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Title:You get surface noise in real life too
Notice:Let's be conformist
Moderator:GOVT02::BARKER
Created:Thu Jul 28 1988
Last Modified:Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:550
Total number of notes:3847

488.0. "Tape Walkman ?" by KERNEL::HOGGAND () Wed Aug 03 1994 18:27

    Hi,
    
    Does anyone have any suggestions for tape walkmans? I am after one,
    but it needs to be small (lightweight), jog-proof (as it will be used
    when jogging) and have good sound quality with long battery life. Hell,
    it has to be perfect! :-)
    
    Dave.
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488.1 But how much do you want to pay for this perfection? SUBURB::POWELLMNostalgia isn't what it used to be!Thu Aug 04 1994 13:406
    
    	There is always the Sony Pro-Walkman, but heavy for Jogging!  It
    has as good or better performance than many domestic cassette decks,
    especially in the area of wow and flutter.
    
    				Malcolm.
488.2Just need one for each arm...KERNEL::HOGGANDThu Aug 04 1994 16:528
    Um? Jogging and weight-lifting? Possibly, but I was rather looking for
    a slimmer model. I've always thought that Awia and Sony were good bets
    in this area; are there other makes worth looking at?
    
    Purely for interest, but how much does the Pro-Walkman cost?
    
    Dave.
    
488.3ESBS01::WATSONEntropy: chaos at it's bestThu Aug 04 1994 18:091
    About �160 for the play back only, �260 for play and record.
488.4Will anyone work?BAHTAT::HILTONBeer...now there's a temporary solutionThu Aug 04 1994 18:117
    You see joggers holding walkmans in their sweaty palms, does this
    reduce the 'jogging' that the tape suffers as opposed to having it
    clipped to a belt?
    
    Cheers,
    
    Greg
488.5 SUBURB::POWELLMNostalgia isn't what it used to be!Fri Aug 05 1994 10:3111
    
    	Oh well, shows how long ago I bought mine - there wasn't a "play
    only" version then!
    
    	For the recording version, I don't think that the Microphone is
    included, but the (large-ish) headphones were.
    
    	Make you green - I seem to remember paying only about �210.00 for
    mine WITH Microphone.
    
    				Malcolm.
488.6WOTVAX::SALISBURYGMon Aug 08 1994 12:463
    I  paid 260 for my D6C and 60 pounds for the Microphone, but the quality
    of recording and playback is second to none, Most of the Hi Fi mags
    still rate it as the best you can buy!!!
488.7TASTY::JEFFERYChildren need to learn about X in schoolTue Aug 09 1994 10:324
Any Sony or AIWA model over �50 or so should be good. It will help if
the Walkman is on a tight belt, so it doesn't flap!

Mark.
488.8FUTURS::JENKINSNorfolk enchanceTue Aug 09 1994 15:0711
    
    I've got a Sony WM-D3, which was the original "Professional Walkman"
    prior to the D6. It doesn't have Dolby C but it does have Dolby B.
    It is normal size and makes good quality recordings. The down side is
    that it is a bit heavier than the average and uses more power.
    
    I bought mine in Japan a while ago, but I was suprised to see them 
    still on sale in the UK a few weeks ago. I think the price was around 
    �120-�130.
    
    Richard.
488.9DAT Small!UFHIS::JMASLENThe wheels fallen off your day yet?!Fri Aug 19 1994 13:445
    Just to ramble about nothing.....I saw a DAT playback walkman from SONY
    last night...not much bigger than the dat tape and the battery....no
    kidding......DM800 I seem to recall.
    
    cheers fjeff
488.10MOVIES::VERBISTFree the Files 11 ! �Fri Aug 19 1994 14:2011
FWIW, spotted the other night that Richer Sounds (in Edinburgh, at least)
are doing the last generation of Philips portable DCCs for �140.

These are about the same size as a portable CD, suspiciosly similar looking
case actaully.  These can reputedly play normal tapes too, and one supposes
that DCC recording would be better than your regular tape.

Any help?

Guy
488.11I'd go for cassette medium!NINFA::RUPEREZTue Aug 30 1994 12:1515
    I've been enjoying the D6C Pro for about 6 years now, and I would
    say definitely it isn't for jogging, too heavy, but it's the best
    walkman you can have for portable music. I changed the cans comming
    with it for MDR-V7 which are very suitable. Also is the best media
    in price/performance since tapes are cheap and dubbing from CDs at
    home provides excellent quality recordings. It's also a very compact
    medium, since you can dub 2 CDs in a 90' tape (at least that was true
    with LPs, now is becoming more difficult). DAT is of higher quality
    but it's less reliable and has more expensive media. MD is more
    convenient (direct access to tracks) but still expensive. DCC is bulky
    (though there are new smaller models now), but you CANNOT record normal
    tapes, just play them, and the new media is also expensive.
    For jogging I'd go for an upmarket model from SONY or AIWA considering
    size in first place and battery life in second.
    Jose