I bought this back when it was still being produced. When it quit working, I put it up along with the book on tape I was listening to at the time. I dug it out a while back, watched a few YouTube videos on changing the belt, and got it working again. I have been enjoying my old mix tapes and recorded radio shows for the first time in years. I also got my old Teac recorder back up and running again so I could make more tapes. Good times!