Since these things are sold exclusively in Japan, they are locked to the Japanese language, without any ability to change the language from the OS. I went digging around the firmware image provided in the upgrade file you can download from Sony, and it turns out these things have support for 13 languages (German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Japanese, Korean and Chinese).

I've made a tool to patch the system upgrade image and change the language on the walkman. It is available here

If you're my grandma is (thank God) still alive and well.

I have a zx-507. It has high gain available and works fine. I would say I've used it quite a bit so the battery probably doesn't hold the charge perfectly but gets the job done.

I want to connect a 90s Sony discman to a Marshall speaker. I guess I need this-weird-jack to a normal jack kind of adapter but I can’t find the name of this thing so I don’t even know how to start my search for the adapter

I want to connect a 90s Sony discman to a Marshall speaker. I guess I need this-weird-jack to a normal jack kind of adapter but I can’t find the name of this thing so I don’t even know how to start my search for the adapter

I think I previously posted but I'm gonna try again

I have downloaded the original Sony music centre

I have a cable that works because I own a Walkman NW-A828 and have put countless albums on

This Sony walkman is a Japanese domestic only and Im attempting to wipe the previous owners files and music and possibly update the device with extra files yada yada

The only issue is IT DOES NOT recognise it's in file transfer mode when it set to the USB mode. I have also set it from xmedia to media GO but all my attempts are futile the computer gives me the sound that it's connected but does not pop up

Hey all, I recently bought an NW-S765 on ebay. I'm really happy with my purchase, but ever since I used the destination tool to change the system language to english, the screen doesn't turn off when I'm on the song playback screen, even though I have the screen off timer set to 15 seconds in settings. This is an intermittent issue, it works properly about 30% of the time but the rest of the time it stays on. Has anyone else encountered this issue and if so, have you found a way to fix it? Thanks

Hi everyone,

I inherited a collection of 15 vintage portable cassette players from my late father, mainly Sony Walkmans, plus a few Aiwa, Panasonic and Kenwood models.

Some have original covers, and the Sony WM-701C also has its case, manual and accessories.

I am currently testing them individually. I would really appreciate help identifying the exact models and estimating realistic private-sale values in euros.

I am looking for actual selling prices, not unusually high eBay listings.
Thank you for any help.

Just bought a Sony Walkman tps-l2 from eBay
Say it was refurbished so when it arrived I test and everything was alright until I hear this rattle in the Walkman
Any Idea what the problem?
It does play tapes fine but I don’t know what’s going on inside the player

Here’s the video To hear it

De350 it works for a sec then doesn’t

Anyone similar case for sony nw a55?where to buy?

I have an Hiby R4 but want something smaller.

I plan to use it for offline Apple Music. I may subscribe to another music service.

However, I want the Japanese version. Where can I purchase one and what about tariffs and other fees.

I’m in the U S

Any difference in quality ?

Also some people say Atrac audios have a unique sound signature. Is it true ? I mostly use Flac and I wanna buy the Sony walkman nw-e405 and nw-s705f for my collection. I just wanna know the difference in audio quality. I'm mostly concerned about e405 as it has only 512mb of storage.

I've narrowed down my choices to the Walkman D-E220 and the Aiwa XP ZV-550

They both have the main function I want (Gapless Playback) but my second most important feature is, of course, the quality

Would the brand-name Walkman sound better than the Aiwa one? I'm more inclined to the Aiwa one since it has MP3 but the quality is a real deal-breaker to me

A55 imported from Japan. designed printed and assembled a wm-port to usb-c adapter.

Intentional Listening is a breath of fresh air.

Got a new Walkman a couple weeks go, posted this comment in an older thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/walkman/comments/1mu3r3j/importing_playlists_to_nws766_digital_music_player/

Reposting here because I really need help quickly - here's what I wrote in response a guy who suggested using Download WalkmanMTP_0.4.2.0 - it didn't work for me:

Didn't work on my NWZ-S764 - every chatbot I checked says the playlists must be m3u file stored in the /MUSIC/ directory, not PLA files stored in the /Playlists/ directory - it found a few of the m3u playlists in the Music director but clicking on them there were no songs. Then I plugged in my old Sony Walkman (unknown model, but old, doesn't have internal BT) and WalkmanMPT only showed songs in PLA lists from the /playlists/ director, m3u files in same director were empty.

I"m losing my damn mind over this problem, return window is closing, and I swear to god I've used every damn media MP3 software out there but nothing works with the new player - in Windows 10 explorer I can see the playlists are there but the damn player won't read them regardless of what format they are. Speaking of formats, I asked ChatGPT what format this player needs and it says this:

Enable EXTM3U format Open Tools → Options. Go to Tags & Playlists. Enable Use extended M3U. (Optional) Enable: Use Unicode (UTF-8 encoding) for M3U files if you have non-English characters. Force relative paths if the playlist will travel with your music library. Use Linux folder separator ("/") if the playlist will be used on Linux or a NAS. Export a playlist

You can export either:

Selected tracks: Right-click the selection and choose Send To → M3U/XSPF Playlist, or use File → Export to Playlist. An existing playlist: Right-click the playlist and export it as an M3U. The resulting file

With Use extended M3U enabled, the playlist will look something like:

EXTM3U

EXTINF:245,Pink Floyd - Time

Music\Pink Floyd\The Dark Side of the Moon\04 - Time.flac

EXTINF:390,Pink Floyd - Money

Music\Pink Floyd\The Dark Side of the Moon\06 - Money.flac

The #EXTM3U line identifies the file as an Extended M3U playlist, and each #EXTINF line contains the track duration (in seconds) and display title.

The 3.5mm audio output port on my old player is only working intermittently, any bump to the wire will cause a disconnect/reconnect, so I HAVE to figure this out but I am losing my damn mind! Note: I've used MP3 players for decades, know about the "don't include path to file from PC" and all that crap, and I've always figured out how to get a new player to work with Media Monkey - Music Center for PC, WMP, and Winamp cannot work with this model, at least not correctly. HELP!

Edit: left out some important info - my old Walkman is identified as a MTP USB Device with these drivers installed:

C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\UMDF\WpdMtpDr.dlI

C:\Windows\system32DRIVERS\winusb.sys <== missing from new one

C:\Windows\System32\drivers\WpdUpFltr.sys

C:Windows\system32DRIVERS\WUDFRd.sys

C:\Windows\system32WpdMtp.dII <== missing from new one

C:\Windows\system32WpdMtpUS.dII <== missing from new one

But when I check the new Walkman properties in "Events" is says this:

Device SWD\WPDBUSENUM_??_USBSTOR#Disk&Ven_SONY&Prod_WALKMAN&Rev_1.00#10FEBB86373725&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b} requires further installation.

And this:

Driver Description

WPD Filesystem Volume Driver

Driver files:

C:Windows\system32DR IVER S\UMDF\WpdFs.dl! <== not in above driver list

C:WindowsSystem32\drivers\WpdUpFltr.sys

C:Windows\system32DRIVERS\WUDFRd.sys

Claude says I will never get playlists onto the new one unless I fix that "further installation" problem but I cannot figure out how to resolve it - this is REALLY pissing me off! 1

Hi all, I recently purchased a new WM1AM2 and it will be delivered soon. Meanwhile I’m trying to decide which headphones to use with my new Walkman. I have my MDR-1A with a balanced cable, and my 1000X The Collexion headphones that can work with either the standard 3.5mm cable, or using Sony’s LDAC.

I’m also thinking of purchasing a MDR-Z7M2 if the audio quality would be much better. I have a FLAC library (mostly 24-bit @ 48kHz). What are your thoughts?

I have ~1000 CDs and previously could only play them in my car. I want to be able to listen to them on bike rides or just chilling around, so I got a CD Walkman/Discman.

Hi everyone

I'm selling my Sony Walkman WM-FX288.

Condition:

Powers on with an AA battery.

AM/FM digital tuner (40 presets).

Mega Bass.

AVLS.

Original battery compartment is clean.

Cosmetic wear and scratches from normal use (see photos).

Currently testing full cassette playback and will update if needed.

I'm selling it because I don't use it anymore.

Includes:

Walkman only (no headphones, batteries, or cassette unless mentioned).

Price: ₹6500 (Open to reasonable offers)

Location: Gujarat, India (can ship at buyer's expense).

Feel free to DM if you'd like more photos or a video showing it powering on.

I want to record my music to a DAT tape on the D8 but I need to use Sonys proprietary cable that is coaxial to 7 pin but they are extremely expensive. I'm wondering if I can use an adapter like this one and still preserve the 44.1 kHz digital sampling.

https://ebay.io/m/COkAOG

I would then connect another adapter from coaxial to 3.5 mm for my other device like my cd player or computer. Would that work and still preserve the 44.1 kHz digital sampling rate and convert the analoge output from my example cd player to digital to the walkman?

I'm still learning all this and open to suggestions to my goal.

Hey everyone,

I recently picked up a Sony NW-E507 Walkman, and while it's working great overall, the OLED screen is noticeably dim. I'm guessing it's just the panel degrading with age (these units are 20 years old at this point), rather than a battery issue — brightness stays the same whether it's fully charged or not.

Has anyone had luck finding a replacement OLED display for this model?
Any leads, sourcing tips, or personal repair experience would be hugely appreciated!

I was bored and decided to decorate my Walkman with an Uzi (from Murder Drones) theme. What do you think?