bill@hpfcla.UUCP (09/27/85)
[edible line] I'm in the market for a personal (portable) cassette player (of the "walkman" type). I would use the player at work, and probably on the ski slopes occasionally. I'm after durability and, of course, GOOD SOUND! What are your recommendations? I've had several people tell me that Sony Walkmans are really good, but one fellow told me that his continually went out of alignment, so that he had to put a wad of kleenex under the cassette to make it play properly!! Obviously, I DON'T want a player that degrades to this state after a while. Mail or post your recommendations. I'll summarize if there's sufficient response. Thanks a bunch! Bill Gates ihnp4!hpfcla!bill-g
smelser@wanginst.UUCP (Craig Smelser) (10/01/85)
> >I'm in the market for a personal (portable) cassette player (of the "walkman" >type). I would use the player at work, and probably on the ski slopes >occasionally. I'm after durability and, of course, GOOD SOUND! What are your >recommendations? I bought an AIWA HS-J400 AM/FM Stereo Cassette Recorder ($129.95 at 47st Photo 1-800-221-7774). It is slightly bigger than a cassette tape with a tremendous sound! I also bought AIWA's speakers (w/ built in amps). They sound a little tinny, but for $65 they aren't bad. The nice thing about the AIWA deck is the size and the sound. I think you'll find it to be well built, and competetively priced. I love it! Good luck...
heneghan@ihu1m.UUCP (Joe Heneghan) (10/04/85)
> > I'm in the market for a personal (portable) cassette player (of the "walkman" > type). I would use the player at work, and probably on the ski slopes > occasionally. I'm after durability and, of course, GOOD SOUND! What are your > recommendations? Of all the "walkmen" I've seen, I still like the Toshibas the best. Because you intend to use it while skiing, I would suggest the Sony "water resistant" model. I have a freind who works in the Antaric and that's what he uses. Joe Heneghan
phl@druhi.UUCP (LavettePH) (10/05/85)
Before you wear one of these while skiing, you should know that we had a skier killed by an avalanche in Colorado last year because he could hear neither the shouted warnings nor the on-coming snow.
sdo@u1100a.UUCP (Scott Orshan) (10/07/85)
In article <96@druhi.UUCP> phl@druhi.UUCP (LavettePH) writes: >Before you wear one of these while skiing, you should know that we >had a skier killed by an avalanche in Colorado last year because >he could hear neither the shouted warnings nor the on-coming snow. That sounds like a rather severe penalty. Couldn't you have just confined him to his room? -- Scott Orshan Bell Communications Research 201-981-3064 {ihnp4,bellcore,pyuxww}!u1100a!sdo
floyd@brl-tgr.ARPA (Floyd C. Wofford ) (10/08/85)
In article <835@u1100a.UUCP> sdo@u1100a.UUCP (Scott Orshan) writes: >In article <96@druhi.UUCP> phl@druhi.UUCP (LavettePH) writes: >>Before you wear one of these while skiing, you should know that we >>had a skier killed by an avalanche in Colorado last year because >>he could hear neither the shouted warnings nor the on-coming snow. > >That sounds like a rather severe penalty. Couldn't you have just >confined him to his room? > Scott Orshan Sarcasm is one of the highest forms of communication, please confine all responses of this nature to net.jokes in the future (let everyone enjoy them!).
phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai) (10/09/85)
I just bought a Sony Sports Walkman. It is pretty nice, except that
the earphones are so uncomfortable I suspect they were designed to
encourage you to buy better ones. Any suggestions?
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ARPA: amdcad!phil@decwrl.ARPAoleg@birtch.UUCP (Oleg Kiselev ) (10/11/85)
>> >>I'm in the market for a personal (portable) cassette player (of the "walkman" >>type). I would use the player at work, and probably on the ski slopes >>occasionally. I'm after durability and, of course, GOOD SOUND! What are your >>recommendations? > > I bought an AIWA HS-J400 AM/FM Stereo Cassette > Recorder ($129.95 at 47st Photo 1-800-221-7774). It is > slightly bigger than a cassette tape with a tremendous > sound! I also bought AIWA's speakers (w/ built in > amps). They sound a little tinny, but for $65 they > aren't bad. > > The nice thing about the AIWA deck is the size and > the sound. I think you'll find it to be well built, > and competetively priced. I love it! Good luck... I have AIWA HS-J400 as well. It is demonstrably better than many othe brands, BUT.... 1) The vinil outer casing is *cheap*. 2) The headphone quality is not the best. 3) Reception is not so hot either. 4) Recording mode works in one direction only (i.e. Auto-Reverse recording is impossible) 5) Noise reduction ( Dolby B) works only on playback. 6) same as (5) goes for CrO2 switch 7) the automatic level adjustment in recording mode can not be disabled. 8) the battery compartment door is of very flimsy design. WHY did I buy it? Because I used to have AIWA HS-J02 and (until it suffered a tragic accident) absolutely loved it. It had separate volume controls for both output chanels, better tuner, better headphones, an external battery pack that came with it( it could house 2 size C or 6 size AA batteries -- a very clever design), better battery compartment design and a better outer vinil case. Never the less, the playback specs on J400 are better than on J02. The battery pack ( 'though different color) works just fine with it. If you can get HS-J400 for under $130.00 it's not a bad buy. If you find HS-J02 for under $60-$80, which *is* possible - it's been discontinued a while ago, I think it would be a great bargain and preferable to 2x price for J400. -- -----------------------------------+ With deep indifference, "I disbelieve an army of invisible | Oleg Kiselev. mind-flayers!" | DISCLAIMER: "OK. They are *still* not there." | I don't know what I am talking about and -----------------------------------+ therefore am not responsible for any damages to people who take me seriously! ...!trwrb!felix!birtch!oleg ...!{ihnp4|randvax}!ucla-cs!uclapic!oac6!oleg Nothing I ever say reflects the views or opinions of my employers. They knew who they hired though!