That first Sanyo walkman is beautiful, what a wonderful design. Not seen one of those before.
Yeah, it was great, barely bigger than an actual cassette and the very first portable music device that had all the controls on a āremoteā that you plugged your headphones into. Sounded amazing too
I canāt remember all the devices Iāve had but I do know that my first āWalkmanā was a WH Smiths own-brand one. Donāt think you can get much cheaper than that!
I used to have walkmans and portable CD players, but my first foray into the world of the mp3 player was this 32MB beauty ā¦
The Diamond Rio, you could fit 12 short songs on there at a push
Why would you buy a cassette player that doesnāt let you play Limp Bizkit?
Iām afraid I bought it in 97/98 so my answer is essentially āI was not preparedā
Very similar history to the rest of you, except for this bad boy that I used to strut around carrying at the super cool Red Cross away weekends I went to (this isnāt mine but one I spotted at Brixton Market):
like fuck am I gonna google everything but the best thing I had is obviously this:
Could hold about 11/12 songs so I had to be really diligent about what I chose, and rotated often. Loved it.
Creative zen was the one
āyeah itās not a problem, Iāll just screw the pixels back in see. Donāt worry I know exactly what Iām doingā
The iPod Gen5 was genuinely brilliant and I am still gutted I lost mine in a park and never replaced it. Have thought about getting a used one for years.
Aiwa Walkman. canāt remember the model.
Upgraded to a Pioneer one that had things like an in-line remote but it was never as good. Again canāt recall the model.
My First Sony Walkman that was cheap and indestructible. Still have it and use it plugged into my Sonos.
2nd gen iPod. Canāt remember the size of the hard drive but I loved it so much, made me genuinely happy.
iPod touch. Canāt recall what gen but early I guess. Again made me really happy.
Iād still like an iPod touch, wish they were like Ā£100 but canāt justify having one in addition to a phone.
Think thatās the best looking Walkman Iāve ever seen. Havenāt still got it have you?
canāt remember the names of what Iāve had
what was that little square one that used SD cards?
there were probably a few like this, but the one I had was particularly popular amongst nerds like us
Had a VERY similar journey to you but struggling to remember exact models
oh, it was a Sansa Clip!
(^not me)
left mine on a train to Mytholmroyd, heart still pines for it (and all the tunes on the 64gb SD card). great sound, lovely to use. perfect.
I donāt think so, though it is possible that itās in a box somewhere in the basement
I had one of these and my love for it is hard to put into words. Although SonicStage was an absolute horror show.