Sony WM-FX290 Silver Cassette Player
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 | Product Details: View further technical information at Amazon Release Date: 02 January 2004 Manufacturer: Sony Model No: WMFX290 Rating:   Sales Rank: 465 | | Look for similar products by category: | | Customers who bought this item also bought:
| | Customer Reviews: sONY RADIO/CASSETTE PLAYER (18 February 2010)The radio works quite well although reception is not good when out and about. Cassette player is a bit fiddly as it isn't a positive hold. Cassette Radio (31 January 2010)All in all not a bad product at all for the price. Radio -FM- can be heard on buses/trains although signal can wander at times -it generally can be picked up. Good battery life with one AA - I use rechargeables. Since I have plenty of cassettes and this with the preset radio options make this a more versatile tool than my Ipod. Sony WM-FX290 Cassette Player simply the Best (29 December 2009)I Purchased the Sony WM-FX290 Cassette Player in November to take into hospital when I had an operation it has a lovely tone and gave much pleasure while I was bed fast the one battery dose not last more than two days on tape but longer on radio I am 78 years of age and get much pleasure from it Sony WM-FX290 (30 October 2009)I bought this to replace a Walkman which I had had since 2002. The display is easier to read, it is smaller, and only takes one battery, but I wouldn't say the sound quality is any better. The cassette player in particular isn't as good. The heads seem to be misaligned. I don't know if this is only a problem on the one I own, or whether lots are like this. The radio is about as good as you can expect for a Walkman with a headphone wire as an aerial. The signal isn't always very good, but in my experience, that is typical of Walkmans. Great sound quality with a good radio (26 September 2009)I have several older radio/cassette players but decided to invest in a new Walkman prior to a long-haul flight and 3-week holiday. The audio is excellent, and the bass boost really works well. The machine is small enough to slip into a shirt pocket, and the supplied soft case has a belt clip in case you want to wear it that way. However, once inside the soft case, the cassette compartment is inaccessible. The cassette player is simple to use and trouble-free, although it is not possible to see the cassette once the compartment lid is closed, as there is no viewing window to enable you to see the tape. Like most machines of this type, playback stops automatically when the end of the tape is reached, but auto-stop does not operate on forward wind or rewind. As you can't see the tape, you have to be careful to stop the tape manually when it reaches the end on fast wind. I found myself putting the machine to my ear and listening for the sound of the mechanism. Importantly, motor noise on playback is virtually inaudible, and the music quality and battery life are excellent. Despite the manufacturer's warnings not to use cassettes longer than C90, I played back several C120 tapes with no problems at all. The radio works well with an adequate number of memories for favourite stations. The search tuning functions work well and the LCD display is clear, although not illuminated for night-time use. Again, sound quality is good and on FM transmissions the stereo separation is excellent. The supplied in-ear headphones are quite comfortable and produce reasonable sound quality, although I preferred to use the Walkman with a pair of high quality noise cancelling headphones, and enjoyed several hours of music this way during long-haul flights. There are relatively few new radio/cassette players on the market nowadays. I find cassettes perfectly OK for my music needs, and this Sony machine looks as if it will give me years of service. |
