Hey there! I'm looking for an early Sony WMD6C - preferably with a serial number under 11,000 Price dependant on condition - please let me know if you have one for sale! Cheers! Charlie
I have seen this one on E-bay for sale . The seller sells a lot on E-bay and I have bought some for him and I have never had any complaints at all. he is reliable and his items sent to me were very well packed . It is not cheap but not too expensive and I am sure he will let you know the model number if it is of interest to you . There are some others for sale on E-bay as well but this one looked the pick of the bunch PROFESSIONAL SONY WALKMAN PERSONAL CASSETTE PLAYER / RECORDER WM-D6C
Thank you Philip! I have sent him a message asking about the serial number. I've just messaged a couple of others on ebay too - fingers crossed one turns up!
Good Luck fattape. Those white whales are hard to come by. I settled for a slightly newer copy but still not all that late: 23,4510
Under 11k seems arbitrary. Anything with a 5 digit serial has the early head, then the 35711 until the 1990s and later the 35712 heads. The most recent units will be in great shape, the oldest units will have a lot more miles on the clock. Mine is 1987 or thereabouts, 150k and it runs like a dream after I had it serviced
i wonder what happened to all those WM-D6 (no C). unfortunately i gave mine away, could do with one now...
Shaun I have just found out that videos I took for showing how the TC-44 battery case fitted the WM-D5C had been posted to the I-cloud and as a result much to my Daughter -in -Laws's annoyance gone to her Family album for my grandchildren which we share .I was asked d in no uncertain terms to delete them which I have now done .I presume you nolongr need them now as we have since been able to establish that the battery case for various old models does fit the D6C .I wondered why I had not had any response .Anyway I did try to help. Philip
There are still plenty of them around and they come up for sale on Ebay occasionally. I prefer the D6 to the D6C. I usually listen to my D6s through an amp and speakers, using the line out jack. I find the D6 gives a more detailed sound, which seems to have better spatial definition, than the D6C. I think this is because the line out signal in the D6 is taken straight from the Dolby ICs. In the D6C it is routed through an Op Amp, which seems to blunt the sound a little. A.N.T. recommends replacing the WM-D6C line amp (NJM4558M) with a NE5532 to improve the sound out of the D6C. The noticeable differences between the D6 and the D6C are: The D6 has two headphone sockets. The D6 does not have Dolby C - only Dolby B. The D6 has a combined Mic / Line in socket with a "Mic / Line" switch. There is no 20dB attenuator switch on the D6. The D6 has a Sendust parabolic shaped head, which is very hard wearing. The D6 was manufactured from 1982 to 1984 so D6s are now between 35 and 37 years old. If you buy a D6, expect to have to replace the rubber components (pinch roller, flywheel tyre, two idlers and two belts) and the potted mute module and two EQ switching modules. You will also need to replace these parts on an early D6C. In addition to the above parts, the D6 has two potted modules on the motor drive circuit, CP601 which should be replaced, and CP602 which will need de-potting and two transistors replacing.
