Expert: Cleggsan - 12/31/2010

Question
Hi:

I'm looking for a stereo microcassette player/recorder which records/plays at a speed of 15/32 ips [or 1.19 cm/s]. This microcassette player/recorder should have two built-in speakers -- one for the left stereo channel and the other for the right stereo channel. There are times -- depending on my mood -- that I actually like the artifacts associated with tapes. This device should be purely-analog [no digital entities] and should not contain any high or low pass filters. Also, this device should not contain a microphone because I plan to record songs from my computer and CD player to this device via audio cables. I would plug one side of a stereo audio cable into the audio-out of my CD player or computer and the other side of the cable into the audio-in of the microcassette player/recorder. This device should also be AC-powered and not require any batteries.

What is the closest existing device that fits my above preferences?

Thanks and Happy Holidays,

Green

Answer
First thing that comes to my mind is why anyone would want to record music on the microcassette at the slow speed (let alone higher speeds) due to the poor fidelity.

Stereo music recording microcassette devices have almost totally disappeared from the marketplace; about all you will find are the pocket size voice recorders.  If you do a google shopping search for stereo microcassette recorders you will not find the type you are looking for - at least I don't think so.

Some of the older vintage units might be found on eBay or Craigslist but I know of no current product that does what you are looking for.

Sorry.