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i owned one of these walkmans in the mid 90's its a great player auto reverse stations on the radio come in crystal clear great and easy features to use
I was disappointed in the location of the battery replacement box, which is located inside. There is no window to view which way the tape is moving inside the walkman. It took some effort to remove the lid in order to insert batteries. Also there is no battery light to determine when the batteries are dying. This would be helpful when fast forwarding to know which direction it's running. Aside from all these complaints it seems to be working just fine.
speaking of volume, the safe way to listen without traffic noiseis to get a noise-canceling headset,for blasting out motor sounds without turning up the volume. the groove mode is a mega-bass mode for higher volumes-- its bass sounds too muffled at normal volumes --and while the groove`bass sounds fine at very high volumethe groove`treble then sounds too distorted.
if you thought all spendy cassettes come with dolby noise reduction;this is not the case. .
the bass-modes button is the largestwhile the nearby band-switch button deserves this distinction:with one button I can scan 4favorite stations (3fm, 1am). if you thought your other sony cassette walkman was sleeker,that model was probably not obsessed with being water-resistant like this one;I attach a camping strap with quick-release buckle,so it fits like a necklace,and that keeps it in place fine for the workplace -- strap sold separately even though this model appears strap-enabled.
small buttons do not facilitate radio surfing,but I found the way around that is tocrazy-glue some rubberband around the array of buttons,so it's easier for my fingers to quickly find their way. the mega-bass (MB) mode is much appreciated and sounds great with the supplied headset -- try them with a tight cap that pushes the speakers into your ears, or click the headband snugly;-- and don't forget to turn off the auto-volume-limiting system.
Ear/Head phones are good. Cassette door is easy to open and load cassette. Sound is good.
So far I love it. Works great and I did not have it eat any of my tapes so far. Wish the price was a little cheaper though.
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