The x Elvis Presley Limited Edition is an officially licensed box set from the French brand We Are Rewind, pairing a special version of its WE-001 portable cassette player with a reissued tape of Elvis' Christmas Album. Production is capped at 1,957 sets worldwide, a number chosen to match the year that album first came out. Pre-orders opened online only on 15 October 2025 at EUR 179 or USD 199.
Key specs that matter
Underneath the livery sits the standard WE-001 mechanism, a two-track stereo deck that plays Type I to Type IV cassettes and covers 30 to 14,500 Hz within 3 dB with Type I tape. Playback noise sits 50 dB below signal, typical distortion 0.3% and wow and flutter 0.2%. The wired headphone socket delivers 2 x 2 mW into 32 ohm, and a Bluetooth 5.1 transmitter links to cordless headsets and speakers, although the maker notes that in-ear earbuds are not supported. Recording through the 3.5 mm input works with Type I tape only, accepts 50 to 200 mV and spans 30 to 10,000 Hz with 45 dB signal-to-noise and 1% distortion. The aluminium body measures 140.8 x 88.8 x 33.5 mm and weighs about 404 g.
Engineering and use context
What separates this edition from the regular colours is the finish and the packaging. The case is matte black with gold accents, and its red and black scheme draws on the giant illuminated ELVIS sign used on stage in the 1968 Comeback Special. The player arrives in a collector's box printed with archival photographs and a gold foil silhouette of the singer. The bundled cassette carries a newly remastered version of the 1957 Christmas Album, with tracks such as Blue Christmas, Silent Night and Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me). Power comes from an internal 3.7 V, 2000 mAh lithium-ion cell good for roughly 10 to 12 hours, recharged over USB-C from any 110 to 240 V supply. Forward and rewind buttons handle tape transport, and a mini pencil for handling the cassette is packed in the box, together with the USB-C lead and a printed manual.
Pairing
Wired headphones use the headphone socket, while Bluetooth over-ear headphones, portable speakers or soundbars receive the signal wirelessly. The line-in socket lets owners record mixtapes from another source, and a compatible microphone can be used to capture vocals onto blank Type I cassettes.
Alternatives
The We Are Rewind Curtis GB-001 is the brand's mains and battery powered boombox with four drivers, a record-capable tape deck and Bluetooth 5.4.