80s Nostalgia hits hard with Sony releasing a new Walkman to celebrate its 40th Anniversary!
Walkman photo courtesy of Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Forty years ago today Sony introduced a portable cassette player that would forever change the way the world experienced music on-the-go. That player, of course, is the iconic Walkman. It wasn't the first portable audio device: the low-fi transistor radio had a similar form factor and helped spread rock n' roll in.
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Sony offered their affordable Walkman II, or WM-2 in a small, shapely all-metal chassis. This remains the most successful model of all time, selling 2 1/2 million units. By 1983, Everyone was shopping for a personal stereo. As with any fad, many groups raised concerns with the Walkman.
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Sony Walkman WM-DD9. Another high-value vintage Walkman model, the WM-DD9, was the top of the line when it was produced in 1990 and is famous for having some of the best sound in a Walkman. A fully serviced example in perfect condition sold for about $2,095.
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Sony NW-A306 (2023) Sony. The NW-A306 arrived in 2023 with a more affordable £349 price tag. This Walkman is crafted from a solid block of milled aluminium, weighs just 113 grams and boasts not.
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An Original Sony Pressman. The Walkman was finally put together and was made of a silver and blue metal case and was called "TPS-L2" (how are you coming on those TPS reports?) It would be considered the world's first low cost portable stereo. It was originally released in Japan on July 1 1979 and sold for close to 40,000 yen.
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Part of the Signature Series, the WM1ZM2 Walkman® combines uncompromising sound quality with Wi-Fi compatibility for downloading and streaming. High-Resolution Audio compatible. Native DSD (direct stream digital) file support. 2. S-Master HX digital amplifier for pure sound quality. Wi-Fi compatibility for downloading and streaming.
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Sony. By the late 1980s, the Walkman had grown to accommodate CDs (the Discman) and television (the bulky Watchman). In the 1990s, MP3 devices took up much of their development time, but nothing.
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WS623 WS Series Walkman ® Digital Music Player. Model: NW-WS623. Out Of Stock. $149.99. Email me when available. Explore & shop our selection of Walkman, MP3 players, & other portable media players including wearable options.
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Vintage Sony Walkman cassette players. Ottawa. 3 weeks ago. Vintage Sony Walkman cassette players WM-F2015 - WOKS FINE - sold WM-AF-50 - WORKS FINE - $120 WM-AF-56 cassette probably need belt radio works - $40 available if ad is up so do not ask.
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Various Sony Walkman products ranging from 1979 to 2016, on display at an expo in Tokyo. The following is a partial list of Sony Walkman products which includes products of various formats under the brand. Up to March 2010 Sony built 400 million Walkmans (of which slightly over half - 200.02 million - were original cassette Walkmans) worldwide.
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About This Listing. This is a super clean and pristine Sony WM-D6c cassette walkman / stereo field recorder portable cassette deck. This is regarded as the holy grail of cassette walkmans and is essentially the TCD5 Pro miniaturized into a compact walkman chassis. You won't find a cleaner one than this, I had this serviced by a Sony Walkman WM.
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Sony WM-2 (1981): Sony Walkman WM-2. The Sony Walkman WM-2 cassette player was the second Walkman model. It was the world's smallest stereo cassette player at that time, selling over 1.5 million units. The designers aimed to make it ultra-portable, and they succeeded with its 30mm thickness and 280g weight.
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The first of Sony's iconic portable cassette tape players went on sale on this day, July 1st, back in 1979 for $150. As the story goes, Sony co-founder Masaru Ibuka got the wheels turning months.