Since I have no tape deck to my stereo, but still have some tapes, I've bought the device as an additional and alternative. Packaging design were okay ... the sound in radio tunes in CD in order ... the possibility of DBB in 2 stages is good. What is almost even net, is the lack of ON / OFF button on the remote control ... because that's why they say yes so ... serious shortage! The often described here Beep I could not tell .... but what I lack at least TOTAL, is the cassette for the absolutely necessary DOLBY B / C function. Even though it is a little bit of her when this technique was used, so I've a lot of recordings and overdubs so gemacht..und in quality cassette type IV (metal), the top sound in appropriate devices, you can tell a big difference to recorders with this function. But that's not standard or is even net longer offered or rarely.