play) USB output, when plugged into a computer, sends only MONO output. So... all those music cassettes that you want to dub off to digital will sound like crap. I plugged it into both PC and Mac computers and there is no method to have the Pyle send Stereo over USB, only Mono. A workaround it to take the RCA outputs out of the Pyle and bring it through a separate USB stereo interface and then into the computer. Kind of defeats the purpose of buying this thing, no? Can't believe Pyle thought this was acceptable. There is no description or warning of this in any of its descriptions or its instruction pamphlet. Sure it plays cassettes fine, but digitizing stereo tracks is not possible without more hardware.Oh, and the lack of a headphone jack is another oversight.

Great cassette player.

I am so happy with this product. It works great , priced right , stylish looking. My old sony duel cassette deck , died.. I have a lot of old cassette music , I was afraid they were gone forever . Luckily I found this one on amazon , plus 2 others . I choose this one for the name , and looks.+ options. I'm glad I did. this does so much more than my old sony. it also looks more stylish. the reset counter lights up digally. the sound is great !! easy to use. very happy ! tim Oshea

I bought this used, but it appeared new and everything works. I no longer have my stereo system which included a three-head dual-capstan cassette deck or two; and, in fact, such decks really can't be bought new these days. This unit is fine for my bookshelf system although I do wish it had microphone inputs. I also wish there were a counter for both sides and that the motor didn't hum so loudly . . . and that it rewound tapes much more rapidly. It does feel fragile and there is audible wow and flutter at times. But my cassettes, some of which are 45 years old, sound clear (as long as the pressure pad hasn't detached!). So, it's fine for noncritical listening. I'm not sure I'll ever try digitizing, but what others say is true: the port for doing so should be on the front, not the back.

This is a great unit. I've owned/used several tape decks over the years, (They all eventually wear out), but this the best I've owned. Good quality sound, well made and one of the things I like best is that the function keys are easy to see; white on black. I recommend this unit to anyone who needs a new cassette tape deck.

Tape deck has a good sound, works well. I subtracted one star because it does not play other side of tape without having to be turned over.