From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!cw
Newsgroups: net.audio
Title: Please Help Me Buy A Walkman
Article-I.D.: eagle.438
Posted: Tue Aug  3 01:28:22 1982
Received: Tue Aug  3 04:04:10 1982

I am considering the purchase of a Walkman-like portable cassette
recorder.  Because I would like to dub my own tapes from records and
because I do not own a cassette deck, I need also to buy either a 
deck or to buy a Walkman with recording capacity.  If you know something
about these units, would you please advise me (and, because I think
others might be interested, post your advice to the net unless you think
it has no general interest at all).  The following are important considerations
for me:

	1. I want to have FM in the portable unit.
	2. If the portable unit does the recording, it should be possible to
	jack it from ordinary stereo preamp outputs (tape outs, probably) and
	it should be able to run from AC power (for recording stability).
	3. A portable unit that records need not record from FM.
	4. If I buy a separate cassette deck, I am not interested in spending
	any more money than necessary to record for the portable and for my
	car deck.  In both these cases, ambient noise lowers fidelity
	requirements somewhat.  Stupendous high frequency response is not
	necessary.
	5. I am very sensitive to tape hiss.
	6. I have noticed that cheap decks put a lot of wow and flutter on
	the recorded tapes; I am sensitive to it.
	7. I would like to minimize the total amount spent.

Of course, the units could be other than Sony.  Please mention the
price/value ratio if you know it and any other thoughts that seem relevant
to you.  If it matters, I listen to a lot of classical music, folk, and
(to most net readers) old-fashioned swing and show music.  No hard
rock or electronic music, only (very) classical jazz.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

Charles