We Are Rewind: WE-001 Portable Cassette Player w/ Bluetooth

LAB POINTS

• modern portable cassette tape player + recorder designed in France
• 2-track stereo playback, output to wireless speakers/headphones via Bluetooth or headphone jack
• record to tape via 3.5mm input jack
• premium, heavy duty all-aluminum casing
• built-in lithium-ion rechargeable battery (approx. 10 hrs battery life, USB-C cable included)
• tape exhibition window
• play, stop, fast fwd, rewind + record push buttons
• onboard rotary volume adjustment
• battery indicator light
• separate headphone output + record input jacks (note: record input signal will not be audible from output while recording)
• compatible with audio cassette tapes type I-IV
• available in 3 colors: orange (Serge) / grey (Keith) / blue (Kurt)
• note: headphones & cassette tapes not included

LAB REVIEW

The WE-001 cassette player and recorder from France's We Are Rewind is a strikingly modern iteration of the classic Walkman portable tape player. The weight surprised us - with its all-aluminum casing, it looks and feels like what the first or second generation Walkman might have felt like; probably too big and heavy to keep in your back pocket like the later models, but cool in a retro way, with a hefty build that justifies the price point. It exhibited a much wider playback frequency range than other portable cassette players we tested (30-12.5k Hz versus 40-11k) with less distortion, and the recording function is simple and straightforward (note: record input signal will not be audible from the player's output while recording, but we had no problem monitoring our input directly from the source). Bluetooth output to wireless speakers or headphones is a nice modern feature, making this a versatile and stylish option for adding a cassette player to your home listening setup with a very small footprint.

➕BUNDLE AVAILABLE

• this cassette player does not come with headphones
• for the full wireless experience, we'll add We Are Rewind's EQ-002 Bluetooth headphones w/ (3) sets of ear cushions or AIAIAI's popular Tracks retro-style headphones
• select "➕" bundle option in selector

TECH SPECS

• inputs: 1/8" stereo record in
• outputs: 1/8" stereo headphone jack
• power source: 3.7V built-in Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery
• battery life: approx. 10 hours
• frequency response (playback, tape type I): 30Hz - 12500Hz with Type I cassette
• frequency response (recording, tape type I): 30Hz-10KHz
• signal to noise ratio (playback): 50dB
• signal to noise ratio (recording): 45dB
• distortion (playback): 0.3%
• distortion (recording): 1%
• wow & flutter 0.2%
• headphone output power: 2×2 mW into 32 ohms
• signal to noise ratio (playback): 50 dB
• signal to noise ratio (recording): 45 dB
• dimensions (approx.): 5.54" x 3.5" x 1.32" / 140.8 × 88.8 × 33.5 mm
• weight: 0.89 lb / 0.4 kg
• weight (total box contents): 1.43 lbs / 0.65 kg

COMES WITH

• USB-C charging cable
• miniature pencil
• instructions