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Geoff101
04-06-2025, 06:46
My daughter has announced at short notice that she would like a Discman for her birthday at the end of next week. Does anyone have one or equivalent for sale? Retro cool apparently :)
Annoyingly, I sold a really nice early Technics one to someone on here (Alan I think) a year or two ago and I have no idea what I did with my old Discman.
You would need to be able to post it promptly or be near Oxfordshire please.
mikeyb
04-06-2025, 16:05
Minidisc any good?

https://www.audioemotion.co.uk/sony-mz-g750-recordable-minidisc-walkman--11-spare-discs-47473-p.asp
Macca
04-06-2025, 17:01
Minidisc any good?

https://www.audioemotion.co.uk/sony-mz-g750-recordable-minidisc-walkman--11-spare-discs-47473-p.asp

It even has AM! Are there even AM broadcasts any more? That was on its way out when I was a lad.
rigger67
04-06-2025, 18:11
It even has AM! Are there even AM broadcasts any more? That was on its way out when I was a lad.

I still listen to Hawksbee and Jacobs in the afternoon on talkSPORT if I'm out and about.
Don't have digital in the car so it's the best way to tune in.

I mean, I could rig up my phone and stream it but if it's just a pootle here and there I can't be arsed.
If I was on a long drive it would be different ..
Geoff101
04-06-2025, 22:04
No, she already has a growing CD library, so it has to be CD I'm afraid!
Pieoftheday
05-06-2025, 17:54
No, she already has a growing CD library, so it has to be CD I'm afraid!
There's quite a few on that there bay and a couple of technics ones, also seems to be lots of new ones up to £150, on amazon, who new this was a thing :)
Macca
05-06-2025, 18:50
There's quite a few on that there bay and a couple of technics ones, also seems to be lots of new ones up to £150, on amazon, who new this was a thing :)

Your better getting a new one for longevity but if it has to be old I'd go for this Technics SLXP5

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/177084472987?

Build quality on these was excellent.
majex45
05-06-2025, 19:24
I have an Alba PCD205/B Personal CD player. Round clam shell type. It has provision for AC adapter or batteries and will recharge rechargeable (type not specified) batteries. It has phones and line out sockets and Bass Boost switch.
(EDIT) I've just tested it and it works on AC adapter but not with batteries so I presume no interest?
Geoff101
05-06-2025, 19:27
I have an Alba PCD205/B Personal CD player. Round clam shell type. It has provision for AC adapter or batteries and will recharge rechargeable (type not specified) batteries. It has phones and line out sockets and Bass Boost switch.
(EDIT) I've just tested it and it works on AC adapter but not with batteries so I presume no interest?

Thanks but it would need to work with batteries as she wants to take it to school.
Macca
05-06-2025, 19:48
Thanks but it would need to work with batteries as she wants to take it to school.

lol, at my school it would have been stolen by first break.
Lawrence001
05-06-2025, 21:30
There are a few reasonably priced ones on eBay like this:

https://ebay.us/m/3Donae
Firebottle
06-06-2025, 08:09
Your better getting a new one for longevity but if it has to be old I'd go for this Technics SLXP5

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/177084472987?

Build quality on these was excellent.

My brother had one of those and passed it on to me when it became unreliable.
Also it uses a separate battery pack of about the same size, I think of + and - 7.5V, not terribly portable.
Geoff101
06-06-2025, 08:34
Now sorted. Thanks.