1989 Sony Releases


WM-150.


WM-170.


WM-171.


WM-172.


WM-F180.


WM-F181.


WM-F404 AM/FM stereo cassette recorder.


WM-506 with wireless headphones.


WM-F606 with wireless headphones.


WM-F550C with Dolby C noise reduction.


WM-607.


WM-609.


WM-701C with Dolby C noise reduction.


WM-701S silver-plated, special edition version of the WM-701C.


WM-F701C AM/FM tuner, Dolby C noise reduction.


WM-F707 AM/FM stereo cassette recorder.


WM-R707 stereo cassette recorder.


WA-44 stereo cassette recorder.


TPS-R10 “IC Repeat” instant replay function.


WM-D3 professional stereo cassette recorder.

1992 Sony Releases


WM-190.


WM-507 wireless remote with headphones.


WM-F507 wireless remote with headphones.


WM-703C with Dolby C noise reduction.


WM-805 wireless LCD remote & headphones.


WM-DD9 “DD Quartz” with Dolby C noise reduction.


WM-DX100 PLL circuitry, Dolby C noise reduction.


WM-EX60.


WM-EX66.


WM-EX77.


WM-EX78.


WM-EX88 with LCD remote.


WM-EX90.


WM-EX707.


WM-FX70.


WM-FX77.


WM-FX85.


WM-GX77 stereo cassette recorder.


WM-GX90.


WM-RX77 stereo cassette recorder.


WM-SX77 “Field” all-weather.


WM-WX88 “Field;” all-weather; wireless LCD remote & headphones.


WA-35.


TCS-70.


TCD-D3 DAT walkman.

1995 Sony Releases


WM-EX1 wm-ex1hg in polished silver w/ gold trim.


WM-EX2.


WM-EX511.


WM-EX622.


WM-EX666.


WM-EX808 wm-ex808hg in polished silver and gold trim.


WM-EX811.


WM-EX911 detachable remote & headphones.


WM-FX1 LCD remote; AM stereo.


WM-FX2 LCD remote; AM stereo.


WM-FX811.


WM-FX822 LCD remote control.


WM-WX777 “Hi-Band” wireless remote & headphones.


WM-GX312 AM/FM cassette recorder.


WM-GX711 AM/FM cassette recorder.


WM-GX707 FM & AM Stereo cassette recorder; LCD remote control.


WM-RX707 Stereo cassette recorder; LCD remote control.


WM-WX1 wireless remote control & headphones.


WM-EX99R “IC Repeat”.


TCS-580 Stereo cassette recorder; internal stereo microphone.


TCS-90 voice-activated (VOR) stereo cassette recorder.

Toshiba Collection

Electronics giant Toshiba (originally known as Tokyo Shibaura) announced their stereo Walky shortly after Sony’s release of the original TPS-L2 Walkman. The stereo Walky surpassed the offerings of the Walkman by its unique radio built into a cassette shaped case. One could pop this radio module into their Walky to catch FM or remove it to play cassettes. The gimmick lasted a few years until competing models arrived with built-in AM/FM tuning. In 1986, Toshiba offered the first personal stereos with digital tuning (the same year they introduced the world’s first laptop computer).


l-r: Toshiba KT-S2 w/ RP-S2 FM tuner pack, KT-AS1 w/ RP-AF2 AM/FM tuner pack, KT-4056, KT-PS5, KT-S1 w/ RP-A2 AM tuner pack


l-r: TP-RS1 External Module with RP-AF2 AM/FM Tuner Pack; KT-RS1; KT-4076; KT-AS10 with RP-AF5 FM Stereo Tuner Pack.


l-r: ’80s US, Japan and Canada & Toshiba portable stereo catalogs.

JVC Collection


JVC made a brief appearance in the walkman market during the ’80s, but their personal stereos had style and innovative design. The CQ-F22K for example, had a detachable radio that mounted to the headphones for compact, wire-free listening experience. Perhaps sales were low, perhaps JVC’s walkmans weren’t built to pass the test of time but finding a personal stereo under this brand name today is pretty difficult. In Japan, JVC marketed products under the name Victor.


l-r: JVC CQ-1K, CQ-22K, CQ-F2K.


l-r: JVC CX-5, CX-57K, CX-R7K, CX-F5K.


l-r: JVC CQ-22, CX-9, CX-R7, CX-V9, CQ-11.


1980s US & Japan JVC/Victor portable stereo catalogs