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Old 08-17-2013, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Dude111 View Post
Unfortunetly its not that easy,the thing that came UP FROM INSIDE collapsed (IT IS PLASTIC NOT METAL (this walkman came out in the late 80s (When quality STARTED going downhill))

And I have a SUPER RADIO (The first one) that has EXCELLENT AM RECEPTION (A good front end indeed) -- Its sad they dont make good radios anymore!
The quality of most electronics went into a slump in the '80s. There are still good radios made, you just don't find them in the stores anymore. Sangean, Kaito, Tivoli are a few good makes. My Sangean built CC Radio 2 and Sangean ATS-909X are great radios but you pay extra for them.
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