guest@uicsl.UUCP (01/05/84)
#N:uicsl:2700007:000:113 uicsl!guest Jan 4 21:53:00 1984 I am interested in purchasing a portable cassette player (eg walkman). What do people consider the 'best'? Why?
mlh@abnjh.UUCP (M. L. Holt) (01/06/84)
I like the Sanyo player -- for $30 it can't be beat: it's got the decent control features I like, very good frequency response, and has a nice headset. My son got one for Christmas, and I liked it so much I got one for myself -- I got the AM/FM radio one (both tape & radio); The tape only is a better buy, I think. Mike Holt abnjh!mlh
tynor@uiucuxc.UUCP (01/07/84)
#R:uicsl:2700007:uiucuxc:18500013:000:425 uiucuxc!tynor Jan 6 12:19:00 1984 Well, I just picked up a SONY WM-10, and must say I'm pleased. It's about as tiny as they come (just a tad wider than a cassette) the sound is quite good, and it runs on *one* AA battery (battery life is about 5-6 hours...) Picked it up at a discount store for $75... how could you go wrong? I believe they manufacture a sister version, the WM-F10 that also includes an FM tuner...price was much higher though.... steve
ralf@druxm.UUCP (01/10/84)
I have a KLH Solo "walk-person", which I obtained through DAK Industries mail order for $78. It includes an FM tuner cassette (a cassette shaped FM tuner that slides in instead of a cassette). It doesn't have Dolby, but it does have automatic tape reverse. The sound is as good as any I have heard and it is nice and compact. I use mine while I am riding my bicycle or sometimes while flying. Ralph W. Brown druxm!ralf 31E47 x3524
rab@cdcvax.UUCP (Roger Bielefeld) (01/10/84)
Does anybody know about the latest line of Walkman-type devices from AIWA? I bought the HSJ02 for someone as a gift a year ago and have been thinking of getting one for myself. Now I see that AIWA has a new line of these things out replacing the HSJ02. Any information or experience out there on these new things? As a more general question, what I'm really interested in is a relatively high-quality Walkman-type device with a built-in FM tuner (not an FM cassette) and with Dolby. Auto-reverse would be nice, but not essential. I don't really care if the thing can record since I only expect to use it in playback mode. Of course, if recording comes for only a few bucks more, I'll take it. I would also like to be able to plug it into house current so it should come with an appropriate adapter or I should be able to buy such an adapter. Please respond by mail. Thanks. -- Roger Bielefeld decvax!cwruecmp!rab rab.Case@Rand-Relay