Onkyo TARW255 Dual well Tape Deck

I had a Teac recorder once that never made a sound when I pushed the record button. I have to say this one (Onkyo TARW255)is nothing like that one! This thing sounds like something is going to break inside. It clicks, jumps, and bumps like it's slipping or something. Other than that it records very nicely. It takes a while to get used to the eject button being on top of the cassette window. I'm used to all the buttons being on the bottom. It's hard to read the buttons too because they are not backlit or painted brightly. The unit also has a "standby" red light when you turn the unit off. It uses about 7W when it's in this mode. So if you don't want to use extra electricity or be bothered by a red light then you'll have to unplug it. No headphone or earphone jack. No remote but has a connector to connect a Onkyo stereo amp for use with that remote. It's made in Malaysia not Japan. Don't know how long it will last. Get an extended warranty when you buy it. Vann's has it online for less and a warranty for like $20 for 3 years.

I bought it, haven't used often. Yesterday, I found that the Deck "A" doesn't work, keep stopping. Now, it's over return period, don't want to spend shipping cost, just using the Deck "B" only. But, not sure when this deck is also going wrong. Very Bad player! don't buy.

The tape counter seems to count in seconds and this is not very standard for these systems. The unit is nice for the price but I would have liked to see an ONKYO " INTEGRA" line quality.

This deck was purchased for a general music classroom. It did not work out of the box but unfortunately was past the 30 day period when it was tested out. One would not expect a basic tape deck to not be able to play or record cassettes, but it appears to be a fairly common problem with a sensor in the unit. We are now trying to deal with a service center in another state and are out money for shipping on a brand new unit. Poor experience with Onkyo.

I love that thing. A bit noisy when the tape stops or gets to the end and going backwards but that sound! Combined with Onkyo TX-SR606... I love tapes!
Would recommend? O YES !!