johnedward - 2010-02-12 23:10
LET THE COMPETITION BEGIN. We the members of the WORLD’S greatest best community of cassette Walkman collectors now hereby declare to find THE LARGEST WALKMAN and CROWN IT
"KING OF ALL WALKMANS" I dug deep into my dungeon of ancient Walkmans and you may be surprised by what you see and find ranks currently as the KING OF WALKMANS ! NOW GO GET YOUR BIGGEST BADDEST WALKMAN AND TOPPLE MY CURRENT "KING OF THE WALKMANS".
IMPORTANT NOTE : I will every few days redo the list adding members measured players to master list and re-ranking them.
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
1. Must have STEREO headphone out jack. ( NO MONO players)
2. NO internal speaker
3. Battery operated
4. Portable having either a case with shoulder strap and/or belt loop OR
plastic or metal belt clip
5. Must play standard compact cassette tape
6. Picture of player FRONT and SIDE view included with measurements
7. Must be SINGLE cassette tape player
8. Sports Walkmans are allowed as long as mechanicals are permanent part of external case
Measuring RULES
1. Measure in mm using L X W X H = cm3
2. Buttons/ RCA out’s are NOT included in measurements
3. Internal microphones if extend past main frame measure LxWxH add total to main body cm3
4. State measuring device used to arrive at cm3 total
5. Vernier scale preferred accuracy to .1 mm example measurement 127.5 mm
take two readings to verify accuracy. If using ruler make sure line of sight is
lined up straight above or in front of area of scale reading taken from.
JOHNEDWARD'S CONTENDERS
FIRST PLACE - - UNISEF AF-46 166.2x93.1x41.7 = 645.2 cm3
Note flange sticking out and clips not measured just main body
2. Panasonic RQ-J11 158 x 98.2 x 39.3 = 609.8 cm3
3. Sony WM-D6C 170x93.3x37.8 =599.5 cm3
4. Panasonic RQ-J6 157.8x 98x38= 587.7 + 5.1 = 592.8 cm3
Microphones 21x8.5x28.6= 5.1 cm3
5. Sanyo M6060 138.3x115.3x36.7 = 585.2 cm3
6. Toshiba KT-RS1 169.2x92x37.1 = 577.5 cm3
7. Philips D6611 160 x 100.5 x35.4 = 569.23 cm3
8. Infinity RS-002 160.2x92.7x34.2 = 507.9 cm3
9. Akai PM-01 158x93x34 = 499.6 cm3
10. Sony WM-F1 141 x 87.5 x 36.1 = 445.4 cm3
11. International Telephone & Telegraph (in photo should be last)
Jogger 800 152.2x89.6x30=409.1 cm3
Arranged in decreasing size "JohnEdward's Contenders" 
I will take individual pictures of my 11 contenders and post here in next few days.
The Sony WA-55 must be a contender this is a large machine.
i did a little measuring and found out my sanyo isn't my largest player. i think that, for it's size, it is the heaviest. the biggest i have is a national(panasonic) rx-2700. i have been measuring everything except the protruding buttons and controls. it measured 88mm X 94mm X 35mm. that is around 40 square in. i will let somebody who is better at math check my numbers out. anything with the wiremesh protruding from the front i didn't measure on any player either. the sanyo 6060 looks like a strong candidate but i don't have one to measure. looks like sanyo could build them small and build them large.
My list shows the Sanyo M6060 at 5th largest. I dont think the RX-2700 can qualify as rules state NO INTERNAL SPEAKER.
I Didn't read all the the rules the WA-55 has an internal speaker. I'll post a picture of all my biggest that meet the criteria.
Here's my 9 biggest from left to right:
Alba Aquaman AQA-1
PORTA-A-SOUND SMC809
Toshiba KT-R2
Sony WM-D6
Infinity Intimate RS002
Ferguson Escort 3T23
Sanyo M-G32
Cybernet Mini Concert PS-101
Philips Skymaster D6611
For mine it will be between the KT-R2, WM-D6, Skymaster and the Aquaman and maybe the Sanyo, I will have to measure them the Aquaman will be difficult to measure due to it's shape.
that wa-55 sure is a sleek looking something. if i ever come across one i don't think i would pass it up. i,m afraid i am one of those who didn't read the rules also. my old 2700 got a good work out anyway. the original belt has finally started to slip on tight tapes. i sure hope that belt isn't burried in the center.
The box says MINI Stereo Cassette Player HA HA 
