Anyone still make a good Walkman tape player?

[johnr66]

Looking for a decent walkman style tape player. I'm old school and don't feel like digitizing 250+ tapes. looking for something that sounds good.

I have a Sony player that also has AM/FM/Weather/TV, but the tape seems to be getting bad, wobbly and muffled sound. I tried to clean it. Sony Walkmans I've had over the past 15 years never did last very long.

Thanks

 

[Dude111]

 

Looking for a decent walkman style tape player. I'm old school and don't feel like digitizing 250+ tapes. looking for something that sounds good.

I hope you still feel this way and havent done that!!! (Keep them analog FOR THE NICEST SOUND)

I am also looking for a good quality 80s walkman!!


Were there ever any made that played the tapes in mono?? (I do prefer mono)

 

[richie00boy]

The standard used to the the Sony Walkman Pro. If you can take a full sized deck the Nakamichi units were the top of the bunch.

Unless you can find a little used player, they are all likely to need attention. 30 year old rubber belts and mechanical parts need servicing...

 

[lexx21]

Some of the best built walkman devices were the original Sony walkman. They used actual metal in the mechanism whereas later models tended to use nylon in places.

 

[Dude111]

Yup with analog tuning of AM/FM,etc.......

THE RECEPTION ON WALKMANS WAS EXCELLENT!! (Especially AM)