[dsrk]

I still have my beloved Walkman not in working condition though. I used to enjoy that Mega Bass switch better than anything else, ohh I miss my Walkman.

 

[imparanoic]

my back log of walkmans/personal stereo, md players/recorders/ mp3 walkman, now high res walkman

late 80s, Crap Saisho (UK dixon own brand), then Early basic Aiwa with auto reverse
1990s, Cassette Era: Aiwa HS-PX547, Aiwa HS-PX747, Sony WM-EX1, Minidisc Era, MZ-R55,
2000s MZ-E10 (still got, broken), MZ-N10 (working), Digital Memory Era: NWZ-A1000 and NWZ-A1200, NWZ-X1050
2010s High Res Digital Memory Era NW-ZX100

 

[Liono]

my back log of walkmans/personal stereo, md players/recorders/ mp3 walkman, now high res walkman

late 80s, Crap Saisho (UK dixon own brand), then Early basic Aiwa with auto reverse
1990s, Cassette Era: Aiwa HS-PX547, Aiwa HS-PX747, Sony WM-EX1, Minidisc Era, MZ-R55,
2000s MZ-E10 (still got, broken), MZ-N10 (working), Digital Memory Era: NWZ-A1000 and NWZ-A1200, NWZ-X1050
2010s High Res Digital Memory Era NW-ZX100

It seems most Ebay MZ-E10's are broken! Is that the one with a bespoke headphone connector? probably one of the thinnest Hi-MD players there was.

My MZ-RH1 is now non working. I look after my kit very well, but the build quality was rather poor compared to the MZ-NH1. The OLED display fades and fades and left hand one is no more now, laser pickup won't record and just recently the eject mechanism failed so now I can't open the unit to put a disc in. A big shame. Glad I managed to convert all my SP MD's to FLAC before it died.

 

[imparanoic]

It seems most Ebay MZ-E10's are broken! Is that the one with a bespoke headphone connector? probably one of the thinnest Hi-MD players there was.

My MZ-RH1 is now non working. I look after my kit very well, but the build quality was rather poor compared to the MZ-NH1. The OLED display fades and fades and left hand one is no more now, laser pickup won't record and just recently the eject mechanism failed so now I can't open the unit to put a disc in. A big shame. Glad I managed to convert all my SP MD's to FLAC before it died.

seems it can't read md anymore, isopropyl alcohol cleaning don't seem to work on md players either

 

[Liono]

seems it can't read md anymore, isopropyl alcohol cleaning don't seem to work on md players either

Yeah I had the same issue with some of my MD recorders. In the case of the MZ-RH1 the recording laser weakens to the point where it can't record anymore. No amount of lens cleaning will solve the issue. A new Laser assembly for the RH1 is £90 - £100.

 

[purk]

This is cool. I will be posting some of my Walkman collections as well. Think this is a good way of us making a tribute to Sony 40th Anniv.

 

[krayzie]

This has to be the craziest model I still have at home, ANK-L2 I have the red variant:

Basically they replaced the 2nd headphone jack on the TPS-L2 with a stereo mic input jack. The hotline button became the mic button, once activated you can hear yourself sing along with the song being played off the cassette, making it a 4 channel output Walkman (there are LED lights on the lid indicating 2 channel / 4 channel modes). All the switches have Japanese labels and it came with a demo tape. My mother had to special order this thru a Sony HK dealer back in the mid 80's and it took months to arrive. The MDR-S30 headphones sound amazingly good off this player, I honestly think they are miles better than these new Sony h.ear stuff (please don't PM me telling me I'm wrong, I know what sounds good to my ears lmao).

But the WM-EX1HG will always be my favorite, well until the mechanism that clicks into place when you insert the cassette breaks within 4 months and the belt getting stretched within a year lol!

BTW I just realized I've always had a Sony Walkman avatar pic here on head-fi (years before I moved onto the NW-ZX2 and later the NW-WM1A):

 

[CoryGillmore]

Here’s my collection of Walkmans!

D-NS707F, NWZ-S544, ZX300

That CD player was legit back in 2004ish. Full EQ, AM/FM, weather radio and even a TV tuner for listening to TV programs! Used to sound great with the included Sony buds but it pretty much sounds like ass with my modern audiophile gear.

 

[Vitandus]

I had a late 1980s Walkman that my aunt in Japan sent me. A few years later I bought an Aiwa - wish I could remember the models. The latter was stolen in customs when I flew to the US from Germany.

Remember buying the “high end” metal cassette tapes? Debating on better quality short recording length and the extremely long play ones?

 

[Liono]

Ah yes and selecting Dolby B or Dolby C. My dad used to work in a recording studio and used to use use the tape machines to play about with Dolby. To my ears Dolby C sounded worse than B.

Here's the 2019 Walkman!! Bluetooth tape player!

https://www.whathifi.com/news/wireless-walkman-you-can-now-buy-a-bluetooth-portable-cassette-player

 

[Vitandus]

Oh man! I forgot about Dolby selection! My Aiwa had another one as well that I can’t recall. Lots of hours of listening to the rotation to figure out which one I liked the best.

 

[Liono]

Oh man! I forgot about Dolby selection! My Aiwa had another one as well that I can’t recall. Lots of hours of listening to the rotation to figure out which one I liked the best.

Dolby S maybe?

 

[purk]

Kids.....I got some pictures for you....

 

[purk]

They have plenty of goodies to listen to at Sony Ginza store including all the signature line less the ZH1ES.

 

[Sonic Defender]

Wow, wish I still had my Walkman models from the 80s. I for certain had a yellow model which I do believe was late 1980s. Had a few go through my hands and for a short time I had a Discman. Those shots above are amazing, @purk thanks. I would love to have been there.