Saregama Carvaan Tamil - Portable Music Player with 5000 Preloaded Songs, FM/BT/AUX (Porcelain White)

This device was purchased as a gift for my dad, primarily to enjoy his favorite old songs. While he liked the device, a few limitations were apparent. The songs are categorized by different actors and artists in folders, which becomes inconvenient. If you're playing a folder and turn off the device, upon restarting, it begins playing from the first song in that folder, making it difficult to resume where you left off. This also means you can't skip directly to a specific song using the remote; you have to manually search for it every time you restart. The speaker quality is just average. Considering the cost, there are better options available, such as high-standard Bluetooth speakers with superior audio quality. Most people today own smartphones and can create playlists to stream through a Bluetooth speaker, which offers more flexibility compared to the limited song categorization on this device. The device may be suitable for those who prefer not to create playlists on their mobile phones or simply want a dedicated music player. However, it may not be worth the investment given the more versatile and higher-quality alternatives available in the market.

Excellent product. Loved it.

All are good and it's very like me. Quality is very good. my experience it's very nice all other music player.

Good collection of Tamil songs. Also has a few Hindi songs. Carnatic collection is good too. Audio quality is good too. The website has the song lists. The remote is useful and is easier to surf songs. There's no search or direct song selection though. The device itself is quite easy to use and would be liked by people of all ages. Customer service didn't give me a pleasant experience, perhaps there was no service player near my city (Hosur). There's a problem with the battery which never shows as fully charged. This was informed to Saregama who tried for doorstep service but it hasn't happened yet. Seems to be a one off case and a minor issue, as the device still plays well and long. Definitely, a good buy for music lovers. Delivery was prompt.

If you are lucky you will come across my review and won’t buy this product. I will tell why I bought this first then will explain why this is useless. 1. Wanted to play songs without internet or downloaded songs from USB which I already have. 2. Organised collection of songs which can be selected as and when required 3. Songs to be played without mobile phones in a speaker rather than in headphones 4. Mainly wanted devotional songs which can be played daily morning 5. FM was a good to have option only and not a priority But what I got is 1. Useless sound box which is painted attractively with a poor quality speaker 2. Song selection is tedious and I don’t know which order it is stored 3. Don’t think it has the number of songs what they claim to be. I tried few collections of devotional songs and there is very less number of songs compared to the list given on internet. You have no way of verifying them. 4. Because of this remote is useless and you end up listening to 1-2 songs and then give up. 5. Some collection of songs are, I hear first time. You have to listen to them as next button jumps randomly 6. I bought Caravan Tamil - if you looking to buy this I recommend you to buy Amazon Echo Dot which is half the price and play songs from your phone.

I purchased this for my Uncle who's ailing & he loves it. I can't possibly find any faults with it for the time being. I read numerous issues being raised by customers. What else do you want this radio to do ? This radio apparently has 5000 songs that are pre-loaded from Hindi to Tamil. It also plays devotional and carnatic as well. There are a wide variety of artists that are covered in various genres. In addition, you can also connect USB & play FM radio. There is an option of battery as well as external mains. Initial impressions are this product is excellent for a single person/small room. Very user friendly as well.

We are senior citizens; I purchased this for my wife. It is a very good companion for her. We have had continuous touch with Carnatic music through radio, tape recorders, CD players and TV; we have seen the passage of 78&45 rpm, LP gramophone records, magnetic tapes, cassette players, CDs, and storage devices like USB; now pre-recorded music is available in Carvaan. The external finish, various control knobs, display are good, The tonal quality is good; the recordings are sharp and without background noise. Once it is tuned to some program we need not bother for a long duration; with the availability of a list of songs from the website we can pick the required choice of song. We carry it to the garden, porch or wherever we go for rest. We find the pre-recorded film songs are of no use to us; we also imagine that in the near future "each customer's choice" will be recorded exclusively and will be despatched (i.e. made to order piece).

The product is good and worth it..but this app should make compulsory the language option for this item..

Best gift that you can offer to someone who loves music. Everything about this piece is so nice. Color, collection of songs and the feel of having a music player similar to those old radios is so good.

Great product.. slightly tacky but ok design. Most important is good collection of Tamil retro songs.

Its really good for your parents who love listening to songs from decades

Bought for uncle but whole family took it over

I purchased the Hindi version and I fell in love with the collection, then purchased the Tamil version. I love this collection of classic Tamil songs of my youth, bringing back old memories and nostalgia. Overall for the price, I cannot find anything wrong but I wish if the manufcturer could do some fine tuning of the software to search for songs, replay a song or make a playlist of songs. Adding these featureswill make this and other Carvaan product much easier to navigate.