WM-FX290W Walkman AM/FM/Weather Radio and Cassette Player

I have alot of language tapes I like to listen to and I also enjoy talk radio on am and NPR on fm. This walkman fits the bill. The sound quality is good and the tapes play easily. Also the rewind option is really handy for the tapes. I found the sound quality improved when I used higher price earphones I had; however the earphones provided were acceptable. It is a little bulkier than I would like but it fits into a pants pocket and most shirt pockets. It comes with a protective case which provides good protection (I have dropped mine a few times while walking and it had no damage due to the protective case.) It takes a little time to pre-set stations. However if you're into computers and such you probably will do ok (i'm old school baby boomer so it could be me). If you don't want to preset stations the manuel control works fine. This model also has a separate button for the government weather channel; which is helpful for incoming storm warnings etc. Overall a good buy for the money if you play casettes and listen to the radio.

It works like brand new!

I listen to a wide range of classical music and opera, often very long works, and prefer a cassette tape player over portable CD player because of its versatility and frankly, often superior sound quality (I use my own tapes). I-pods are inconvenient garbage with poor sound quality for my type of listening. Anyway, I am now on my second to last Panasonic player, which by the way, came with just about the best headphones ever produced at any price. Anyway, I purchased the Sony as back-up because all such products only seem to last me 1-2 years at most. Of course, the Sony headphones that come with the product are best used as a cat toy or thrown away; but with alternatve headphones, the sound quality seems almost as good as my Panasonic. The battery cover is annoying and obviously fragile. I swear, Sony portable players have always contained at least one fatal flaw which make them fail early. For years, it was extremely weak and vulnerable headphone receptacles, now it is the battery cover - planned obsolescence I suspect.All that said, as far as I know Sony is the only company still making portable cassette tape players and I certainly hope they keep it up. I have a huge and valuable collection of tapes I hope to keep listening to for at least 20-30 years or so. Kudos to Sony.

This tape player has very good sounding AM/FM headphones . It has a Bass Boost setting too. Changes from AM to FM to Cassette player with the push of a button.Change radio stations with the push of a button. The multiple presets are great . It uses one AA battery that will last almost a week . When camping I use a small external Philips brand speaker that plugs right in - great for kicking back after a long hike with out the hassle of a headphone cable keeping you tethered to your tunes. This is my second Sony Walkman . My first one lasted 5 years until I drop it on some rocks (accidentally).I Love my Walkman and you will too ! Amazon is the place to buy it .Yes, I recommend Sony WM-FX290W Walkman to any buyer that is looking for the best Cassette player on the market.Steven M - Washington State 2/19/2014

When I was in college back in the 70's, I was deep, deep into my music. My choice was the the cassette player. That's when I first heard of the Walkman. It was the first and the best of all the cassette players to follow.But I was of the low income level. I couldn't afford a Walkman. So for years I settled for off brand players that possessed no quality and had a lot of defects. Brands like Colby, and that God- awful Jensen had me just tossing my money right in the trash.I felt trapped in "cassette player hell" until Amazon offered me the one, the only, the first and best of them all....The Sony Walkman.!! I was thrilled. I jumped at it. For the first time in over 30 years I'm experiencing true high quality stereo sound from both the radio as well as the tape I popped inYes, this is everything I'm looking for in true stereo music. I see that Sony has discontinued making the Walkman. That's too bad. I'm planning on buying a back-up player. I suggest anyone whose still into cassette tape and not into Ipods and all that new tech stuff need to get them a Sony Walkman....while they are still available brand new. 'cause when they're gone...they are GONE!