Sony WM-EX190 Walkman Stereo Cassette Player with Anti-Rolling Mechanism

I own two other Sony portable cassette players. I like them both. I added this one to my collection today. Peter Paul and Mary sound great! The earphones supplied with the unit are fantastic. You can hear all the highs and lows. Great auto stop at the end of the tape. Five stars/

good sound quality BUT:Bass button does not workautostop does not workvolume control is poor- very loud screeching when touchedthis is obviously a reconditioned unit---these are never a good buy especially when this unit cost over $300 all told. ( original cost was $69)Sony were top of the line!

For all of us that have great, great cassette tapes (yay analogue!) this Walkman is a must and the sound quality is great with good bass. Hope they NEVER stop making these. Aren't they aware that there are zillions of cassette tapes out there that people are very attached to listening to?? I use when I exercise at the gym Love it!!

This is a really great little cassette player. The thing that is rather amazing is that it will play for many,many hours on the same batteries. The sound quality is also quite good. I had one of these many years ago, and at that time, they were available in drug stores for about $15. The price they are selling for now is pretty outrageous, but as they are now a more rare, hard to find item, I guess that is how it is. If you have old cassettes that you want to listen to, like I do, the price might still be worth it.

I use this Cassette Player while working out for 45 minutes on the ski exercise machine and believe me it helps pass a boring exercise time while using this device. I purchased this unit last August and use it religiously five days a week. Since that time, the batteries were renewed only once when the sound lost its quality. The sound is superb. Actually, I'm picking up more new sounds on this little unit than my boombox with its large speakers. Having over 500 audio tapes, I need a unit such as this and it fits the bill. I'm thoroughly satisfied with it.

I wanted a personal cassette player because I prefer to listen to books on tape as opposed to CD. I also wanted to listen to the radio now and then. This thing doesn't have a radio, so, OK. Do without. At least it plays tapes.The volume control was very sketchy. Sometimes there would be no change from turning the control knob, other times it would make huge leaps in volume with only one increment. It was hard to adjust it to the level I preferred. And sometimes if I moved around, the volume level would change on its own so I'd have to fiddle with it all over again. But, OK, at least it plays tapes.The headphones broke within a few weeks. But lots of places sell replacement headphones. So OK. At least it plays tapes.But now, after about a year, it quit. No sign that it was going to give out. The tape mechanism spins, but no sound comes out. I tried another pair of headphones, still no sound.So now, it doesn't even do the barest minimum. It didn't last even half as long as the last cassette player I had. I expected a Sony product to last longer, especially for a 3-digit price. Ultimately disappointing.

The thing broke after 3 days. It began to sound like frogs ululating under water. When I first got the machine, it was wonderful. All the great features of Walkman. I tried cleaning the capstan, new batteries, etc. The first 5 minutes are great. After that we get the frogs again. I sent it back to the company (not Amazon.) I have received no reply.

I purchased this product to replace the same Walkman I had purchased thru Sony rewards over 20 years ago. This replacement Walkman is almost as good as the original, which lasted over 20 years of use. The red battery light does not dim as batteries wear down so I check them out on my Sony CD player, problem solved. The Walkman works ok, better than I expected.