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My old Sony Walkman finally gave out and finding a replacement was a month long headache
I've had the same cassette Walkman since high school, a Sony Sports model. It finally died last month, the motor just quit. I figured I'd just get a new one, easy. I was wrong. I spent weeks looking online, checking thrift stores, even asking around. New portable cassette players are basically gone, and the used ones people want crazy money for. I found one on a local buy and sell site, but the guy wanted $150 for a beat up unit. I finally found a decent working one at a garage sale in my town after about a month of looking. It's not a Sony, it's a Panasonic, but it works. I never thought sticking with a simple thing like a cassette player would be so hard. Has anyone else had to hunt down a replacement for something old they just can't let go of?
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casey1620d ago
The Panasonic might actually last longer than your Sony did. Those Sony Sports models were built like tanks for running but the belts and gears wore out fast if you actually used them daily. Panasonic used better quality motors in their portable units because they were trying to compete on reliability. And the whole "cassette players are making a comeback" thing is just hype from people who buy them for Instagram photos then stick them on a shelf. Real users like us who actually play tapes every day are the ones keeping the format alive, not some fad chasers. Your new one will outlast you if you treat it right.
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