In investment management there is a nice term for it: "the greater fool theory". You pay a crazy price because you believe there will be a greater...
Recently I have been bidding in a German Ebay auction for a Sony D6C. The Walkman was unused, basically new in original packaging. I would love...
Silverera, All the latest posts from Marian are updates on this, including the one of last Sunday!
A quick update on my tape & travel experience: Now for the first time I was stopped at security check due to a 'tape issue'... They searched my...
That's great news Marian!
Great update Marian! One step closer to freeing the world from the Sony click-clack disease :) Weird manufacturing issue though... looks like a...
I have to make a confession here: just a few weeks after registering on this forum and reading about other members experiences I now officially...
Great work Doublecee! I've just ordered one. I'm already looking forward to taking this with me on vacation in two weeks time. Without a case I...
I think we should distinguish between the Disc Drive mechanism here and the servo circuitry that is used for controlling the speed. The Disc Drive...
I'm using either a pair of Westone UM Pro 30 or a Bowers & Wilkins P5 when i'm traveling (often by plane). The Westone offer excellent noise...
RevDoc, that is interesting. I wasn't able to find the DD11 on hifiengine initially. But now I did. And there is a service doc with full...
I believe this is correct: the D3 for certain doesn't have a quartz controlled servo. The schematics in the service doc are quite clear on that....
One more proof, and again on a KLM flight: [ATTACH] This time from Amsterdam to Luxembourg. Maybe vote for KLM as the most Walkman Friendly...
I did actually note this one when I quickly researched the DD/disk drive information. But didn't want to sound too smart when responding to your...
Oh boy, just recently signed up to this site and now already made so many mistakes... :redface I consider my statements on 'not having the...
I'm afraid I have to disagree with sotza on the first question.... The DD9, DC2, D3 and D6C models don't have the 'quartz' label on the case but...
Reviving my Sony DD collection
Very brave plan! However, one of the reasons (besides pure nostalgia) that I'm currently reviving my tape equipment is my interest in analog...
Is this topic still alive? I can't vote somehow but if I could it would be a 'yes'. I'm new to this forum and only just started my trip down...
I've never had a problem while traveling with my DD-33: Amsterdam-Hamburg Amsterdam-Nice Amsterdam-London City and v.v. I always take it out of...
Separate names with a comma.
