Hello all portable audio enthusiasts. I'm 83, retired and live in NYC. I got my ears wet in audio in the 1950s and always had audio components and did not graduate to portable audio as I always wanted to hear the world around me uncumbered by headphones/earbuds. I did not ignore portable audio, I just didn't get involved, not even a radio. The various audio magazines I read satisfied my need to know. I did accumulate self-recorded audio cassettes but I always had a deck that featured Dolby C which I used mostly. Since the advent of the digital age, I found most of the stuff I had on cassettes on CDs and then I started to burn the ones I couldn't find on CDs but did find them on YouTube so I ended up with a pile of unplayed cassettes which I've whittled down to just about 30 or 40. I want to enjoy them sitting on the living room sofa but we have a small living room and my wife sits just 8 feet from me and I can't play the stereo as loud as I would like since she couldn't stand it and a headphone cord would get in the way. Solution: a portable cassette player and headphones. I've owned many SONY WM-6DC but I bought them mainly to sell for profit. A couple of weeks ago, on a whim, I bought on ebay a KENWOOD CP-D7, the size of a cassette, untested and without a power supply, but I got it for such a bargain I thought someday an ac adapter would be available. Last week a Aiwa Walkman HS-PC204 Stereo Cassette Player was offered on ebay, Not Tested Sold As Broken. But before I made the seller an offer I searched for ac adapters and found a webiste offering one cheap (capoweradapter.com - $9.97+$8.18 shipping). The ebay seller accepted my offer and then I ordered the ac adapter with order confirmation email. I waited for the customary item shipped email with me requesting info and not receiving a reply and here's the warning.I trusted the extensive website to be legit. It said they were based in Kokomo, Indiana. A check with the Better Business Bureau for the Kokomo Chamber of Commerce showed no such business. Then to my PayPal page where I see Chinese writing. Uh, oh, a Chinese company posing as American. Not solid, but suspicious. I'm not going to receive the ac adapter and PayPal is investigating and should issue a refund in a couple of week's time.
Welcome to the forum, it may take awhile for it to ship from China, a lot of my international shipments have taken 2-3 months to arrive.
Hi: Thanks for that. Since 2004 I've bought many items on ebay that were shipped from China and I never waited more than 3-4 weeks so time is not that important. It's the fact that they are not a business operating out of Kokomo, IN, and they don't reply to emails. As I said, their website is impressive but anyone can create such a website. If they were legit they would allay my "fears" with a reassuring reply to my emails.
Saturday, 7/24/21 - Yesterday I checked my PayPal and I saw a refund. But I wanted the power adapter and I wondered why they had not asked me if I really wanted to cancel the order. So today I tried to buy the adater but the site said none were available. When I bought it originally, the site said they had over 2,000. So I did another search for the adapter and found one source: it's them with a different URL but still the same people and the site says none are available. These are scammers through and through. Their "new" site doesn't say Kokomo, Indiana, and there's no address but the funny-looking telephone number is the same untraceable number.
I often buy things like transmitters, HDMI converters, power adapters and NiMH and Lithium batteries on eBay. Most come from China but often the seller will stipulate "local stock". Generally you pay a few dollars more but you get it the same week you pay for it and it is as described. We have a lot of eBay sellers in AUS who source stock like phone accessories etc from China to on sell locally. It's a fair deal to pay a few dollars more to get what you expected.
I've got a couple old Radio Shack power adapters, one is pretty heavy duty with lots of amps and a ton of different plug configurations. The nice thing is you can rotate the different male plugs to get the right polarity, some of my best finds are non-working Casio Keyboards, they use the opposite polarity from most equipment and will fire up with the right plug.
You might like this solution to listening to your cassettes while your other half is seated beside you and "hates jazz". I received these AKG Galaxy buds with my new phone and thought well "I hate buds" but found they were good...really good with thumping bass clear highs and excellent mids. So I bought the cheap Bluetooth xmitter with 3.5mm line in jack from Ali Singapore (most items sourced from China also) thinking if it's OK I'll get a better Bluetooth feeder but no need. This newly refurbished Aiwa HS-T500 sounds superb with them.....and you can go make a coffee for both of you without disturbing the Walkman and still be listening. Of course they are conversation proof
Final word on the topic: I just received a return call from a rep at the Kokomo, Indiana, Chamber of Commerce who told me that no such company as capoweradapter exists in Kokomo.
The a.c./d.c. adapter I need is, let's say, rare. It's difficult to find because it's 2 volts and the tip polarity has to match my need. None are available. Thanks for replying.
I have superb headphones and superb earbuds. The tape deck is in the bedroom and I would have to move it into the living room or buy a 2nd deck. But now that I have the small and handy Kenwood and Aiwa Walkmans and all I need is the appropriate a.c. adapter. Thanks for your suggestions.
I've always had one or two of such adapters, they're stored somewhere as I don't need them but I don't think they include a 2v choice. But I'll look for them, I could be wrong. Thanbks for your suggestion.
I use this device hooked up to a laptop, Mac or 5V USB charger. Cable and plugs you need to source separately, but from 1V onwards up to at least 9. I’ll check the exact specs tomorrow. [GALLERY=media, 1728]WM-D6C running on 5.6V by Emiel posted Jul 19, 2021 at 9:52 AM[/GALLERY]
2V. That may be the problem. Most adapters go as low as 3V being the 2AA or 2AAA battery replacement.
Here's a photo of the a.c. adapter that I'm trying to find and that's sold with a new Aiwa HS-PC202 (from an ebay listing for a new one). It or a similar model should work with my Aiwa HS-PC204 and, possibly, my Kenwood CP-D7. A 3-volt could operate them but I don't know what could happen to the devices.
That adapter is for the European Model at 220 volts, the USA Model should be 120 volts in, 3 volts out, the back plate or female jack on the unit should let you know for sure.
Good point because the Japanese AC adaptors are 120VAC also and often not the later variable input 110-220VAC. Putting them into a 220VAC wall socket is the end of them. Also I would think 3VDC out with a maximum current supply of 250MA should not cause components to fail on the Aiwa if you cannot find the 2V 350MA one.
