A Portable Cassette Player That Records Your Own Mixtapes
The GPX CAS337B is a compact portable cassette player and recorder that plays your cassette tapes, tunes in AM/FM radio and records new ones through a built-in microphone. It measures 4.72 inches deep, 1.57 inches wide and 4.72 inches tall, weighs 7.68 ounces and runs on two AA batteries, so it goes wherever the day does.
Everyone has that shoebox: the graduation mix, the road-trip tape, the unlabeled cassette nobody quite dares to play. This red-and-black machine gives the box a reason to exist again. Press play and it's a time machine on batteries; hit record and the built-in microphone starts laying down a brand-new tape — a voice memo, a favorite radio moment, a mix for someone you like an unreasonable amount.
Standout Features of This Cassette Player
- Play and record: Spin your existing tapes or make new recordings with the built-in microphone and easy-to-use controls.
- AM/FM radio: Direct tuning and built-in antennas help you land on your favorite stations, so the fun is not stuck in the tape deck.
- Built-in speaker: Listen to cassettes and the radio out loud without plugging anything in.
- Private listening: A 3.5mm stereo headphone jack and analog volume control handle quiet listening, and a pair of stereo earbuds comes included.
- Record straight to tape: Capture voice, audio memos or your favorite radio broadcasts directly onto cassette — the specs list 120 minutes of recording time.
- Built to travel: The lightweight body and detachable belt clip make it easy to take your tapes and radio on the go.
A Retro Gift for Gen X, Gen Z and Every Tape Owner in Between
For a Gen X parent, unwrapping this is pure time travel: the mixtapes they never threw away work again, and the included earbuds mean they can disappear into their senior year on a lunch break. For a retro-curious Gen Z teen, it is a genuinely strange and wonderful artifact — a machine that puts sound onto actual magnetic tape, belt clip and all.
It fits the brief for birthdays, Christmas stockings (it stands just 4.72 inches tall) and Secret Santa swaps, and it makes a memorable "welcome to the analog era" surprise for anyone who still owns a box of tapes they cannot quite part with.
Worth Knowing Before You Buy
A few honest notes before you commit: it runs on 2 AA batteries, which are not included, so have a pair ready for unwrap day. It is built for the 4mm cassette tape format, and private listening runs through the 3.5mm audio jack — the earbuds are in the box if you do not have your own. At 4.72 by 1.57 by 4.72 inches and 7.68 ounces, it is compact and portable rather than a living-room centerpiece. And it is a machine for people who like tapes and radio; if the person you are shopping for owns zero cassettes and never touches the radio, this one may sit on a shelf — pair it with a tape or two instead.