So you want a vintage-style music player? Something that captures the atmosphere of the pre-digital days, when "portable player" meant a cassette player with analog tapes that would only last an hour and you had to record yourself. Aiwa heard you but decided to take the vintage thing a little further, back to the '60s and the transformation of rock 'n' roll to rock and pop. The result is the aiwa audio G RCP3 Digital Cassette Player and starting from its pastel blue or green colors and moving on to its single 3 W speaker, this is a cassette player like one that might have featured in a beach party film with Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello!
But because almost 60 years have passed since those times, the aiwa audio G RCP3 Digital Cassette Player doesn't just offer FM and AM radio and cassette playback and recording: it also has a digital side with Bluetooth (to connect with your smartphone and become its speaker) and USB and microSD slots so it can play your MP3s with excellent sound quality. And as for power, this is also a bit old school: either plug it into an AC outlet or pack it with four AA batteries, just like people used to do back in the '60s!
Specs and Features:
- Colors: pale green, pale blue
- Cassette deck has recording and playback functions
- Folding handle
- Analog dials and push buttons
- Built-in microphone
- FM tuning lamp
- Radio tuning meter
- Bluetooth: 5.0 (receiving only)
- USB memory/microSD recording and playback: MP3 up to 16 GB
- AM reception frequency: 530-1,600 KHz
- FM reception frequency: 76-108 MHz
- Speaker: 3 W
- Compatible cassette tapes: regular type (Type I) mono playback up to 60 min.
- Input/output: 3.5 mm (0.1") microphone input, 3.5 mm (0.1") earphone jack, USB port (for USB drives), microSD slot
- FM antenna: telescopic rod type
- Dimensions: 252 x 86 x 162 mm (9.9 x 3.4 x 6.4")
- Weight: approx. 1 kg (2.2 lb)
- Material: ABS resin, etc.
- Power: DC 4 x AA batteries (6V), AC 100 V 50/60 Hz
- Battery life (speaker): radio approx. 42 hours, tape: approx. 30 hours, USB approx. 34 hours, microSD approx. 34 hours, Bluetooth approx. 41 hours
- Battery life (earphones): radio approx. 48 hours, tape: approx. 34 hours, USB approx. 39 hours, microSD approx. 39 hours, Bluetooth approx. 47 hours
- Instructions/manual: Japanese