The W&F on the first tape is a problem of the TDK D than may occur after some time. Made a simple Wow&Flutter test on Instagram on the DD9: instagram.com/tv/CLy_0s4DKEK/?igshid=15mx8xs4h7pnz N.B. I had to remove the first test with a pre-recorded cassette because UMG blocked my video!
I had the same problem with a TDK D NOS. What is the cause? The flutter was unacceptable even on my twin capstan Nakamichi BX-300. I even had a problem with white powder and binder that comes off on a TDK-SA-X!
I have a D6C and it is a great machine, but I also have a WM-DC2 and it's definitely superior in my opinion. Both are great though. Wish I could afford a WM-DD9 too.
When you hear a prerecorded cassette and a cassette of the same type you've done yourself you begin to suspect that the labels didn't care realy much about this format they have to "record" by a long process (even if it was done at double or triple speed) and not press in second like a vinyl or a cd. Cassetes, born in mono poverty for voice only, are better than we remember.
For me, the DD9 was a hard to buy item back then in my country. It wasn't for sale to the general public, but Sony was given it to some retailers as a sales promotional item. I was lucky that a department store was selling theirs. The tapes that I used mostly on it are the Sony and Denon's ceramic shell metal ones.
Sony stole the cassette player design from a German inventor named Andreas Pavel, who patented the design in 1977. Pavel called his design the StereoBelt. Pavel spent 20 years of his life fighting Sony in court and almost went bankrupt. In 2003 after Pavel threatened Sony with legal suits, Sony settled for $1.23 million to shut him up. Pavel is the father of cassette players. Give this a like to pay respect to the original inventor.
I was 15 years old when this one was brought to the market. I owned the DDII, DDQuartz and a few others. They were essential gear to me. I remember what an event it was when friends gave new mixtapes to me. Selection of music was so limited but yet I enjoyed listening so much. And today I pay 10 bucks a month for having access to nearly all music that has ever been made on a tiny 120 gram handheld, Bluetooth Headphones that sound flawless. And it will play up to 20 hours without changing batteries - but the fascination isn’t the same.
The DD9 has 2 versions, MegaBass version, I believe is the late version, is more common. DBB version, which seems to be earlier and rarer, said to have a more natural sound. I did have both versions but not in the same time, the only one now I'm keeping is the DBB version.
W&F of 0.1% RMS weighted is really quite excellent. It's not likely to get out to 20khz in freq response unless the azimuth is spot on, which might happen sometimes in a cassette portable player. Wow and flutter is the big one in walkmans and if you can get below .2%, you are doing really well. I think there is a reason why W&F is not usually listed in the specs for walkman type players. Thanks for the video.
I tried one of these...well, actually I tried about five of them...brand new, straight from the Sony dealer...and every single one had the exact same fault: low audio in the reverse playback direction. Measured it with a Teac test tape & a Neutrik audio test set...the audio level in reverse side playback was about 80% that of fwd playback! At least it didn't have head azimuth issues in rev mode (unlike virtually every other auto-reverse model), but the level issue was a deal breaker for me. The only walkman I ever truly enjoyed was the WM-DC2...and that wasn't "perfect" either...but it sounded great. The Boodo Khan was also pretty decent, though sadly my "new in box" one has finally succumbed to the cracked gear issue (despite me fitting a replacement original part several years back, when they were still available). My WM-D6 (original version, pre-D6C) is still going strong though 🙂 Cassette tapes basically suck unless you have the best of the best in every department. Nothing made today, and probably nothing made in the future, will come close to being even *acceptable* quality.
Nice video! I had a DD10, bought in 1990, very very reliable, very good sound, slimmer than a cassette case with nice leather “jacket”. Unfortunately I’ve lost it😢
I bought mine new $$$ But it was worth it.When I sent it in to sony because one of the DD motors was wobbling They said that they did not have anymore spare parts because of the age of the unit!(It gets better) so she asked me if I'd be ok with a new old stock unit! mamma didn't raise a fool! I so I yes and it has been in storage ever since!
That "TDK -D" is fantastic for a type 1, and was actually an improvement on the prerecorded cassette! Of course the type 2 had a bit of an edge on the "TDK-D"!
What you may be hearing is real time vs. high speed duplication. The real time recording is likely to sound better in most cases even when the tape material itself is similar or the same. Most pre-recorded tapes were made using high speed techniques, 64 or 128 times real time speed.
Wow I have never heard a cassette player which sounds amazing like this one. I used to own a Walkman cassette player back when I was in high school, usually those doesn’t have speaker.
I’m 57 now and over the years when I found an interesting looking Walkman like player at thrift shops or flea markets for a few bucks, I’d snatch it and put it in a shoebox with the others. Then recently I was curious what these things go for now and I was stunned, one AIWA unit is around $600! The others are worth a lot less but a few are up there in price. I always looked for walkmans that had metal outer and inner frames/shells which is usually the biggest clue to quality. There are a lot of places to buy new bands and places that can repair/restore those upper end units. I’m grateful the new generation listeners are interested in maintaining these.
After watching your excellent review and video, I bought one of these, serviced from a reputable seller in Japan. I was surprised how great it sounds, and I have a D-6C for comparison. Yes, they are very expensive now, when in good condition and properly serviced, but this just ticked all the boxes for a more compact play-only Walkman that I was looking for. You made a great purchase with your nicely re-capped one, for a decent price.
The banner carrier of the golden age of the Walkman, we would later on have acess to the super slim Walkman models controlled by remote but the quality of some was a bit on the low side. Great video Guido.
I have a Sony DDII I found at a thrift store awhile for $2.99 with protective case... It makes a clicking sound so I'm detecting it is the center gear crack issues these units suffered... It's in other wise mint condition since it appears to had live it's life in this protective case many years... I do plan on fixing it someday...
My fav was the Sony WM-GX322. Dual speakers, radio record capability, forward and backward play, speed control knob, change sides without removing the tape and it cam with a lapel mic for recording through the mini mic jack!
Have a (still smoothly working) WM R707. Incredibly thin, recording, rechargeable battery and with DolbyC too... Had several Sony starting from both the original and the "Mythical" WMII. Had the first Sports and some valuable Aiwa too...but still the tiny little black r707 is the most beautiful and one of the finest sounding ever.
A very interesting segment. Not sure how you translated the sound quality from your house to CZcams but there were clear differences between the three samples.
Wow that Chrome tape with the megabass sounded really good the DD9 are very expensive $2500 for a good example I just bought a Sony Walkman ll with all the caps replaced and a full service It came in the original Box the Sony test cassette The receipt from 1982 the headphones everything that was in the Box when new The external battery pack I got the one that plugs in the wall original Sony The serial number on the Box matches the serial number on the walkman I'm thinking maybe A DD 10 Something in the range of $400 US In the video you just did about the new walk man's I think that's good for the kids who want something cool other than a cell phone thanks for the good videos and have a merry Christmas in New Year
The sound is great but, can we go back to the old cassette days? It's not fair to me! Do tape wrapping and tearing problems need to be repeated? Certainly it did not succeed!
I like your vids, they entertain the nerdy side of me that is fascinated by older media. I was looking for a CD player under $200 that I can hook up a pair of speakers to, to get me into music collecting and HiFi. Thanks in advance
Man, I've been wanting one these to put into my small walkman collection. But so far most WM-DD9s I found on EBay are quite expensive. Price ranges from $900 to over $1000 or $2000. Especially ones that are full working order.😅
I have fixed up a DD11 which is a more budget oriented DD walkman, but still pretty good even today. It doesn´t have the center gear issue, but a electrolytics capacitor plague and all of them have to be replaced. The DD9 to me is out of question. After seeing the pain that hides inside and the massive exploded prices online, i´ll laugh at it and pass. It doesn´t add anything my DD11 doesn´t have, except the dolby C and auto reverse. Since i´ll never carry around anything bigger than my Sony WM EX 674, it´s out of question to use dolby c to me. Dolby B and good type II tape is already perfectly fine to me. I don´t even use any dolby for my type I recordings, so i have an excuse to give my "we are rewind" another go, which neither plays 70us equalization, nor has any noise reduction decoding.
Thank god my DD9 and my DD100 Boodo Kan are still in mint condition.. how the hell did the former owner do so much damage? I don't believe his orange-juice story :) Great video though!
After this video I bought an original China Chrisis type C cassette from Ebay. I'm 43 anter couple of months. I've been advised my Finnish riends to concider to buy this jewel to me as a 50 th birthday present. Hope they have money then,
That a nice walk man bro I got one from 1995 only one battery too but not built like that one hight quality but is a pretty good walk man n sound nice I like professional type deck like nakamichi n revox that they really good no need for equalizer for those type of tape deck but for that walk man it sound pretty good bro n is build to last I like the one you got cool dude oh yeah sound nice the one you record good recording
Recently i bought 7 walkmans , vintage sealed. 2 Panasonics 2 Sonys 2 GPX 1 Mullan The best one its the Panasonic shockwave , surprisingly the Sonys needed new belts and to be completely fixed in order to function as soon as i opened them. The GPX sport has a better sound than the Sonys and still going strong 6 months later ,the Panasonic shockwave its the king.
I am using an OCC copper teflon insulated cable handmade by a very skilled guy here in Italy, Invictus cables. The response on tye short reviews is just too low and people were unsubscribing sadly so I moved everything plus more here: instagram.com/ana_dia_log/
When are you going to show us some of your other Walkmans? I’d be interested to know if there are any good sounding ones outside of the usual suspects: DD9, DD30, DD33, DC2 and D6C
Hi i have a question : i have a walkman WM-F2065 and i find some distortions on the mid range frequencies. Is that because of the power of the walkman that is insufficient or is that the probable low quality of the head? In a nutshell, is it normal with those devices to get some distorsion as it is not a tape deck or should investigate to change the head?
The cost of the DD9 is such that you would be mad to consider buying one as they are more expensive than the D6C, which can record and has a far better amplifier for driving even the most power hungry headphones to ear splitting levels. I own several top end walkmans and personally still cant justify spending that much on a playback unit when the automated later EX series units are very close to the DD9 performance anyway, the DD9 is a fine machine but really only suited to the most hardcore collector.
quite good and a rare precious walkman! Difficult to maintain, 10:10 there is obvious flutter audible on saxophone and 12:00 on voice. This is in most cases related to rubber parts, which are not produced as a spare part in this quality any moren.
Almost correct! You have a good ear, nope! It isn't the rubber parts. The walkman was fully serviced by one of the best out there and completely recapped. Try again! Edit: I don't agree on the second tape. If you listen to the original when he says "when" it fluctuates a little.
I couldn't hear any flutter. I was concentrating on the piano part. A piano always produces constant pitches, and so to my ears any pitch variation in this instrument is immediately obvious, and I couldn't hear any.
@@Capturing-Memories Do you have both? WM-D6C has a fault in its layout negatively influencing playback creating a hum at 1083hz. Plus only the early versions had good longlife heads, the new models wear out much faster. The DD9 has incredible technology inside, unmatched by any walkman. The DC2 rivals both for the crown. Once again these are the three jewels all have downsides and points of strength.
@@anadialog I have two D6C one with the old PCB and one with the new SMD type PCB, The heads are quite the opposite, Old pointy head is amorphous a soft metal, the new head is cylindrical permalloy a harder metal.
Hello, I have a new condition DD9 unfortunately it’s not working, as soon as I put the battery I hear motor noise inside and both ff and rw led are on, and it doesnt turn, do you have any idea why is that ?
Hi, For me the best player will be the Sony WM-30 Walkman Cassette Player. you can listen to your cassette up to 8 times on both sides with a unique 1.5 v battery. my friends.
When I bought mine, (in the Netherlands), it was about 300 guilders back then which could be translated in about 300 dollars I think? Maybe a little more but not as much as they are nowadays :)
@@anadialog Meh not really.. they only went up afterwards.. I bought mine for about 300 back when they were new.. could be 399 but definitely not more than that! :)
Yeah! That is why so many people belive it's a terrible format. Prerecorded cassettes are the weak point. Nevertheless, there are also great prerec tapes on the market like my copy of I Robot I, which battled with a copy of the MoFI SACD: czcams.com/video/xtIdGDk4g0M/video.html
Just occasionally you get an excellent pre recorded cassette. My copy of Bronski Beat's Age of Consent was superior to the cd in my opinion. The Damned's Phantasmagoria was good too. I think both might have been chrome. For the most part the minimal wow and flutter and stereo separation were the stand out features of this model you demoed especially with cassettes 2 and 3. The fidelity of that China Crisis cassette was most disappointing I have to say. Clearly a failing of the recording as opposed to the unit it was played on thankfully
Quite often prerecorded tapes are done at high speed, and if run from a master tape; that wears out over time. So a home recording on high quality equipment, set up correctly will usually sound better. I grew up in the era of cassettes. There were some crappy ones; and some fantastic ones recorded on chrome or cobalt. Dire Straits Alchemy was one of the best!
when he switched to Dolby C it had a lot of that pumping and breathing which comes from a tape not recorded with the correct Dolby as the playback. Also, he mentioned dual capstan... That's for the auto-reverse, function, not dual capstan closed loop.
Hello, le plus défaut des Walkmans... C'est à cause des courroies, elles se corrompent trop facilement. Elles se craquellent ou bien elles fondent dans l'appareil..Sur les 3 Sony que je possède, 2 sont en panne le WM d3, le WM d6. Par contre leTCD 5M est quasi invulnérable !
Those TDK (type-1) D series (of the late 90s) were pretty good. I had a couple of them (only a couple, because those were my last years with tapes and I was moving over to CDs) and I kind of liked them better than chrome tapes as chrome tapes sounded too much trebly and those normal-bias D tapes were somewhat more "balanced".
@@anadialog Well maybe... As far as I recall, the tape was thin and the cassette was super light overall. Anyways, I don't have much experience with them. Only had a few.
I generally avoided type 1 tapes because they sounded too dull to my ears and even worse with Dolby. Sometimes I would copy a ferric tape to a chrome tape just to make it more pleasant to listen to, though it did lose a bit of bass at the same time. Ideally I would boost the high frequencies of the input signal with an EQ when recording to ferric tape to compensate for its limitations and it did help a lot
I have a DC-2 and it must admit that is sounds a little better. According to many, the DC2 is the best sounding of all time. At the end of the day It depends from the condition of your unit and especially the heads and capacitors.
@@anadialog I think what he means is that because the video was over-exposed and since the backdrop is white, it was hard to see that you indeed had a line out off the DD9 itself because the connector is silver so it blends into the background.
@@anadialog i'm all for collecting stuff but it drives me crazy seeing people in groups posting their collections of hundreds of walkmans 😤 Like i just want 1 or 2 and everyone is just hoarding them
Disagree. Real kings IMHO are D6C and DC2 (first versions) because they have line output. D6C is bulky and uncomfortable on the go, that makes the DC2 the perfect compromise.
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The W&F on the first tape is a problem of the TDK D than may occur after some time. Made a simple Wow&Flutter test on Instagram on the DD9: instagram.com/tv/CLy_0s4DKEK/?igshid=15mx8xs4h7pnz
N.B. I had to remove the first test with a pre-recorded cassette because UMG blocked my video!
I had the same problem with a TDK D NOS. What is the cause? The flutter was unacceptable even on my twin capstan Nakamichi BX-300. I even had a problem with white powder and binder that comes off on a TDK-SA-X!
I had the same problem with a NOS freshly opened TDK-D.
The King of Walkmans will always be the SONY WM-D6C to me.
Agreed
I have a D6C and it is a great machine, but I also have a WM-DC2 and it's definitely superior in my opinion. Both are great though. Wish I could afford a WM-DD9 too.
Don't worry, coming up!
Agreed
I find the d6c my best recording deck, it’s incredible. If you want music on the go it is not so portable as any of the DD series ones.
It amazes me that just one A battery can produce music of such high quality.
that is sony
Low voltage motors!
It has a DC to DC converter inside
When you hear a prerecorded cassette and a cassette of the same type you've done yourself you begin to suspect that the labels didn't care realy much about this format they have to "record" by a long process (even if it was done at double or triple speed) and not press in second like a vinyl or a cd.
Cassetes, born in mono poverty for voice only, are better than we remember.
infact, i usually re-record original cassettes by myself from a hi end source, lossless format and top class deck.
For me, the DD9 was a hard to buy item back then in my country. It wasn't for sale to the general public, but Sony was given it to some retailers as a sales promotional item. I was lucky that a department store was selling theirs. The tapes that I used mostly on it are the Sony and Denon's ceramic shell metal ones.
Sony stole the cassette player design from a German inventor named Andreas Pavel, who patented the design in 1977. Pavel called his design the StereoBelt. Pavel spent 20 years of his life fighting Sony in court and almost went bankrupt. In 2003 after Pavel threatened Sony with legal suits, Sony settled for $1.23 million to shut him up. Pavel is the father of cassette players. Give this a like to pay respect to the original inventor.
Interesting, I did not know this story...
I didn’t know he won anything from SONY. In another video they said his patent was too generic to enforce.
I was 15 years old when this one was brought to the market. I owned the DDII, DDQuartz and a few others. They were essential gear to me. I remember what an event it was when friends gave new mixtapes to me. Selection of music was so limited but yet I enjoyed listening so much. And today I pay 10 bucks a month for having access to nearly all music that has ever been made on a tiny 120 gram handheld, Bluetooth Headphones that sound flawless. And it will play up to 20 hours without changing batteries - but the fascination isn’t the same.
The DD9 has 2 versions, MegaBass version, I believe is the late version, is more common. DBB version, which seems to be earlier and rarer, said to have a more natural sound. I did have both versions but not in the same time, the only one now I'm keeping is the DBB version.
Interesting!
W&F of 0.1% RMS weighted is really quite excellent. It's not likely to get out to 20khz in freq response unless the azimuth is spot on, which might happen sometimes in a cassette portable player. Wow and flutter is the big one in walkmans and if you can get below .2%, you are doing really well. I think there is a reason why W&F is not usually listed in the specs for walkman type players. Thanks for the video.
I tried one of these...well, actually I tried about five of them...brand new, straight from the Sony dealer...and every single one had the exact same fault: low audio in the reverse playback direction. Measured it with a Teac test tape & a Neutrik audio test set...the audio level in reverse side playback was about 80% that of fwd playback! At least it didn't have head azimuth issues in rev mode (unlike virtually every other auto-reverse model), but the level issue was a deal breaker for me. The only walkman I ever truly enjoyed was the WM-DC2...and that wasn't "perfect" either...but it sounded great. The Boodo Khan was also pretty decent, though sadly my "new in box" one has finally succumbed to the cracked gear issue (despite me fitting a replacement original part several years back, when they were still available). My WM-D6 (original version, pre-D6C) is still going strong though 🙂 Cassette tapes basically suck unless you have the best of the best in every department. Nothing made today, and probably nothing made in the future, will come close to being even *acceptable* quality.
DD9, love it! Sony made some amazing machines!
Nice video! I had a DD10, bought in 1990, very very reliable, very good sound, slimmer than a cassette case with nice leather “jacket”. Unfortunately I’ve lost it😢
What a piece of pure Art, Keb mo is dope
Wat a gorgeous, and beautifully made product. A testament to Sony's 80's quality.
I bought mine new $$$ But it was worth it.When I sent it in to sony because one of the DD motors was wobbling They said that they did not have anymore spare parts because of the age of the unit!(It gets better) so she asked me if I'd be ok with a new old stock unit! mamma didn't raise a fool! I so I yes and it has been in storage ever since!
New old stock from what age?I mean what year did you do that.
@@woofaki5550 very long time ago maybe late 1990's?
That "TDK -D" is fantastic for a type 1, and was actually an improvement on the prerecorded cassette! Of course the type 2 had a bit of an edge on the "TDK-D"!
Yes, I agree, but a little w&f. Going to put a short and simple test on Instagram to prove the qualities of the DD9.
@@anadialog look forward to it my friend!
What you may be hearing is real time vs. high speed duplication. The real time recording is likely to sound better in most cases even when the tape material itself is similar or the same. Most pre-recorded tapes were made using high speed techniques, 64 or 128 times real time speed.
Wow I have never heard a cassette player which sounds amazing like this one. I used to own a Walkman cassette player back when I was in high school, usually those doesn’t have speaker.
My $25 walkman sounds just as good
I’m 57 now and over the years when I found an interesting looking Walkman like player at thrift shops or flea markets for a few bucks, I’d snatch it and put it in a shoebox with the others. Then recently I was curious what these things go for now and I was stunned, one AIWA unit is around $600! The others are worth a lot less but a few are up there in price. I always looked for walkmans that had metal outer and inner frames/shells which is usually the biggest clue to quality. There are a lot of places to buy new bands and places that can repair/restore those upper end units. I’m grateful the new generation listeners are interested in maintaining these.
I have sony wm ex196 walkman in fully working condition (belts and pinch roller changed) so how much would that sell for, I wonder. 🤔
After watching your excellent review and video, I bought one of these, serviced from a reputable seller in Japan.
I was surprised how great it sounds, and I have a D-6C for comparison.
Yes, they are very expensive now, when in good condition and properly serviced, but this just ticked all the boxes for a more compact play-only Walkman that I was looking for.
You made a great purchase with your nicely re-capped one, for a decent price.
How cool! Thanks for talking the time to write this feedback. For me it's important and first of all a pleasure! Thanks again.
@retro what reputable seller and was it used, new, and how much was it?
Beautiful machine, great sound quality 🙂👍
The banner carrier of the golden age of the Walkman, we would later on have acess to the super slim Walkman models controlled by remote but the quality of some was a bit on the low side. Great video Guido.
Thanks Rafael!
I have a Sony DDII I found at a thrift store awhile for $2.99 with protective case... It makes a clicking sound so I'm detecting it is the center gear crack issues these units suffered... It's in other wise mint condition since it appears to had live it's life in this protective case many years... I do plan on fixing it someday...
It is repairable with some knowledge. Look for the center gear on eBay. I repaired a few myself.
80, 90 was such a precious time I used to listen Sony Walkman I really miss those moments.
Nice review. I have recently taken ownership of a DD9 which looks like new and no orange juice marks :)
WM-GX674 is only 170 gr and has radio , AMS, A-B repeat , AUTO REVERSE RECORDING functions and remote controller. It is also an awesome walkman...
My fav was the Sony WM-GX322. Dual speakers, radio record capability, forward and backward play, speed control knob, change sides without removing the tape and it cam with a lapel mic for recording through the mini mic jack!
Nice!
I have fixed my Sony DD9 recently and it sounds amazing
did you follow a video to fix the belts ?
@@DaPutz one of my colleagues who is Walkman fan like me had experience fixing this. He helped me!!
Have a (still smoothly working) WM R707.
Incredibly thin, recording, rechargeable battery and with DolbyC too...
Had several Sony starting from both the original and the "Mythical" WMII. Had the first Sports and some valuable Aiwa too...but still the tiny little black r707 is the most beautiful and one of the finest sounding ever.
You sure? Looks has only B and on playback only. Is it another model of the family are you referring at?
Wow! Not surprised it's expensive and rare! I have an unopened Sony Walkman F041 😀
A very interesting segment. Not sure how you translated the sound quality from your house to CZcams but there were clear differences between the three samples.
I recorded directly to the videocamera. Obviously CZcams compressed everything but differences, as you said, were evident.
Wow that Chrome tape with the megabass sounded really good the DD9 are very expensive $2500 for a good example I just bought a Sony Walkman ll with all the caps replaced and a full service It came in the original Box the Sony test cassette The receipt from 1982 the headphones everything that was in the Box when new The external battery pack I got the one that plugs in the wall original Sony The serial number on the Box matches the serial number on the walkman I'm thinking maybe A DD 10 Something in the range of $400 US In the video you just did about the new walk man's I think that's good for the kids who want something cool other than a cell phone thanks for the good videos and have a merry Christmas in New Year
Merry Christmas! Thanks!
Great sound
Impressive the sound is amazing!!
The sound is great but, can we go back to the old cassette days? It's not fair to me! Do tape wrapping and tearing problems need to be repeated? Certainly it did not succeed!
My dad have this model he love it so much
Wonderful Walkman by SONY
I like your vids, they entertain the nerdy side of me that is fascinated by older media. I was looking for a CD player under $200 that I can hook up a pair of speakers to, to get me into music collecting and HiFi. Thanks in advance
Get the Sony D150/D15
Man, I've been wanting one these to put into my small walkman collection. But so far most WM-DD9s I found on EBay are quite expensive. Price ranges from $900 to over $1000 or $2000. Especially ones that are full working order.😅
I know it's insane!
I have fixed up a DD11 which is a more budget oriented DD walkman, but still pretty good even today.
It doesn´t have the center gear issue, but a electrolytics capacitor plague and all of them have to be replaced.
The DD9 to me is out of question.
After seeing the pain that hides inside and the massive exploded prices online, i´ll laugh at it and pass.
It doesn´t add anything my DD11 doesn´t have, except the dolby C and auto reverse.
Since i´ll never carry around anything bigger than my Sony WM EX 674, it´s out of question to use dolby c to me.
Dolby B and good type II tape is already perfectly fine to me.
I don´t even use any dolby for my type I recordings, so i have an excuse to give my "we are rewind" another go, which neither plays 70us equalization, nor has any noise reduction decoding.
i owned one and realy liked it.
Thank god my DD9 and my DD100 Boodo Kan are still in mint condition.. how the hell did the former owner do so much damage? I don't believe his orange-juice story :) Great video though!
Yes, his kid dropped some orange juice on it...
Awesome video, sir! Thanks! 11/10
After this video I bought an original China Chrisis type C cassette from
Ebay. I'm 43 anter couple of months. I've been advised my Finnish riends to concider to buy this jewel to me as a 50 th birthday present. Hope they have money then,
Amazing! Especially for a cassette player. I got a Nakamichi BX-150, and I'm not sure at all, is better. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
That a nice walk man bro I got one from 1995 only one battery too but not built like that one hight quality but is a pretty good walk man n sound nice I like professional type deck like nakamichi n revox that they really good no need for equalizer for those type of tape deck but for that walk man it sound pretty good bro n is build to last I like the one you got cool dude oh yeah sound nice the one you record good recording
Recently i bought 7 walkmans , vintage sealed.
2 Panasonics
2 Sonys
2 GPX
1 Mullan
The best one its the Panasonic shockwave , surprisingly the Sonys needed new belts and to be completely fixed in order to function as soon as i opened them.
The GPX sport has a better sound than the Sonys and still going strong 6 months later ,the Panasonic shockwave its the king.
Would love to hear a recording with dbx from your technic cassette deck on this DD9.
Wow, that sounded very good. Thank you.
Thank YOU!
Cool Walkman
NICE WALKMAN !!! I like ur videos
Thanks!
Excellent Video! Which cable do you use on the DT1770? And which pads? By the way, please more of the short album reviews.
I am using an OCC copper teflon insulated cable handmade by a very skilled guy here in Italy, Invictus cables.
The response on tye short reviews is just too low and people were unsubscribing sadly so I moved everything plus more here: instagram.com/ana_dia_log/
When are you going to show us some of your other Walkmans? I’d be interested to know if there are any good sounding ones outside of the usual suspects: DD9, DD30, DD33, DC2 and D6C
Nothing like a Sax to XRay Wow & Flutter issues.
Other than that, sounds awesome 💪
The problem was actually the tape: instagram.com/tv/CLy_0s4DKEK/?igshid=15mx8xs4h7pnz
I'm looking forward to comparing my DD9 with my fully restored like new AIWA PX101 (Dolby C) walkman :)
Hi i have a question : i have a walkman WM-F2065 and i find some distortions on the mid range frequencies. Is that because of the power of the walkman that is insufficient or is that the probable low quality of the head? In a nutshell, is it normal with those devices to get some distorsion as it is not a tape deck or should investigate to change the head?
No, it is not normal....something is probably faulty
@@anadialog thanks i'll investigate head and rotation speed!
This walkman should be capable of very low W&F at 0.08% WRMS if I am not mistaken. Can you download WFGUI by Alex Freed and try it again?
Love this video! Thanks
Excellent my friend!
Cool video!! What about the WM-F2065?
Yeaaaaaaaaa!
i loved it
The cost of the DD9 is such that you would be mad to consider buying one as they are more expensive than the D6C, which can record and has a far better amplifier for driving even the most power hungry headphones to ear splitting levels. I own several top end walkmans and personally still cant justify spending that much on a playback unit when the automated later EX series units are very close to the DD9 performance anyway, the DD9 is a fine machine but really only suited to the most hardcore collector.
I agree! But the price is high do to demand and limited availability...10 years ago they were 1/3 of today. I got mine for cheap and had it recap.
@@anadialog Agreed, if you already have one then why not hang on to it
I still love my AIWA HS-PC202MIII
KICKASS WALKMAN!!!! ,INCLUDING ALL DIGITAL DEVICES!!! (OF COURSE...)
Wow! how did you get your hands on one of these?
I found a good deal some time ago on a private listing here on Italy...
A portable Digital Recorder can run circles around that now.
Nice
All i want to know is were to get one
Hunt hifishark!
quite good and a rare precious walkman! Difficult to maintain, 10:10 there is obvious flutter audible on saxophone and 12:00 on voice. This is in most cases related to rubber parts, which are not produced as a spare part in this quality any moren.
Almost correct! You have a good ear, nope! It isn't the rubber parts. The walkman was fully serviced by one of the best out there and completely recapped. Try again!
Edit: I don't agree on the second tape. If you listen to the original when he says "when" it fluctuates a little.
I couldn't hear any flutter. I was concentrating on the piano part. A piano always produces constant pitches, and so to my ears any pitch variation in this instrument is immediately obvious, and I couldn't hear any.
l have a wm fx33 made in japan model but l wonder about sound quality between, is ther a a lot differencies?
I like these kind of videos
The DD9 is best for sound but for size the WM-F10ii and it has a radio.
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The king of Walkmans is the Sony WM-D6C. Literally.
Have them both plus others. They are both fabulous!
@@anadialog Lets just agree that this is the princess being younger.
@@Capturing-Memories Do you have both? WM-D6C has a fault in its layout negatively influencing playback creating a hum at 1083hz. Plus only the early versions had good longlife heads, the new models wear out much faster. The DD9 has incredible technology inside, unmatched by any walkman. The DC2 rivals both for the crown. Once again these are the three jewels all have downsides and points of strength.
@@anadialog I have two D6C one with the old PCB and one with the new SMD type PCB, The heads are quite the opposite, Old pointy head is amorphous a soft metal, the new head is cylindrical permalloy a harder metal.
Hello, I have a new condition DD9 unfortunately it’s not working, as soon as I put the battery I hear motor noise inside and both ff and rw led are on, and it doesnt turn, do you have any idea why is that ?
The belts are probably melted. Need to change them. It's easy for a tech to do that and cheap.
Hi, For me the best player will be the Sony WM-30 Walkman Cassette Player. you can listen to your cassette up to 8 times on both sides with a unique 1.5 v battery. my friends.
It sounds good.
They go for as much as $1,500 nowadays. I wonder what they sold for new back in the day?
When they came out just as much actually!
When I bought mine, (in the Netherlands), it was about 300 guilders back then which could be translated in about 300 dollars I think? Maybe a little more but not as much as they are nowadays :)
@@anadialog Meh not really.. they only went up afterwards.. I bought mine for about 300 back when they were new.. could be 399 but definitely not more than that! :)
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The tape u recorded sounds far superior to the prerecorded tape.
Yeah! That is why so many people belive it's a terrible format. Prerecorded cassettes are the weak point. Nevertheless, there are also great prerec tapes on the market like my copy of I Robot I, which battled with a copy of the MoFI SACD: czcams.com/video/xtIdGDk4g0M/video.html
Just occasionally you get an excellent pre recorded cassette. My copy of Bronski Beat's Age of Consent was superior to the cd in my opinion. The Damned's Phantasmagoria was good too. I think both might have been chrome. For the most part the minimal wow and flutter and stereo separation were the stand out features of this model you demoed especially with cassettes 2 and 3. The fidelity of that China Crisis cassette was most disappointing I have to say. Clearly a failing of the recording as opposed to the unit it was played on thankfully
Quite often prerecorded tapes are done at high speed, and if run from a master tape; that wears out over time.
So a home recording on high quality equipment, set up correctly will usually sound better.
I grew up in the era of cassettes. There were some crappy ones; and some fantastic ones recorded on chrome or cobalt.
Dire Straits Alchemy was one of the best!
You do realize, I hope, that to use Dolby B or C you have to actually record onto the cassette with Dolby B or C, right?
when he switched to Dolby C it had a lot of that pumping and breathing which comes from a tape not recorded with the correct Dolby as the playback. Also, he mentioned dual capstan... That's for the auto-reverse, function, not dual capstan closed loop.
I didn't see this comment until now...what kind of question is that? Of course, I grew up with cassettes :-)
Yes, I made a mistake with the dual capstan, only for autoreverse.
Nope, WM-D6C!
Oh yeh, the Professional recording Walkman. That's a nice machine.
Coming up!
Agreed
Zajebisty sound
I wonder which ones next ?
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もう一度入手してください！
Beautiful machine, wish I could afford one lol
Hello, le plus défaut des Walkmans... C'est à cause des courroies, elles se corrompent trop facilement. Elles se craquellent ou bien elles fondent dans l'appareil..Sur les 3 Sony que je possède, 2 sont en panne le WM d3, le WM d6. Par contre leTCD 5M est quasi invulnérable !
Those TDK (type-1) D series (of the late 90s) were pretty good. I had a couple of them (only a couple, because those were my last years with tapes and I was moving over to CDs) and I kind of liked them better than chrome tapes as chrome tapes sounded too much trebly and those normal-bias D tapes were somewhat more "balanced".
Actually sometimes they give W&F issues and in fact it is a little present here. I am going to publish on Instagram a short w&f test 9f the DD9.
@@anadialog Well maybe... As far as I recall, the tape was thin and the cassette was super light overall. Anyways, I don't have much experience with them. Only had a few.
I generally avoided type 1 tapes because they sounded too dull to my ears and even worse with Dolby. Sometimes I would copy a ferric tape to a chrome tape just to make it more pleasant to listen to, though it did lose a bit of bass at the same time. Ideally I would boost the high frequencies of the input signal with an EQ when recording to ferric tape to compensate for its limitations and it did help a lot
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hi - your opinion vs. the WM-DC2?
I have a DC-2 and it must admit that is sounds a little better. According to many, the DC2 is the best sounding of all time. At the end of the day It depends from the condition of your unit and especially the heads and capacitors.
@@anadialog Very interesting.Thank you for the response. As you say, with vintage units the condition is very important
Hola para mi el mejor reproductor será el DD30 puedes escuchar tu casete hasta 8 veces por dos lados con un singular batería de 1.5v my friends...
the price is also royal...
¡Excellent! It’s expensive, but now we know why... 🤷🏻♂️
I got mine for 300€ plus 100€ for service and recapping.
@@anadialog That was a real bargain!!! 😍
How is it we're hearing the music if it's not connected to earphones or speakers? 🤔
As I said it is connected to the videocamera.
@@anadialog I think what he means is that because the video was over-exposed and since the backdrop is white, it was hard to see that you indeed had a line out off the DD9 itself because the connector is silver so it blends into the background.
Yes but at 8:06 I clearly showed that I was inserting a jack in the walkman. Most answers are in the video itself! ;-)
Yes I see the connection now
where can i buy?
Ebay
@9:37 Family Guy theme song?
Walkmans with 15 IPS Speed missing !
:-)) I wish!
were these things thousands of dollars before you made this video??
Nope...unfortunately all walkmans are highly sought after and prices just exploded!
@@anadialog i'm all for collecting stuff but it drives me crazy seeing people in groups posting their collections of hundreds of walkmans 😤 Like i just want 1 or 2 and everyone is just hoarding them
What is it worth today 2022?
What's on ebay...depends on condition...from 800 to 3000€/$
@@anadialog thanks, I own 2 of these units and one with the original box and was thinking of selling them.
Disagree. Real kings IMHO are D6C and DC2 (first versions) because they have line output. D6C is bulky and uncomfortable on the go, that makes the DC2 the perfect compromise.