before the portable cassette player, I used to tape a Realistic transistor radio to my bike in the early 70's. I always, and still do, need music "on the go". Portable music players define my life. Sony was a big part of my life, even though I couldn't afford one until my twenties.
I had a Sears knockoff walkman for years. I took it to college with me and later used it at work to listen on my lunch break or waiting for the bus. Those were great to listen to for the time.
The 3rd was the IPod. Not just mp3 player but itunes changed the music industry and distribution. Personalized in a way that, I no longer had to purchase full albums. I could just buy the songs I liked. The very reason I love this channel because all the personal transistor radios remind of the tech gadgets out now. It’s all about taking tech on the go.
Well now, that's an interesting take. I had thought of the answer as being the mp3 player, generically, but you are quite right that the best answer is the iPod specifically and its integration with iTunes.
No it’s the iPhone. Why cause now your songs are just a secondary function of a larger device. The iPod is just an evolution of the Walkman. It allowed for portability of songs to a high level. The iPhone literally eliminated the market for this device.
I had a Walkman & used it until it broke. The best part was it had a radio built in. And I miss it to this day. He’s right about the Sound. It was awesome 😎.
The Walkman, and its more affordable clones from competitors like my 1983 Sanyo, were a huge breakthrough in affordable sound quality for the masses. The low impedance, power,weight of the headphones, as well as their wide frequency response were the first introduction to hifi sound most consumers experienced. 1979-1983 marks the start of the golden Cassette era, lasting until post 2000 when cd burners and then mp3 players became affordable and common
the golden cassette era was more or less from 1980 till 1995 because that period the best devices and tapes were made. After that it slowly went into decline, accelerating after 2000.
@@montana01971 Agreed re 1980, the year Walkman and competitor clones took off for the masses. I use 2000 for the end of the cassette era, as that is around the time the average person had a CD burner in their computer, desktop or laptop. So everyone was burning disc's by then, though the CD Walkman exploded 1995+ for the masses. So the transition years were 95-2000 give or take a year. The other indicator is when CD players became stock equipment in most new cars, which also happened around 2000, with dual media cassette and CD common. By 2005, even cassette decks became rare on factory cars vs CD only radios
@@alexxbaudwhyn7572 You are not wrong. But in your first post you stated that the "golden era" of cassettes lasted till 2000. Me personally I wouldn't consider the period roughly 1995-2000 as golden age. True, cassettes were still very much in use by consumers. But manufacturers started to turn away from cassette technology which they now considered outdated, and focused more on modern digital technologies such as minidisc and dat. As a result, more and more high end quality decks were withdrawn from catalogues and more cheap stuff was brought to market. Also, tape manufacturers were cutting their product line and started discontinuing most of their top range tapes. And then the advent of computers and CD burners... For those reasons, I wouldn't speak of a golden era after 95.
VERY COOL ‼️ (( I was always into cassettes. A friend was into 8-Track. I kept telling him that “The 8-Track is already obsolete. “ Well, the Cassette did win out.)). 📻🙂
I think the third is the iPhone. Digital players like mini disc and mp3 changed the recording format but not the experience. The iPhone changed everything and most young people can’t even imagine a time without the device. It’s a music player, phone, computer, communication device, camera…the list, of course, goes on. I purchased my Sony Soundabout shortly before going on a trip to Europe. $200 was a huge amount in those days but ai had to have it! I traveled Eurail and made lots of friends on the trains showing them my new device. Everyone was amazed at the sound quality. I suppose I was a great advertisement for the Sony company. I still have it, of course in nowhere near the pristine condition of your find. Ah, but the memories……
A great video on a true classic. I've heard of the odd lucky find at thrift stores as well, but it seems I'm doomed to get my classics from eBay, for a much higher price!
It was the Ipod and mp3 as if you think about it cd was very similar to that of the walkman and vynil and you had cdman which is basically just a walkman
The third revolutionary device, the iPod, may not have been the first mp3 player, but it was the lynchpin that would change the music distribution industry forever (and allow for piracy on an unprecedented scale).
Expect 300 dollars to buy. Walkmans like these are so, so rare that you’ll get to get jackpot lucky just to get a Walkman hanging around in a random flea market
@@Imagine-ww6gm $300?? Try $800 for a fully working one (used). One in this condition with everything wrapped up still and practically brand new would sell for around $1,800-$2,200
@@owenkennedy1015 I own one of these. Bought in 1979. Drive Belts lasted 5 years, and I replaced them both. Today, I need to replace the Drive Belts again, and it will work perfectly. I saw one Walkman on Ebay recently, with a price tag of $2,900. Knowing this, you wish that you had bought ten of these!
Think about that. Is that really as "nice" or generous as it sounds? By doing that, you make the seller suspect he sold it too cheap. Then he is curious and looks it up later and learns that he sold something worth hundreds for $20 or $50. He's not going to feel good about that, no matter what bonus you gave him. If you really want to give a bonus to such a seller, be mindful of what works for HIM, not what make you look generous. Buy some of his other stuff, even if you don't want it, and donate it to some other seller on down the line. Then you've made two people happy instead of one person sad.
Answering your question. Is the third a MP3 player? It just goes to show that bargains can be had at markets. You were in the right place at the right time. A great find.
It was the one with the feet but my case doesn't have any on it. It played too fast but I fixed that. I also have the next generation that was black plastic.@@collectornet
You are asserting this video is a lie? And your "evidence" is that a 40-year-old battery would be corroded? I'd suggest more caution in your accusations. Many of us here have batteries in our collections far older than 40 years--and un-corroded.
You say: "Should’ve payed him 100 or come on should’ve told him the real price." Huh? This means what? Do you mean "someone" when you write "come on?" To the point I guess you are making: Would you have me pay him more than he asked? Think about that. Is that really as "nice" or generous as it sounds? By doing that, you make the seller suspect he sold it too cheap. Then he is curious and looks it up later and learns that he sold something worth hundreds for $20 or $50, or even your "generous" $100. He's not going to feel good about that, no matter what bonus you gave him. If you really want to give a bonus to such a seller, be mindful of what works for HIM, not what make you look generous. Buy some of his other stuff, even if you don't want it, and donate it to some other seller on down the line. Then you've made two people happy instead of one person sad.
The Sony Walkman was the Ipod of the era. Nothing beats a Sony Walkman. 😊
I’m turning 12 and I’ll find out if I agree ❤
before the portable cassette player, I used to tape a Realistic transistor radio to my bike in the early 70's. I always, and still do, need music "on the go". Portable music players define my life. Sony was a big part of my life, even though I couldn't afford one until my twenties.
I had a Sears knockoff walkman for years. I took it to college with me and later used it at work to listen on my lunch break or waiting for the bus. Those were great to listen to for the time.
Nice to hear Casey Kasem is alive & well.
The 3rd was the IPod. Not just mp3 player but itunes changed the music industry and distribution. Personalized in a way that, I no longer had to purchase full albums. I could just buy the songs I liked. The very reason I love this channel because all the personal transistor radios remind of the tech gadgets out now. It’s all about taking tech on the go.
Well now, that's an interesting take. I had thought of the answer as being the mp3 player, generically, but you are quite right that the best answer is the iPod specifically and its integration with iTunes.
No it’s the iPhone. Why cause now your songs are just a secondary function of a larger device. The iPod is just an evolution of the Walkman. It allowed for portability of songs to a high level. The iPhone literally eliminated the market for this device.
I had a Walkman & used it until it broke. The best part was it had a radio built in. And I miss it to this day. He’s right about the Sound. It was awesome 😎.
This channel is a gold mine, you should upload more footage of you from the 70s
I loved restoring my now near perfect WM-F10. I would love to get my hands on one of these one day as well. Great video!
I had a TPSL2 in 1980...the first one to get one at school in my village...in France.
The Walkman, and its more affordable clones from competitors like my 1983 Sanyo, were a huge breakthrough in affordable sound quality for the masses.
The low impedance, power,weight of the headphones, as well as their wide frequency response were the first introduction to hifi sound most consumers experienced.
1979-1983 marks the start of the golden Cassette era, lasting until post 2000 when cd burners and then mp3 players became affordable and common
the golden cassette era was more or less from 1980 till 1995 because that period the best devices and tapes were made. After that it slowly went into decline, accelerating after 2000.
@@montana01971 Agreed re 1980, the year Walkman and competitor clones took off for the masses.
I use 2000 for the end of the cassette era, as that is around the time the average person had a CD burner in their computer, desktop or laptop. So everyone was burning disc's by then, though the CD Walkman exploded 1995+ for the masses.
So the transition years were 95-2000 give or take a year.
The other indicator is when CD players became stock equipment in most new cars, which also happened around 2000, with dual media cassette and CD common. By 2005, even cassette decks became rare on factory cars vs CD only radios
@@alexxbaudwhyn7572 You are not wrong. But in your first post you stated that the "golden era" of cassettes lasted till 2000.
Me personally I wouldn't consider the period roughly 1995-2000 as golden age. True, cassettes were still very much in use by consumers. But manufacturers started to turn away from cassette technology which they now considered outdated, and focused more on modern digital technologies such as minidisc and dat. As a result, more and more high end quality decks were withdrawn from catalogues and more cheap stuff was brought to market.
Also, tape manufacturers were cutting their product line and started discontinuing most of their top range tapes.
And then the advent of computers and CD burners...
For those reasons, I wouldn't speak of a golden era after 95.
I bought a non working TPS-L2 back in 2001 on EBay. I only paid $60 for it back then.
I liked the Walkman Revolution. And all the copies that followed.
What an amazing find, I’m so jealous! 😃
VERY COOL ‼️
(( I was always into cassettes. A friend was into 8-Track. I kept telling him that “The 8-Track is already obsolete. “
Well, the Cassette did win out.)).
📻🙂
You have great collection
I think the third is the iPhone. Digital players like mini disc and mp3 changed the recording format but not the experience. The iPhone changed everything and most young people can’t even imagine a time without the device. It’s a music player, phone, computer, communication device, camera…the list, of course, goes on.
I purchased my Sony Soundabout shortly before going on a trip to Europe. $200 was a huge amount in those days but ai had to have it! I traveled Eurail and made lots of friends on the trains showing them my new device. Everyone was amazed at the sound quality. I suppose I was a great advertisement for the Sony company. I still have it, of course in nowhere near the pristine condition of your find. Ah, but the memories……
Great video 😁
That is a really well persved box, looks like it spent 10 or less years in storage.
A great video on a true classic. I've heard of the odd lucky find at thrift stores as well, but it seems I'm doomed to get my classics from eBay, for a much higher price!
That--most of the time--is all we can do!
Amazing find of the priceless historical piece!
Luckily he managed to avoid telling the seller the true value! Got to love greed and exploiting the uneducated 👍
Gorgeous example. Thanks for sharing.
Im so jealous, wanting one of these so bad
$20?
So green with envy right now!
I bought a sound about in 1979 or 80, it was at a radio shack for awhile before I paid $200 for it
It was the Ipod and mp3 as if you think about it cd was very similar to that of the walkman and vynil and you had cdman which is basically just a walkman
So headphones back then are what the NReal glasses are now.
Uh.. The belt most, than likely. Turned to black goo by now. At lease see if the thing works.
Easily replaceable
Did you try it?
I wish I can add it to my Sony Collection 😢
The third revolutionary device, the iPod, may not have been the first mp3 player, but it was the lynchpin that would change the music distribution industry forever (and allow for piracy on an unprecedented scale).
Eu gostaria muito de ter um wauquiman desse pura nostalgia ❤
I’m interested in buying this Sony Walkman
Expect 300 dollars to buy. Walkmans like these are so, so rare that you’ll get to get jackpot lucky just to get a Walkman hanging around in a random flea market
Me too
It came, It went. Let it go.
@@Imagine-ww6gm $300?? Try $800 for a fully working one (used). One in this condition with everything wrapped up still and practically brand new would sell for around $1,800-$2,200
@@owenkennedy1015 I own one of these. Bought in 1979. Drive Belts lasted 5 years, and I replaced them both. Today, I need to replace the Drive Belts again, and it will work perfectly. I saw one Walkman on Ebay recently, with a price tag of $2,900. Knowing this, you wish that you had bought ten of these!
What a buy!
I would have given the guy $50. But that's just me.
Think about that. Is that really as "nice" or generous as it sounds? By doing that, you make the seller suspect he sold it too cheap. Then he is curious and looks it up later and learns that he sold something worth hundreds for $20 or $50. He's not going to feel good about that, no matter what bonus you gave him. If you really want to give a bonus to such a seller, be mindful of what works for HIM, not what make you look generous. Buy some of his other stuff, even if you don't want it, and donate it to some other seller on down the line. Then you've made two people happy instead of one person sad.
That's a great idea 👍
The iPod
Answering your question. Is the third a MP3 player?
It just goes to show that bargains can be had at markets. You were in the right place at the right time.
A great find.
I bought one.
I still have mine but I got mine before they had that picture on the box.
Three boxes for this Walkman are shown in the video. Which did yours come in?
It was the one with the feet but my case doesn't have any on it. It played too fast but I fixed that. I also have the next generation that was black plastic.@@collectornet
Yes, your TPS-L2 sounds like an early one.
The foam cups have not aged well but the last time I checked the walkman out I discovered Led Zep 2 in it. @@collectornet
Sooooooooo jealous🤬
Why is there two different TPS L2 there’s one that says Sony and the other says stereo
The video talks all about this. You didn't watch the video?
Geeez where can I buy a real one?
You made out like a bandit! $20! Wow.
Still. I have this walkman in working condition.
The guy that didn’t take it is weird to me because I would’ve took it
Je regrette de ne pas avoir gardé mon premier Walkman sony de 1981.
Still superior to the disc man
$800 on Ebay.
...HOO-RAY
25 DOLLARS???!!!!!
There is now way he bought this for $20 look at the thing and if it were unopened the battery would have corroded after 40yrs
You are asserting this video is a lie? And your "evidence" is that a 40-year-old battery would be corroded? I'd suggest more caution in your accusations. Many of us here have batteries in our collections far older than 40 years--and un-corroded.
Should’ve payed him 100 or come on should’ve told him the real price
You say: "Should’ve payed him 100 or come on should’ve told him the real price." Huh? This means what? Do you mean "someone" when you write "come on?" To the point I guess you are making: Would you have me pay him more than he asked? Think about that. Is that really as "nice" or generous as it sounds? By doing that, you make the seller suspect he sold it too cheap. Then he is curious and looks it up later and learns that he sold something worth hundreds for $20 or $50, or even your "generous" $100. He's not going to feel good about that, no matter what bonus you gave him. If you really want to give a bonus to such a seller, be mindful of what works for HIM, not what make you look generous. Buy some of his other stuff, even if you don't want it, and donate it to some other seller on down the line. Then you've made two people happy instead of one person sad.
@@collectornet I ain’t reading allat
Wonderful. Thank you for your rich intellectual contribution to the channel.
@@collectornet sorry for sounding like a jack ass you remind me of my grandpa he died sorry for being rude
It would have been hilarious if there was no Walkman in the box.