I first got into cassettes at a young age (3 or 4), when I got to use my grandmother's Goodmans machine. Not that long ago I rediscovered my love for tapes and bought an Alba boombox type thing (which is a pain in the neck) it's lasted almost a year with daily use, it's cheap and plastic. My favourite cassette player is my Sharp WQ268-E, it may be simple but gets the job done right.