Asking for someone else.
They are looking for the old fashioned cassette player/recoder which has the buttons on the end.
A bit like this one:
https://www.123rf.com/photo_19904457_old-cassette-tape-player-and-recorder-...
Or google shoebox cassette player images
Old fashioned cassette player - shoebox cassette player (Penrith CA11)
This request has been satisfied by someone and is no longer needed.