walkman

Hello, AudioKarma friends. My boyfriend has recently gotten into cassettes (hipster) and purchased a Sony FX-290W Walkman for just under 10 dollars. The seller claimed that the right channel was dead but the device was otherwise in good shape and you can just unplug the headphones slightly and...

Good day to everyone! I encountered an issue with the drive of a CD Discman, and I think this story might be useful to many fans of these players. I’d like to share the repair process of a CD Discman from the 2000s by Welltech. I bought it for a few euros as a non-working unit and brought it...

So I have a tps l2 that's almost completely working again but suddenly the microphone stopped working. The only thing it picks up is if I blow into it or if i tap the microphone. I measured the resistance over the wires and on the connection on the board but all seem to be fine. I assume the...

So I have been working on this walkman for a bit now and I replaced the rollers and the belts but the sound is wobbly or whiney. I wanted to try and recap the thing as a sort of last resort but the service manual doesn't really help too much. I could probably try and guess but the capacitors for...

I bought this in 1982 (year I graduated HS). Was looking for a Walkman, but decided this sounded better and I think was cheaper in cost. Plus, it came with a nifty shoulder strap case and FM module. It has a great quality build too. A year ago I bought a belt for it and it sort of worked but...

I took apart the back cover to replace the belt and after I did so, there was a little piece of copper tape that was loose and I'm not sure where it goes. The motor is making a buzzing sound and I suspect that piece of copper tape was doing some grounding and without it, motor buzz. Can someone...

Hey all, any help would be appreciated. So I found my wife's old Walkman and it's in great shape. I opened it up because the belt was totally disintegrated into black goo. Replaced that no problem but after putting it all back together, I'm getting a buzzing sound on the built in speaker as...

I have a walkman unit with a faulty pot. The carbon trace on the L channel is completely rubbed off. This is what the outside looks like: I found this one potentiometer that might work, but I'm confused about the circuit. I need a dual gang potentiometer to replace the one in my photo. It's...

Hi, I am writing this thread to bring up an issue I am having with a TPS-L2 that I have that seems to be having a problem. I have the later model TPS-L2, the one where it says walkman at the bottom of it. The walkman is in excellent physical condition. There was only some corrosion in the...

I have collected seven WM/FX players: three basic FX101 with single direction play and no Dolby, and four machines with auto-reverse and Dolby: (2) FX315, (1) FX425, (1) FX407. I understand that this is a family of cheap plasticky players that were manufactured in hundreds of thousands if not...

I have loved Sony electronic gear for over 50 yrs. It started with a $10 AM radio, the size of King size pack of cigarettes, that had a great robust sound and a great AM tuner that picked up AM signals for 1000 + miles at night. Then there were cassette players and recorders, Walkman AM/FM...

Hi folks, In case anyone is interested I've just uploaded the Sony Walkman WM-F77 service manual and bulletins. Enjoy! Cheers

I have a sony walkman (wm-41) that needs repairing and I was wondering if there were any online sites or shops in the USA that I could send it to be repaired? Or is it not worth it? The only new ones of the wm-41 that i find are $250+ which seems crazy. Does anyone know of where I could find one...

Does anyone know how to disassemble this unit? I don't see any screws to remove. The speed is unstable so I want to take this player apart and investigate.

Just received a clean SONY WM-D6C WALKMAN PROFESSIONAL and it charges the battery and plays but will not FAST FORWARD or REWIND. I added a ? after Replacement 'cause I don't know what the real reason is in this particular Walkman and I guessed based on many ebay listings for this (and other)...