PANRR830 - Analog Standard Cassette Recorder/Transcriber Model RR830

I am quite a fickle - but very loyal - customer and when I find a product or service that meets my needs I work with it until the last bell tolls. I worked with this machine almost 20 years ago, and was so pleased with it that I put out an APB on it for use in our small home-base business. Imagine my delight when it popped up on Amazon.com at a most favorable price. I was so happy that bought it out right. Still going strong after all these years - and no, the Dictaphone is not obsolete by any definition of the word. What attracted me to this model was the fact that it carries both mini and standard cassettes, a counter, and the ability to set the number of words your pedal will present when you go fast forward or backward. Well worth the price I paid - and it's still in use in my business, even after this may years.

Very few choices if one wants to listen to audiobooks from a library on cassette tape at a higher speed, so this one appeals for that use. It's very well constructed, being made for office work before the age of digital recordings. Most useful feature is the auto motor shutoff at the end of a tape. Many cassette players don't shut off and the motor continues to turn at the end of a tape. This one works. There is a variable pitch slider to compensate for playing the tape at a faster speed.

I'm the Recording Secretary for a small Home Owners Association in a senior community. We needed a new tape recorder for our monthly meetings so I called the Town Clerk to see what kind they use for their Council meetings. She told me about the Panasonic and said they have six in Town Hall they use in different departments. I did have to order a microphone separately from Panasonic. The recorder worked like a charm, picked up everything very clearly and is very easy to use. The only problem I had was locating 90 minute tapes. Most stores in my area carry 60 and 120. I would highly recommend this recorder. I'm very satisfied.

Picture shows headphones. Does not come with headphones. Delivery kept getting delayed. I did buy it used, and it was treated as being used.

My office has tried several different methods of transcribing letters and each one has failed for one reason or another. We finally decided to go back to what everyone trained on, it may make us look outdated, but it works and things are getting done a lot faster around here.Thank you to the seller for your assistance when dealing with a shipping error. Your response was prompt and courteous.

automatic rewind doesn't work correctly and stops the tape--have to adjust buttons and restart--quite time consuming. the one I had prior did not have that problem

When my old transcriber finally had it, I had to buy a new one because I still need to transcribe things from the old cassettes from time to time. I looked at a lot of transcribers and settled on this one, and I was not disappointed in my choice. This has been a great asset when I've needed it and the quality is great. I highly recommend it.

I am extremely happy to find this product on Amazon.com, since the retail office product stores don't seem to be carrying such items anymore. Of course, there are more "bells and whistles" that one could desire in such a product, but considering the price, this product is an excellent offer. I was amazed at the speed in which this product arrived at my address once I placed the order. All in all, I have always been very satisfied with Amazon.com, and this purchase did not change my opinion one bit.

So glad to be able to purchase Panasonic RR-830 Cassette Transcriber. It's a great machine. Haven't been able to use this one very much but hope it will work for a long time to come. However, the earphone protection fabric has deteriorated and fallen into pieces. How can I get this replaced? Also, is there some way I can get this Transcriber to play back cassettes that have been recorded on the "double" mode. Presently they cannot be understood.15 August, 2020 ---- The recorder is not working - I would like to talk with someone to see what to do ===whether It is malfunctioning or is it something I'm not doing. Please advise