Sony WM-FX197 Personal Cassette Player

Pros: Inexpensive; low-distortion; good jam protection

Cons: Feels flimsy; hard to swap cassettes with one hand

The Bottom Line: This is a decent audio cassette player, even if it feels a little flimsy. It's lightweight and batteries last for a long time.

Review: MP3 players can't do everything. They are terrific for music but my experience is that MP3 players don't work well with recorded books -- at least the way recorded books are now formatted for MP3 playback. As far as recorded books are concerned, the best ...