SuperSonic SC-3201BT 4-Band Radio & Cassette Player with Cassette-to-MP3 Converter and Bluetooth - Wood Finish
SuperSonic SC-3201BT 4-Band Radio and Cassette Player with Cassette-to-MP3 Converter
That box of cassettes in the closet - the mixtapes, the sermons, the recordings of people who are gone - can be digitized without a computer. The SuperSonic SC-3201BT plays them and converts them straight to MP3 files on a USB stick or an SD card. It is also a genuine 4-band world radio (AM, FM, and two shortwave bands), a Bluetooth speaker, and a unit that will run on D batteries when the power is out.
What's Included
- SC-3201BT radio and cassette player
- User manual (batteries and cables not included)
Key Features
- Converts Cassettes to MP3 - No PC Required: Insert a tape, insert a USB stick or SD card, and it records the tape as a digital MP3 file. Nothing else needed. This is the reason most people buy this unit.
- True 4-Band World Radio: AM, FM, and two shortwave bands (SW1 and SW2) with a 360-degree antenna. Shortwave means international broadcasts, not just local stations.
- Bluetooth Streaming: Stream from a phone or tablet through the built-in speaker - so it is a modern speaker and a vintage tape deck in the same box.
- Runs on D Batteries: Four D cells (not included) run it with no wall power - which makes it a legitimate emergency and outage radio, not just a nostalgia piece.
- USB and SD Playback: Beyond recording, it plays MP3 files straight off a USB stick or SD card.
- 3-Band EQ: Shape the sound rather than living with whatever the factory decided.
- Warm Wood Finish: This UPC is the wood-finish version - it looks like a piece of furniture rather than an appliance.
- 3.5 mm Earphone Jack: Private listening when you want it.
Specifications
- Model: SC-3201BT
- Color: Wood finish (this UPC is the wood unit; SuperSonic also makes black, blue, red and teal)
- Radio Bands: AM / FM / SW1 / SW2 (4-band)
- Cassette: Playback plus cassette-to-MP3 conversion onto USB or SD
- Connectivity: Bluetooth (version not published by SuperSonic), USB, SD card slot, 3.5 mm earphone jack
- Output Power: 4 W
- Power Consumption: 20 W
- Antenna: 360-degree
- EQ: 3-band EQ mode
- Power: AC 120/240 V ~ 60/50 Hz, or DC 6 V via 4 x D batteries (batteries NOT included)
- Dimensions: 13.38 in x 3.66 in x 6.5 in
- Weight: 7.53 lb
- Warranty: 90 days (SuperSonic manufacturer warranty; antennas and AC cords are excluded)
Perfect For
Digitizing a family cassette archive, preserving old mixtapes and voice recordings, shortwave listening, emergency and hurricane preparedness (D batteries, no internet), seniors who still have a tape collection, church and sermon tape libraries, and gifting to anyone who has said out loud that they wish they could still play their old tapes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Do I need a computer to convert a cassette to MP3?
A: No. That is the whole point of this unit. Put in the tape, put in a USB stick or SD card, and it records the tape directly to an MP3 file. No PC, no software, no cables.
Q: What color is it?
A: Wood finish. SuperSonic makes this same unit in black, blue, red and teal, but this UPC is specifically the wood one - if you saw it listed elsewhere as black, that was a listing error.
Q: Will it run without electricity?
A: Yes. Four D-cell batteries (not included) will run it on DC 6V, which is what makes it useful during a power outage.
Q: What does 4-band mean?
A: AM, FM, and two shortwave bands - SW1 and SW2. Shortwave lets you pick up international and long-distance broadcasts, which ordinary radios cannot do.
Q: Are batteries included?
A: No. It ships with the manual only - no D cells, no cables.
Q: Is the antenna covered by the warranty?
A: No. SuperSonic's 90-day warranty explicitly excludes antennas and AC cords, and this unit has both. Worth knowing before you buy.
Care & Use
Keep the cassette head and pinch roller clean. A head-cleaning cassette or a cotton swab with isopropyl alcohol, used occasionally, is the difference between crisp playback and muddy playback - especially important if you are digitizing tapes you cannot replace.
Remove the D batteries if the unit will sit unused for months; leaking alkaline cells destroy more radios than anything else.
Extend the antenna fully for FM and shortwave; for AM, rotate the whole unit rather than the antenna.
Why Choose SuperSonic?
SuperSonic has built radios and specialty audio for the US market for decades, and the SC-3201BT solves a problem almost nobody else is still solving: getting audio off a cassette without a computer. The manufacturer's warranty is a straightforward 90 days, and SuperSonic is upfront that it excludes antennas and AC cords - we pass that on rather than bury it.
Shipping & Warranty
Backed by SuperSonic's 90-day manufacturer warranty (parts and labor); antennas and AC cords are excluded from coverage. Ships fast from CurbGo with tracking.