http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/07/getting_nostalgic_over_the_walkman/ Nerds are for Dorks Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:14:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/07/getting_nostalgic_over_the_walkman/comment-page-1/#comment-49652 hank rozema Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:57:52 +0000 http://www.forevergeek.com/?p=13305#comment-49652 Anyhow, it's a wm-4. Pretty well the most well built walkman of sony. That old and still working. I own a few of them and use them on a regular base. They were the gadgets from long ago and remain a priceless memory from that era. These days we have become a throw-away generation. Repairing new digital gadgets is just not worth the effort or money so we buy a new and improved one instead. It was not that case during the 80's. With a bit of luck and a good pair of screwdrivers you could mostely repair a walkman yourself. There is no way you can do that these days without having a master degree in electronics. Ah, the good old days, and they were good old days. I have become a walkman collector and enjoy the one's wich still work. If it is one to be said about the music that is produced from these old machine's: It's loud!!! If you tape music the right way you can have an unbelievable experience wich even the best I-pod cannot produce. If you can remember the noise of hiss the walkmans made, after a while you don't even hear it anymore, it become's somehow natural. Another thing: the dynamic range. Anyone with some knowhow of the walkmans knows what I mean, especially the walkmans with amourphous head (profesional walkmans). As mp3 has taken over the standard music form I tend to get anoyed listening to digital music. A good analog recording listens different than a digital one. I have put my girlfriend to the test and she listened a whole afternoon to my walkman recording and had a great time. The fun was abruptly broken when the batteries finally gave up, she even got a bit upset........ Anyhow, it's a wm4, proberbly the most respected walkman ever, just because it still works............... Anyhow, it’s a wm-4. Pretty well the most well built walkman of sony. That old and still working. I own a few of them and use them on a regular base.
They were the gadgets from long ago and remain a priceless memory from that era. These days we have become a throw-away generation. Repairing new digital gadgets is just not worth the effort or money so we buy a new and improved one instead. It was not that case during the 80’s. With a bit of luck and a good pair of screwdrivers you could mostely repair a walkman yourself. There is no way you can do that these days without having a master degree in electronics.
Ah, the good old days, and they were good old days. I have become a walkman collector and enjoy the one’s wich still work. If it is one to be said about the music that is produced from these old machine’s: It’s loud!!! If you tape music the right way you can have an unbelievable experience wich even the best I-pod cannot produce. If you can remember the noise of hiss the walkmans made, after a while you don’t even hear it anymore, it become’s somehow natural. Another thing: the dynamic range. Anyone with some knowhow of the walkmans knows what I mean, especially the walkmans with amourphous head (profesional walkmans). As mp3 has taken over the standard music form I tend to get anoyed listening to digital music. A good analog recording listens different than a digital one. I have put my girlfriend to the test and she listened a whole afternoon to my walkman recording and had a great time. The fun was abruptly broken when the batteries finally gave up, she even got a bit upset……..
Anyhow, it’s a wm4, proberbly the most respected walkman ever, just because it still works……………

]]> http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/07/getting_nostalgic_over_the_walkman/comment-page-1/#comment-48859 turn.self.off Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:52:43 +0000 http://www.forevergeek.com/?p=13305#comment-48859 From the image, i am guessing his father had one of the originals... From the image, i am guessing his father had one of the originals…

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