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Super rare likenew condition Sony F701C walkman

retrodos - 2012-10-10 14:12

This one pretty rare as it the version with AM-FM radio and is dolby B-C NR, installed a new belts and tested it and works great auction is started at 99 cents, can ship worldwide. Item # 120997900670

Here link

 

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plop - 2012-10-10 14:57

But is it the Japanese or rest of world F701C?

blaster - 2012-10-10 15:38

my brother had that walkman....awesome unit...

retrodos - 2012-10-10 15:43

Originally Posted by plop:

But is it the Japanese or rest of world F701C?

Not sure, how can you tell? Does say made in Japan, but english writing.

 

The tuner scales from FM 87.90 - 107.90 AM 530khz - 1670khz, looks to be US version, as didn't have to unlock it 

claret.badger - 2012-10-10 21:51

got one of these - very good

 

bub - 2012-10-10 22:12

Retro, has the azimuth been tested?

retrodos - 2012-10-10 22:22

Originally Posted by bub:

Retro, has the azimuth been tested?

It still seem align, head has no noticeable wear, nice and shiny still, doesn't look like it's seen much use.  But is one of those walkmans with fixed azimuth, that once the head start to wear, their no way to adjust the azimuth, so then your SOL, unless you have a spare head, don't still get why they when over to this design?

retrodos - 2012-10-10 22:40

Originally Posted by bub:

Retro, has the azimuth been tested?


Here how the fixed azimuth looks, a closeup of the head, they even did this on the wm-701c without the radio.

 

 

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plop - 2012-10-10 23:32

Originally Posted by Claret Badger:

got one of these - very good

 

Me too, although it's a shame the amp is a bit weedy in the F701C.

plop - 2012-10-10 23:35

Originally Posted by retrodos:
Originally Posted by bub:

Retro, has the azimuth been tested?

It still seem align, head has no noticeable wear, nice and shiny still, doesn't look like it's seen much use.  But is one of those walkmans with fixed azimuth, that once the head start to wear, their no way to adjust the azimuth, so then your SOL, unless you have a spare head, don't still get why they when over to this design?

Maybe because most companies went over to fixed azimuth to save on the expense of hiring someone to manually adjust every head before the unit left the factory.

retrodos - 2012-10-10 23:49

Originally Posted by plop:
Originally Posted by retrodos:
Originally Posted by bub:

Retro, has the azimuth been tested?

It still seem align, head has no noticeable wear, nice and shiny still, doesn't look like it's seen much use.  But is one of those walkmans with fixed azimuth, that once the head start to wear, their no way to adjust the azimuth, so then your SOL, unless you have a spare head, don't still get why they when over to this design?

Maybe because most companies went over to fixed azimuth to save on the expense of hiring someone to manually adjust every head before the unit left the factory.

Yep I know, just sucks that they did that, as have a few others sitting around due to needs new head assy.