Fiio CP13: Best new portable cassette player? 

Sony should just re-realease the Walkman II and call it a day. That thing was gorgeous.

Great video, man. Loved being able to listen to each one audio output, I was looking for that

You talked about wow & flutter, but you had the NAK T-100 software set to display the audio level, not the wow & flutter, and you didn't turn off its built-in test tone oscillator.

I was looking forward to you doing a review on this product Thank-you

Thank you for the review! I did buy this and just received it. I didn't have high expectations just something decent. Yes I own a number of the vintage Sony's already but I like to try new things as well. The price was right for the venture.

I have the "We are rewind" & have had it for about a year. It cost me an arm & leg to friggin' get it here! That said, I'm glad I have it. After an azimuth adjustment, it works fine. The loudness & quality of the sound depends on the tape being played. But all & all, EXPENSIVE but fine. I'm happy with it.

Honestly waiting for the old casette player days

Big thank you.

I believe the small plastic part included in your box is a screen protector for the front window to keep it pretty. it appears to be the screen protectors that you can find online but cut to fit the viewing window.

I also got the pre-order with the case, i'm pleased with it, if they ever do a follow up i'd include Anti rolling.

Hello and Ciao, Is a Super important Video. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 From FIIO, I couldn't have imagined that they would bring an analog music playback device onto the market. Maybe Sony will come up with the same idea and build the Walkman with a cassette.

Still use my old cassette decks so I can make mix tapes.

I am wondering if any manufacturer will come up with a new analog TV set next.

I couldn't figure which video to watch first yours or WVestlifes on these. I chose yours. There both great channels. I still would rather prefer a vintage Walkman but these are great starters.

Grazie infinite Guido, per questi video preziosi e per il tuo canale! Sei a conoscenza di qualche novità o upgrade interessante e significativo per le nuove cassette di tipo 2, ad oggi deludenti???

我也买了，感觉非常棒！

Thanks brother

Wonder what the oldest Compact Cassette recording is? i.e. someone who bought a recorder in around 1963 and did their own recordings even if they were voice of family or some copies of Vinyl records ?

Planned to buy one next month as a fiio fan and I liked the compact design. However, I got some negative comments from other people which leads me to reconsider buying the CP13. Thanks for the information anyway. W10C is not very good after all.🙄

thx for the review !!! what are the best walkmans ever for you ?

May I ask you what that white cable is that you connected when playing back and how am I able to hear stereo music?

I got mine translucent and it’s beautiful I love it and it sounds incredible.

Gracias

a bass boost button would have been nice does it sound tinny. after watching your video the we are rewind does sound much better

In my opinion, at this point, i don't mind any new modern analog cassette player as long as it provided with decent quality stereo output whether with cheapest hardware or cheaper than cheapest. I already bought we are rewind player and it was average.

Oh wow. I just felt a recording option also should have been there

It would be not bad to compare the sound with a cheap DAP to see where we are going, even if we can bet the answer. Anyway, very good presentation.

Very exiting that there are new cassette players, i like the colour. But i think there is still a lot of work to be done just to be able to compete with a WM-DD33 or WM-10. Moreover i dont like the "fixed" battery. Why not rechargeable NiMh AAs just like a lot of portable CDs in the late 90s??

thanks for the review ... but, for me its just not up to scratch with the earlier walkmans

4:00 is that film is front glass protector? Like screen protector for phones?

Hello Guido, there you are the analog expert as your yt channel is called, and i enjoy a lot of your content you post.There i now have a question about vinyl playback. I have an vintage Philips 777 turntable which is a fantastic device in my opinion. But my dac and amplifier are from the new generation, a combi of NAD c658 and c 298. What i find when i am enjoying an evening listening to my vinyl records is a good and detailed sound with enough mids and highs, and the soundstage is also excellent. But i always experience a lack of deepness and bass, whichever quality record i listen to. Can an update to a modern turntable in a reasonable pricerange solve this problem, or is my vintage turntable from the golden age of vinyl good enough. So there you are the analog specialist, do you have any suggestions or tips for my situation? Thank you again for all your great movies, and i personaly looking forward to your next needledrop movie👍🏻

That transparent plastic is "screen protector" for the front window, perhaps?

I believe the plastic clear piece is a protector for the window.

In another video it was found that after a certain time the tape speed increases from +1% to +3%. Were you able to notice that too? Thanks!

id love to see you review the retrospekt cp-81

I think they should do a campaign backing production run of a new quality cassette deck. Or have teac improve the w-1200. The market is there.

That volume knob sticks out like a soar thumb, They could have opted for one similar to "We Are Rwind" for more compactness.

I was looking for you to review this Fiio Walkman. It's a shame it is the same trash mechanism. I'll stick to my old walkmans!

I want DAT recorders. Bring them back and its an instabuy for me.

I will buy the CP14 or WAR with improved flywheel

I really like my Fiio digital audio players, but I can't make myself want one of these huge things with low-end playback. Having lived the '90s, it's really hard to see these big honking things coming out lately that look like drug store budget models of yesteryear, and sound even worse. I know it's impractical, but I keep hoping somebody is going to really put some hardware design into a new unit and also develop their own playback mechanism so we can get some quality sound out of our tapes again. I would pay a lot for that.

hi i'm looking for a portable cassette player without bluetooth but has bass boost and a decent size window so you can see the cassette inside could you recommend anything thank you.

If i can get a sturdy sports model id be on it.

Maybe is the added Bluetooth with the addition to any of these it would be 20% better

It would have been a good idea if they added a belt clip to make it truly portable. Even if it was just on the case.

For the price of these new, you can get a reconditioned and serviced 90's personal stereo.

The tape almost ate itself during the movement you put it though, but it was stable enough. If they put an EQ or even a preset EQ it might make it better.

To me, the cymbals and higher frequencies sounded better on the We are Rewind

What's an unbarksing?

how long should should this last you think? easy to repair if needed?

I'm new to your channel, sir. I'd like to ask a question slightly off topic. Is any manufacturer making a cassette deck for American users? If so. I'd be curious as to price points. TIA.

Why have we gone backwards with size and design? I once had a JVC that, when empty, was actually thinner than a cassette on one side! Now, 30 years later, they're big like a garden shed. It's curious.

Greetings from Hamburg ❤️❤️❤️👍

Whatever the classic Sony walkman shown here is just 🔥🤌

They need to make this adaptable for car use with USB connector.

magnets? On a cassette player case?! Won't that damage the cassette tape?

What about the playback with chrome and ferro tapes?

I hope that cassette players get the Polaroid treatment in the future

Right. But for new device just from 2024 until now

Good to Know their is a new Portable cassette player, I remember back in the day I'd tweek the screw by head to adjust azimouth , I also had a car cassette player in my bedroom in the early 90's that sounded quite good through my 70's Sony Amplifier, and a little azimouth adjustment was required for pre-recorded tapes in particular was happy with sound. its a pitty this new device did not invset just a bit more on the mechanics like sony did, but guess cost is high now and demand lower, to coin a phrase , tape is for the average person not the latest meal of today ! like CD, s DVD,s are old school but nice to own your one tapes & hardware to play them on.

a belt clip would be nice

cant get descent Walkman this days

Can regular headphones ok to use ? If not why ?

It's disappointing that this is an idential internals as We Are Rewind player. I was also hoping Fiio would stick a better amp solution for theirs. :(

What would be best for metal? Cp13 or we are rewind?

Is it available

Sounded fine to me…. But why no belt clip? I use my Walkman at work, needs a clip

Tape sounds better than Tidal 👍

I’ve seen this in other places, didn’t realise it was a play only machine. For that reason it makes it a “non purchase”

WM-150💪👍💪❤️

A few weeks ago some people called bullshit on me for calling out on the shitty mechanism on What Hi-Fi? Facebook page. I know one when I see one. Now it's evident in this video.

the only problem with the case it has magnets and you shouldn't have magnets near tape

Wish Sony rerelease cassette walkman just like you owned

That's why you have an equaliser in your hi-fi system, you boost the bass and treble as desired during recording of your personal mix tape so that you have the bass and treble response on whatever you listen your tape on!

The we are rewind sounded much better, as long as you didn't move it . . .

Такое ощущение, что технологии откатились на 50-60 лет назад. В сравнении с этим недоразумением у Sony в 80-90 годы были космические технологии!

They should have put belt clips on.

Are the heads actually stereo? No one that I know is actually making those stereo heads. It's software at this time.

I'm using this fiio cp-13 less than 1 month and already have issue with play autostop - it has stopped working at all. It start curling tapes. So, tape transport mechanism is really poor.

My "we are rewind" went to trash. He had a parasite noise each ~60 seconds

it's a shame that with Fiio's resources, they couldn't do the R&D for a better Mech. I'm so sick of the Tanashin mech. It isn't that it sounds bad, it's just stupidly unreliable and prone to breaking because of it's flimsy construction.

I know my comment won’t be popular but I have a device that is portable/has no wow and flutter/good quality sound and battery life/virtually endless choice of music/no moving parts to wear or degrade the sound. It’s called a mobile phone! (humour). I can see hackles rising. Tape players were the thing of my past and some portables were as cheap as chips. Often needing a little tweak of the playback head to get the best treble. Do they still use Dolby to reduce the hiss? Eventually the heads would wear down or the gizmo went into tape chewing phase destroying your prize recordings. So I’m afraid I won’t be going back there even though I love boys toys. I always respect each to their own as no doubt people think I’m a vinyl dinosaur-but I love it . In my ignorance is there much new recorded music out there on tape or is it for playing your own recordings/vintage tapes? For those who love it-enjoy. 👍 I do appreciate the channel is mainly about analogue devices and so understand the interest in such devices.

I HOPE SONY STARTS MAKING THEM AGAIN THAT'LL BE AWESOME, THEN I'LL GET 1.

How much ???

Available in market ??

Probably a very nice player but I'd prefer to have it powered by AA batteries.

I’ve trying to find a good enough walkman from ebay for months and returned every single one of them. The seller always says it’s working but I always get a device that’s falling apart. Got one from China and the thing is spinning really fast and I wonder if they don’t test the devices before shipping it because you can hear the Chipmunk voice for crying out loud. This one on the video was my last hope, but it also seems just as bad. I might as well just give up.

NO FUCKIN WAY!

They could have done so much better than an off the shelf cheap mechanism.

Those late 80s Sonys with the little green button all have gears that are prone to breakage and seem to have w&f problems no matter how much u refurbish them. Will avoid if anyone is looking for a more fuss free old Walkman.

No one is mass producing the mechanism, and if someone started making one the price would be very high. Too bad. :(

This is a bit on the sphere of unbelievable!

You can't convince me Sony won't step in this game at some point, it will happen, and probably very soon.

I believe thats a screen protector. 😅

magnetized case.. magnets so close to tape !!!??? wtf !!!

It's maybe a step nearer, but that thing is so underwhelming in it's design. That's the problem really, because Sony (for instance) had top designers for their Walkman's, and if we just consider the early WM models, they were gorgeous, and have not been surpassed since. But, that's not to say some clever young designer will come up with an ultra sleek model using quality parts.

Why no belt clip? Wtf…..

Is it just me or is this “Walkman” a bit too chunky? It’s a bit too boxy for my liking, even though I am fond of boxy cars for example…

Did I just wake up in 1985?

Yes, same awful dirt cheap mechanism you get on $5 units :(