Hi!

Why on earth would anyone recommend buying a last century Cassette
Deck, the OP already has a digital recorder capable of 16 bit 44.1k
recordings, the same quality of CD.

Because it's cheap, easy and simple?

You don't need ultra-high-fidelity to capture a record of someone's making a
disturbingly loud amount of sound. The cheap point is rendered moot by the
presence of the more expensive recorder, yet the simplicity and still
massive installed base of playback equipment can't be argued. Plus, the tape
recorder has the advantage in cost--if something happens to it, you aren't
out a fortune!

William