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Kurzes Geräusch von Motor, dann geht es aus. Auch bei einer eingelegten Kassette.
This is a fair ask, though not a bargain. At €130, it sits above the €103 median for 2,831 comparable listings, but remains comfortably below the €203 75th percentile. That makes the price defensible for a clean, tested example, while an untested unit would be less compelling at this level.
The WM-70 is a nicely compact early Sony Walkman: simple, portable, and capable of playing normal, chrome, and metal tapes, with a respectable 40–15,000 Hz specification. Its appeal is more about classic Sony design and usability than advanced features. Confirm steady playback, fast-forward and rewind, clean battery contacts, and absence of wow or flutter; on a decades-old cassette mechanism, belts and pinch rollers are the meaningful unknowns.
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Sony emerged from the ruins of post-World War II Japan, founded on May 7, 1946, by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo K.K. in Tokyo's Nihonbashi district. Starting with radio repairs and Japan's first magnetic tape recorder, the duo secured transistor licensing from Bell Labs, pioneering the TR-55 transistor radio in 1955. Renamed Sony Corporation in 1958—from the Latin "sonus" for sound—the brand symbolized Japan's ascent from cheap imitations to innovative leadership, fueled by Ibuka's engineering prowess and Morita's global marketing vision.
Sony's hi-fi legacy spans headphones, amplifiers, speakers, turntables, and DACs, alongside landmark formats like the Compact Disc in 1982 and Blu-ray. Iconic products include the Walkman for portable audio revolution and Trinitron televisions, blending consumer accessibility with cutting-edge tech. Today, offerings like the Signature Series headphones and ES amplifiers target discerning listeners seeking refined soundstaging and dynamic range.
Positioned as a mid-to-high-end powerhouse, Sony commands respect among knowledgeable buyers for blending mass-market reliability with premium performance, outpacing many pure audiophile brands in innovation and value. Far from vintage relic or niche boutique, it dominates with forward-thinking engineering, holding strong market share in headphones and streaming ecosystems.
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