Remember the Sony Walkman - a walk down memory lane.

Page may contain affiliate links. Please see terms for details.

MontyVeda

a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
The Walkman Pro was a mainstay of the broadcast industry reporter for many years, as I recall. Still command very strong money s/h.
I still want one of those!
 

yello

back and brave
I still have my Walkman and it sees occasional usage when I want to record old tapes onto my music server. It's a little more souped up than the original version though.

Coincidentally, speaking of old kit, I had occasion to use my old mp3 player this morning (an iRiver H120, with a whopping 20Gb hard drive) The battery is shot and I run it on mains. I've debated replacing the battery but truth is that most modern smartphones are better players, and with greater capacity.

I hate throwing stuff out when it can be repaired. My old portable CD player is around somewhere too.
 

HMS_Dave

Grand Old Lady
had it not been for MP3... the mini-disc would have gone a lot further. Far superior to CD for music on the move and for lovers of the 'mixtape'... the mini-disc was a fantastic bit of kit.
Without a doubt. But the first minidisc players were actually quite large. By the time minidisc was portable, hard drive based digital media was becoming a reality. A victim of timing is all...
 

Chromatic

Legendary Member
Location
Gloucestershire
Can you still buy new Walkmans? Cassette sales are on the rise, I wouldn't be surprised if someone starts making Walkmans again.

I had an Awai Walkman, can't remember the model number but it was good.
 

HMS_Dave

Grand Old Lady
What was the other cassette tape format that fell by the wayside? My uncle had a player he was very proud of.... I keep thinking of Betamax but that was video.
Digital compact cassette, maybe?
 

HMS_Dave

Grand Old Lady
Can you still buy new Walkmans? Cassette sales are on the rise, I wouldn't be surprised if someone starts making Walkmans again.

I had an Awai Walkman, can't remember the model number but it was good.
Outside of Chinese branded and manufactured ones I don't think so... I bet the Chinese ones are alright though.
 

Chromatic

Legendary Member
Location
Gloucestershire
Just had a quick google, this was my Walkman, wish I still had it, I've no idea what happened to it but I would never have got rid of it.

578072
 

yello

back and brave
Digital compact cassette, maybe?
No, before then. Google tells me that was introduced in 1992. I'm thinking of the early 80s, my aunt had a Depeche Mode tape she used to play on it!

Edit: got it, courtesy of google - 8 track.
 
Last edited:

HMS_Dave

Grand Old Lady
No, before then. Google tells me that was introduced in 1992. I'm thinking of the early 80s, my aunt had a Depeche Mode tape she used to play on it!
I'm not sure. I remember the microcassettes and I'm sure there was another, but I can't remember...
 
Top Bottom