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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Jun 30, 2009 17:43:29 GMT
When the Sony Walkman was launched, 30 years ago this week, it started a revolution in portable music. But how does it compare with its digital successors? The Magazine invited 13-year-old Scott Campbell to swap his iPod for a Walkman for a week.news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8117619.stmSome of this kids "observations" are really funny....technology really has moved on... (I fugging loved my Sony Walkman though, and the auto-reverse Aiwa model I had in the early 90's wasn't much bigger than the tape it contained...classy piece of kit that was!). AH
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Post by everso on Jun 30, 2009 21:08:30 GMT
When the Sony Walkman was launched, 30 years ago this week, it started a revolution in portable music. But how does it compare with its digital successors? The Magazine invited 13-year-old Scott Campbell to swap his iPod for a Walkman for a week.news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8117619.stmSome of this kids "observations" are really funny....technology really has moved on... (I fugging loved my Sony Walkman though, and the auto-reverse Aiwa model I had in the early 90's wasn't much bigger than the tape it contained...classy piece of kit that was!). AH When I was a teenager the only way we could listen to music on the move was by taking our transistor radios with us and tuning into Radio Caroline, Radio London, Radio Luxenbourg (at night) and later, once the BBC had woken up to the fact that there were millions of kids out there that wanted to hear pop music all day, Radio 1. |
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Post by Patrick on Jun 30, 2009 21:37:27 GMT
"It took me three days to figure out that there was another side to the tape."  I remember when the bigger it was the cooler it was - so you got folk walking down the street with double radio cassettes on their shoulder blasting the music out! I had my own - though it stayed firmly indoors; My JVC RC770LB was a massive box of a music machine and had fantastic sound quality. Some b*****d nicked it when it was in storage somewhere. Out and about it was the trusty transistor strapped to the bicycle rack! - Even car radios were a novelty for our family and I remember going down to Somerset with the help of a couple of bricks worth of Nordmende Battery powered cassette player - the sort that you would have used with computers a few years later on. My first "Walkman" was a present from my brother after I'd thrown a bit of a wobbly and walked out of my school for the afternoon and "disappeared" It was a Saisho and a chunky one too - but it was bright red! - about 1984 I think (we were always latecomers to technology.) This lasted for years too - cheap cheerful and tough, It was replaced (though it still worked - just) in 1987 when I bought a Philips Skymaster 4 for £10 in a sale in Dixons in Hereford. This one got very heavy use, eventually dying after refusing to play tapes properly and threatening to eat them in about 1997. Didn't do much travelling after that so it was a few years before we went on to a personal CD player. Best Beloved now has a Samsung mp3 - not much bigger than her phone - which of course became the next big thing - phones and players combined - just after she'd had new ones of both! Please excuse the 'boy thing' of being able to remember the technical details of each item!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2009 7:38:35 GMT
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Post by sinistral on Jul 1, 2009 8:10:01 GMT
As I said in the chatroom a week or two back , I've got this little beauty , very, very small and good sound . Mainly got it so I wouldn't miss a ball of the cricket . The Ashes starts soon ! Great for the walkers amongst you . Though you need re-chargable batteries .( and for the radio , ba-boom ! ) I'm afraid I've never quite understood why anyone would want music drumming in their ears when walking. If in the countryside.....I want to hear the sounds of birds singing and the wind in the trees. If in the town.....I want to be aware of vehicles approaching out of my eyeline.....or muggers!   |
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Jul 1, 2009 10:24:35 GMT
Hey, I had a red "saisho" walkman for a few years myself, I'd originally spent around £100 on a state of the art walkman, it was crap!, so I bought the Saisho for about £15 as a stop gap until I found something better, I remember it being very reliable and the three band graphic equalizer made a real difference to the sound (unlike some equalizers that had a mediocre range and didn't alter much at all). Kept it for years, I think it went beyond "cheap & cheerful" and bordered into "hidden gem" territory. Oh, and regarding boom boxes, I had one of the infamous Hitachi "3D Super Woofers", they were the shniz!!!  Ironically, I got the Hitachi boom box after returning the £100 worth of "state of the art crap" that was replaced with the sturdy little Saisho...funny how things work out innit? AH |
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Post by Patrick on Jul 1, 2009 11:38:12 GMT
As I said in the chatroom a week or two back , I've got this little beauty , very, very small and good sound . Mainly got it so I wouldn't miss a ball of the cricket . The Ashes starts soon ! I like the look of the new Solar/DAB's from Roberts  Having that solar panel will at least help with the massive battery drain that they do suffer from. Interesting little tit-bit picked up from the Digital Spy forums - a few folk on there reckoning that the original Pure Evoke radios perform a lot better than some of the newer ones. |
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Post by Patrick on Jul 1, 2009 11:49:15 GMT
Hey, I had a red "saisho" walkman for a few years myself, I'd originally spent around £100 on a state of the art walkman, it was crap!, so I bought the Saisho for about £15 as a stop gap until I found something better, I remember it being very reliable and the three band graphic equalizer made a real difference to the sound (unlike some equalizers that had a mediocre range and didn't alter much at all). Kept it for years, I think it went beyond "cheap & cheerful" and bordered into "hidden gem" territory. AH It's that old components story again isn't it. Sure - Saisho stuff came from Taiwan or wherever, but the bits they put into them had a longer life in them than they do today!  |
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Post by Patrick on Jul 1, 2009 11:54:27 GMT
I'm afraid I've never quite understood why anyone would want music drumming in their ears when walking. If in the countryside.....I want to hear the sounds of birds singing and the wind in the trees. If in the town.....I want to be aware of vehicles approaching out of my eyeline.....or muggers! Ah! TMS is different though - When ARF's not sitting in any noisy piece of farming equipment, he'll still be able to hear the birdies singing over the dulcet tones of Aggers and Blowers and CMJ, and it will just add perfectly to the utter Englishness of it all! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2009 12:41:11 GMT
I'm afraid I've never quite understood why anyone would want music drumming in their ears when walking. If in the countryside.....I want to hear the sounds of birds singing and the wind in the trees. If in the town.....I want to be aware of vehicles approaching out of my eyeline.....or muggers! Ah! TMS is different though - When ARF's not sitting in any noisy piece of farming equipment, he'll still be able to hear the birdies singing over the dulcet tones of Aggers and Blowers and CMJ, and it will just add perfectly to the utter Englishness of it all! [ SIGH -in a good way ! ]  Exactly Patrick . Only a week to go . I am intending to make Trubbs listen (and enjoy) Test Match Special . TMS it's not just about cricket . Sin You could be listening to R4 as you tend the allotment . |
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Post by everso on Jul 1, 2009 22:25:57 GMT
I only ever listen to Radio Four.
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Post by Patrick on Jul 5, 2009 16:37:41 GMT
Oh, and regarding boom boxes, I had one of the infamous Hitachi "3D Super Woofers", they were the shniz!!! Ironically, I got the Hitachi boom box after returning the £100 worth of "state of the art crap" that was replaced with the sturdy little Saisho...funny how things work out innit? AH Just found pics of my old one. On a "radio museum" website!!!Unfortunately they won't let you blow up the picture unless you're a member    I even kept that sticker on the front on mine too! |
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Post by everso on Jul 5, 2009 18:45:58 GMT
I always feel like the odd one out on this board when it comes to music. There's Riot who's up for it and still goes to concerts, even at her advanced age. There's ARF with his iPod. There's Alpha with his Jukebox. And there's me with Radio 4 and the Archers. As I've said before, if I listen to too much music it gets stuck in my head and an earworm develops. |
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Jul 5, 2009 19:54:24 GMT
Some folks can be classy and cool without being music-heads, Mrs E.  (although your fondness for the movie "Titanic" does knock a few marks off your overall score I'm afraid).  AH |
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Post by Patrick on Jul 5, 2009 22:18:53 GMT
I always feel like the odd one out on this board when it comes to music. There's Riot who's up for it and still goes to concerts, even at her advanced age. There's ARF with his iPod. There's Alpha with his Jukebox. And there's me with Radio 4 and the Archers. As I've said before, if I listen to too much music it gets stuck in my head and an earworm develops. ........and Radio 4's going downhill these days........... |
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Post by everso on Jul 6, 2009 8:32:04 GMT
Some folks can be classy and cool without being music-heads, Mrs E. (although your fondness for the movie "Titanic" does knock a few marks off your overall score I'm afraid). AH Hmmph! CHRIS doesn't think so! (  ) |
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Post by housesparrow on Jul 7, 2009 16:53:08 GMT
I walk quite a lot on my own, or with the dog, and usually take my walkman, radio cassette or CD. I listen to audio tapes, rented from the library; not all the time, but they keep me company.
A couple of years ago I bought an i-pod for Jack. It was only £5 new and I was assured it worked, but we never did fathom out how to work it. Anyway, we decided we didn't really care very uch. He listens to the Today programme when he is out in the park with the dog.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2009 17:02:08 GMT
I always feel like the odd one out on this board when it comes to music. There's Riot who's up for it and still goes to concerts, even at her advanced age. There's ARF with his iPod. There's Alpha with his Jukebox. And there's me with Radio 4 and the Archers. As I've said before, if I listen to too much music it gets stuck in my head and an earworm develops. I'm not entirely sure that you're gonna be popular with that everso ! |
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Post by riotgrrl on Jul 9, 2009 17:32:55 GMT
I always feel like the odd one out on this board when it comes to music. There's Riot who's up for it and still goes to concerts, even at her advanced age. There's ARF with his iPod. There's Alpha with his Jukebox. And there's me with Radio 4 and the Archers. As I've said before, if I listen to too much music it gets stuck in my head and an earworm develops. I'm not entirely sure that you're gonna be popular with that everso ! Do you know something shocking? I've not been to a SINGLE gig yet this year. This time last year I had 3 or 4 under my belt. And this weekend is T IN THE PARK (and I'm not going . . AGAIN). I used to go EVERY year, even up until quite recently. Maybe Everso's right and I am getting old . . . |
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Post by motorist on Jul 9, 2009 17:40:28 GMT
Do you know something shocking? I've not been to a SINGLE gig yet this year. This time last year I had 3 or 4 under my belt. Well, you get so much more fun down the Bingo Hall these days |
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