New portable cassette players inspired by Sony’s 1980s Walkman have appeared from various companies, including upstart manufacturer We Are Rewind, audiophile fave FiiO, and numerous off-brands ...

Cassette tape players are an entirely different story ... (You can read more about the Aiwa HS-G08 at The Walkman Archive.) The Sony Walkman TPS-L2 is one of the most important portable music players.

Sony originally called their portable cassette player the Roundabout in the United States and the Freestyle in other countries like Australia and the United Kingdom. However, a year later, they ...

The old Sony Walkman cassette player was the gold standard for portable cassette players, and with the resurgence of retro tech, some of us want to return to those good old days. So, enter the ...

The Fiio CP13 (left) and a Sony Sports Walkman Derek Malcolm ... Make no mistake, the Fiio CP13 is a basic portable cassette player that does nothing but play cassettes — and that is fantastic.

But late last year the company announced it was developing a portable cassette player called the FiiO CP13 that looks a bit like a Sony Walkman with a (very) few modern touches. The company showed ...

So much so that back in the day, portable cassette players were referred to as Walkmans even though that was explicitly Sony branding. With the arrival of CDs, it stepped aside for the fresh-on ...

To commemorate Sony's first WALKMAN, FIIO debut cassette player CP13 ... FiiO isn't the only brand reviving the portable cassette player for a 21st-century audience. Last year, French brand We Are ...

With that in mind, FiiO has decided to release a compact portable audio cassette player (CP13) that harkens back to the days when a lot of music fans had Sony Walkmans. The CP13 has a dual-tone ...

At CES 2024, Fiio debuted the CP13, an upgraded portable cassette player inspired by the iconic Sony Walkman. Half a year later, the Fiio DM13 gives portable CD players a similarly modern facelift.

Brands like Fiio, Sony, and We Are Rewind are now manufacturing portable cassette players betting on the fact that some users like a dedicated device for listening to music – something that’s ...