The Marantz Professional PMD-300CP cassette deck has been improved with new mechanisms and motors, but it's still a quirky, low-budget design. It's OK if you just want an easy way to transfer your old tapes into MP3 files, but it's far below the quality level that cassette tapes can achieve. This deck is manufactured by Fortex Industrial Ltd. and is sold under various other brand names worldwide, including Auna, Pyle, and Renkforce. I'm pretty sure the improvements I showed apply to all of them, but I can't guarantee it. If you have one of those other decks that was manufactured since 2021, pop the lid and let me know if it matches what I showed in this video. *UPDATE:* I have confirmed that the improvements also apply to Pyle PT-649D decks manufactured since 2021. And the hum in the audio is due to the power switch wiring being routed too close to the tape head. It's an easy fix to move it farther away to eliminate the hum: https://www.tapeheads.net/threads/vwestlifes-yt-video-review-marantz-pmd-300cp-dedicated-thread-for-suggested-improvements-to-deck.97839/post-775625384 Time flow: 0:00 Introduction 2:00 First impressions 3:00 Features & controls 5:40 What's your type? 6:32 Connections 8:06 USB setup & ripping to digital 11:45 Improved components 16:10 Shortcomings & drawbacks 19:49 Annoying quirks 22:27 Conclusion & a useful quirk 25:32 CD/cassette equipment news Music featured in the video: Emile's Telegraphic Transmission Device - All That May Happen https://ettdofficial.bandcamp.com/album/all-that-may-happen Slugbug - Pointless Journey https://slugbug.bandcamp.com/album/pointless-journey Backtraxx Music Library - Pacesetter https://www.digitaljuice.com/Store/c/221331 Les Gillis & Mountain Fire - Never Met a Lady (That I Didn't Like) Organonomy - Renovation https://organonomy.bandcamp.com/album/renovation I Have Four Names - IH4N (DX) https://music.ihavefournames.com/album/ih4n-dx Anders Enger Jensen - Retro Grooves Vol. 3 https://eoxstudios.bandcamp.com/album/retro-grooves-vol-3-2 Flower Crown - Hypnausea https://flowercrownmusic.bandcamp.com/album/hypnausea-2 Tommy - Vuba Mumba Silverimage - Troubled Hearts https://eoxstudios.bandcamp.com/album/troubled-hearts Includes clips from: Michael Yates - ION Tape2PC twin cassette deck tape to mp3 converter vs Vintage Sharp HiFi Tape Deck, Pyle PT649 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EOlB4l7zEg shango066 - 1968 RCA Victor Black and White Remote TV Set Repair KCS160: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIQVQBewbCE #cassette #tape #marantz