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The WM-FS497 Sports Walkman from Sony has a heavy-duty aluminum die-cast design to protect the Walkman from extreme conditions. It's water-resistant, and has a built-in clock/stopwatch so you can time yourself during sports activities.
The digital synthesized AM/FM stereo tuner allows up to 20 preset stations: 15 FM and 5 AM. It has a local/DX switch to either gather the strongest signals only, or bring in weaker signals more clearly.
The cassette player has auto reverse, auto shutoff, and an anti-roll mechanism to prevent shocks when you're moving. The mega bass has a "groove sound" position, for an even heavier sound. The Walkman is also metal tape compatible, and has an auto volume-limiting system to prevent hearing damage. The WM-FS497 Sports Walkman plays for up to 22 hours on one set of batteries on tape mode. This portable cassette player includes sports stereo headphones.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
could use bigger buttons for radio surfing:
. if you thought all spendy cassettes come with dolby noise reduction;
this is not the case .
. if you thought your other sony cassette walkman was sleeker,
that model was probably not obsessed with being water-resistant like this one;
I attach a camping strap with quick-release buckle,
so it fits like a necklace,
and that keeps it in place fine for the workplace
-- strap sold separately even though this model appears strap-enabled .
. small buttons do... more info
Sony cassette AM/FM WALKMAN:
Ear/Head phones are good. Cassette door is easy to open and load cassette. Sound is good.
Good for the money:
So far I love it! Works great and I did not have it eat any of my tapes so far! Wish the price was a little cheaper though.
Audiophile Sound + Powerful Built-In Amp:
I've owned several different cassette walkmans over the years, including some vintage units from Panasonic until I stumbled upon this unit. Best feature for me is that this unit features a powerful built-in amplifier. This walkman can easily power my Sennheiser HD-650's and or AKG 701's with relative ease; that is, you don't have to use a portable headphone amplifier. It plays Metal and CR as well as normal tapes and provides a portable as well as inexpensive means to enjoy vinyl LP music on the... more info
