The entry-level Sony Walkman WM-33, ... Late Walkman model featuring the "Mega Bass" branding, which was supposed to enhance low-end sound for cassettes and headphones of that era.

The WM-B39, meanwhile, was the first to feature the brilliantly named "mega-bass" which was designed to improve audio quality on the worst headphones. If you had this, you'd be listening to N.W.A ...

The Sony Walkman WM-FX290W was the last portable cassette player to launch in the United States. It came equipped with a digital tuner that had 40 station presets and even a weather band. Additionally ...

Some models, like 1981's WM-2 Walkman, broke ground for being the smallest consumer tape player to that point. Others, like the WM FS111, featured a unique design language.

Immediately after buying the WM-AF58–my first ever Walkman–I went to Discogs and grabbed a couple of cassettes. Sadly, my dad ...

After a disappointing first month of sales, the Walkman went on to become one of Sony’s most successful brands of all time, transitioning formats over the years into CD, Mini-Disc, MP3 and ...

1983 - Sony introduced a smaller Walkman, the WM-20, it was as small as a cassette case. 1984 - The CD Walkman was released for the first time, called the D-50.

Since the tape medium has long been gone, except for the few of us who refuse to upgrade the standard decks in our cars, Sony has found that making the Walkman is more effort than it is worth ...

Sony introduced its Walkman portable cassette player thirty years ago this week, ... By 1983, just four years after the launch of the Walkman, Sony introduced the WM-20, ...

The WM-2, launched in 1981. (© Sony) The second-generation Walkman, the WM-2, went on sale in February 1981, just 19 months after its predecessor, at a price of ¥32,000.

If you want a Walkman that's the most like Ellie's, then the WM-FX195 may be what you're looking for. It only plays cassettes, allowing you to put your old-school collection to use.

Once you get to the Walkman 20th anniversary models, like the WM-EX672, you can get to more reasonable pricing. These will likely go for under $100, if you can find one.