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I seem to have started a small cassette collection, but I'd like to bring the music along with me. Are there any new models/brands out there worth checking out, or is it best to stick to the tried and true in-your-face yellow Walkmans of old?

Haha, I just got a walkman today from digdugDIY. It's sweet, an old Sony WM-FX21.

Rip cassettes to computer?

Rip anything to computer? I tend to give the music more attention when it's on CD/vinyl/tape than I do when I just hit play on VLC/Spotify. Might be the ritual of it all. Might be not being able to just skip around (CD excluded). Plus, when I get cassettes of not-so-easy-to-find music, I'd like to use the actual cassette rather than just transferring and chucking it in the bin.

I mean I have an honest-to-god dual tape deck in my home listening setup, so I don't throw them away (but obvi this isn't super portable).

I used to have an Aiwa , it was pretty good. If I were to buy one now I'd probably check digdugDIY first like Eivind, or try to find a clean walkman on ebay. Only portable thing I have right now is an ancient Panasonic discman that serves as my at-home CD player. No music on the go for me these days, because I always drive.

I grew up with walkman, still have a couple old Walkman wm-fx101 and wm-f2015 that are still pretty flawless after 30 years. If you don't need to use headphones..or maybe you could mod..this old portable Fisher Price Tape player/recorder is the business. Has a built in mic and spkr, man I've recorded so many great things with this lovely both at home and on the go.

I don't know what's good or decent, last time I used one was an Aiwa and it was gorgeos as fuck, 20 years ago.

The last one I had was an Aiwa too. Loved it 20 years ago, but not sure how it actually stacked up. God, now I'm gassing for walkmans and children's cassette recorders.

What is this? Walk like an egyptian, motherfuckers!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fisher-Price-Po ... SwcLxYJ4xD

^^^ that's too fresh!

I definitely need a minijack input though...

I bought this one in the late '90s and it was by far the best cassette player I have owned:



Sony Walkman WM-EX662. Terrific sound and solid quality. Plus a very cool design IMO.

This is a good thread, I want one too. Although I only have 3 cassettes:

Folk Songs from Bavaria
Ukranian Christmas carols
Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel

This is the one I had growing up. Ruled.

Recently went to an art exhibition at a museum here in Austin about the 90s, and they had Walkmen available with various mix tapes. It was pretty great. Amazingly enough I got the very same model. Flashback would be a big understatement

Ugly Nora wrote:This is a good thread, I want one too. Although I only have 3 cassettes:

Folk Songs from Bavaria
Ukranian Christmas carols
Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel

Solid collection!