Walkman Archaeology

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    Portable CD Player Reviews from 1992 from Audio Magazine (Germany). Interesting results!



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    From 1988, these look very interesting, I have nothing from the later Walkman Years so I can't identify any of them, anybody know what these are? The most expensive is the CX-R9, it looks really nice, am I reading it right, a Victor TeePee?
    Thanks AB388!


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    Sony D-150 Discman from 1988, one of the best looking portable CD players ever!


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    From 1988, sorry can't read any of it, the top thing looks like a scanner and may not belong here.


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    Audio 1984, it's coming!


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    Watchman from 1985, Audio Magazine (Germany)


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    Sony ECM-D15 from 1985 Audio Magazine (Germany)
    Solar power was definately cool back then when batteries were a wallet drain, anybody know how well these work?


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    And the cool little credit card radio, mine says Walkman on the bottom


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    Sony WA-8000 from 1985, Audio Magazine (Germany)


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    Magnavox 1989, Penthouse Magazine


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    Added to WML for this model :)
     
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    Unfortunately I can't read it....
     
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    Over 700 EUR today.. so a pretty expensive device back in the day to listen to your favorite German station on a holiday in Sri Lanka!
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    Wow, I wish I knew more about the innards of some of these to see why they were so expensive. I don't have a WA-8000 (yet) but it's on my list.
     
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    Here is mine when @Valentin was servicing it:
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    That actually looks easy to work on!
     
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    I may have posted this before, from Electronics Today Australia 1988.
    Color LCD has arrived! Casio is still making some cool units before they started looking cheap and plasticy.


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    I have no idea what this is but it looks like it belongs here, from our good friend on X, AB388


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    One of the credit card radios, while these were amazing leaps of technology, the AM band wasn't the most popular.

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    AIWA SC-A9 Speaker, AIWA's small speakers always seemed to be a step better then the rest and they looked great. Big money, this is like $80 USD today.


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    A DAT Machine was above this so maybe late 80's for this stuff, here's a neat headphone set from JVC.

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    A little more and again, I have no idea what this is but it has an earphone.

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    Watchman FD-27

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    Kenwood KD-939 Headphones

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    Sony FDL-302


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    AIWA CR-S10

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    1973 AIWA TP-747, AIWA's very early entry into portable cassette players, check out the X-100 console next to it.


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