RETRO TECH: WALKMAN

[@ReddoFreddo]

1979: "These damn kids with their loud boomboxes being obnoxious." 1980: "These damn kids with their personal Walkmen being anti-social."

[@a_prsn]

2020: those damn kids with their “apple moosic” and “air poops”

[@requiem165]

Lol

[@sushitrash-dj9vq]

I gotta be the only one who still uses Walkman on the train

[@hassnblhtake4976]

@@requiem165 b

[@Shpektrometer]

@@sushitrash-dj9vq F

[@henrybalani7093]

I was 15 when the Walkman came out. At that time they included a demo tape of various sounds. One of them was a airline jet fly by in stereo from right to left. First time I heard it I was panicked and excited at the same time. Will never forget that first time!

[@anuardelcastillo2627]

love your comment! my sister turned 14 and got one, I was eleven and got schocked as well!!

[@DerpyDimentio]

That honestly sounds like an awesome experience. Being taken aback by something so transformative at the time.

[@Juan-rd5jf]

Even though i was born well after stereo output became standard, im still amazed when songs do weird shit with the mixing (hendrix, acid bath, etc)

[@b0tterman]

I was the same age. It was one of those tech products that you didn't know you absolutely needed.

[@CharlieTheAstronaut]

One of the "advantages" of growing up in a less than developed country, is that I am only 29, but I have used most of the tech you show in "retro-tech". Loved my walkman... :)

[@sabrynzky]

Yes

[@nicolasbrunet8243]

That's actually so interesting I never thought of different markets that way!

[@darshanhonnavar2508]

True that brother i am just 23 and have used all those techs Nd feel hw have these ppl nt known or used that stuff 🤔🤔

[@Mizzlenum]

same here, these guys are either acting dumb with no common sense or they are really dumb. If their iphone is dead, their life is gone.

[@TwinMillMC]

Wow you're 29? You must have grown up with some real antiques back then.

[@kahinoart]

I was going into the 9th grade when the Walkman came out. They were EXPENSIVE and one of our friends, who was probably the richest kid in the school, got one for his birthday. He put on the demo tape for us to listen - it was an airplane flying by - for us, and we all ducked because it felt like it was going through our heads.

[@danielbustillo3055]

The best part was to watch this without having KZbin premium.

[@mligaming1993]

?

[@M0nkZer0]

Is it only available usually to premium?

[@lordturtle8735]

KZbin recently made their "Premium" content available to everyone.

[@batman_2004]

Fuk. I need my money back.

[@pronto3_]

ikr

[@AA-eu4mx]

I remember when I got my first portable music CD player my dad kept referring to it as a "Walkman" , when I got an ipod he still called it a "walkman" , when I got my first G1 smartphone he said it was a "cellphone with built in walkman". lol

[@sheskates6551]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 love it

[@L0kias1]

😂 yup , my mom did too

[@windyhawthorn7387]

My dad's first flip photo with an built in music player was called an walkman and everyone was super impressed.

[@AB1B1]

😂 Dad's the coolest

[@nimaljacob3257]

😃

[@Great_America]

My Sony Walkman helped me keep my sanity while deployed remotely in Desert Storm. It’s the small things in life that matter. Having your music is part of the soul 👍🏻

[@MyDarkImpulse]

Didn’t the TPS L2 stereo come in a different box

[@Solitaire001]

@@MyDarkImpulse I think there were different boxes for the same device depending on which country it was in. IIRC, the original name of the Walkman in the U. S. was the Sound-about.

[@filmphilosophy4668]

"as big as the Empire State Building and as loud as world War II" if that isn't the greatest description of anything ever.

[@hl6816]

Oh my gosh I died laughing at that. It's such an amazing description of something! Hahahaha!

[@lala9251]

James Rogers 😂😂

[@AwkwardHypernerd413]

that gave me danger days vibes

[@BangThaBazie]

sounds like yo mama

[@GavinFromWeb]

@@AwkwardHypernerd413 hell yeah man

[@delightfulsquirtle316]

cant wait for: "Retro Tech: iPad" when I'm old.

[@blahdolphinjsjsjs3818]

Ipod or iphone 2g is more probable or even apple post steve jobs

[@jenicazhafira9104]

@@blahdolphinjsjsjs3818 thanks

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

when your like 80, yeah.

[@ajax7699]

RetroTech: VR

[@johnt1461]

''Retro Tech: PlayStation 5'' by MKBHD son

[@eelihakala4466]

I dont have premium, so if you are reading this, continue on and dont tell youtube

[@light.lawliet]

Eeli Hakala ok

[@McSpanky]

Why can I watch this video if I don’t have premium?

[@alexgutierrez5056]

@@McSpanky Don't ask. Just enjoy it. 🤫

[@pesfreak18]

@@McSpanky Every week one episode will be free for us. With Premium you can watch the entire season right now.

[@progadgetreviewpgr7122]

@@McSpanky it's free, not premium. Though it's on KZbin originals

[@yahtzeejimbob]

I was born in 1950, so I had a complete experience in all the retro items your series has featured. This episode hit me when you pointed out the isolation factor the Walkman introduced. Never thought about that back then, or even now, except for the isolation factor of the smartphone. I have felt that for years.

[@georgemartinezza]

hellou. _ ) I was born 1979 - I really feel anger, frustration and dissapointment about How I did not care and keep safe my devices, Walkman, Headphones, Audio systems (aiwa, sony, panasonic) . the best thing now to me has been (this year ebay shop) to get an old Walkman FX45, not so good we know by age, other walkman FX43 unfortunelly I broke the Reverse-direction plastic controls one day later after receive it)

[@bimomuzakki9379]

"i'll never forgive the japanese, but i do love my walkman" -joseph joestar

[@bigwheelfromspidamahn1037]

BebekGelap hell never forgive the Japanese yet hell still bang tomoko

[@JacksonWalter735]

Joseph Joestar is the best Jojo

[@melonemusk]

I knew someone would comment this

[@josh44026]

They also invent the synthesizer

[@CercaTrova13]

Forgive japanese for what?

[@nosson2842]

Flexing not having KZbin Premium but being able to watch this

[@kingYR007]

I'm on vanced. Is this a regular public video? I'm confused if vanced lets me do this

[@leblanc69069]

I'm not on vanced but I can still watch this what is going on

[@McSpanky]

Zizzu I don’t have premium and I can watch this

[@AllstarFail]

Its so cool not having dumb kids in the comments.

[@mar2ck_]

Its not premium only anymore

[@Emjackson89]

I miss those Walkman Sports days in school. Grown up with a walkman, cd player, mini disk player, USB music player, iPod, iPod touch, iPhone and now its 2021. Crazy how it's evolved. Loved all of it and i wonder what's next!!

[@wickedshadowchester6297]

*Peter "StarLord" Quill has entered the chat*

[@feeldabassline6657]

WickedShadowChester hahaha I was thinking the same thing🤣

[@toniodotcom]

What is this band named Spotify?

[@vapelord3673]

"I used to think that working out with an iPod Touch was huge and clunky..." Get off my lawn, whippersnapper.

[@nathsu29]

Who?

[@freshapple5484]

Lol I got an awesome mix vol the second first and game version

[@mr_c.i.c]

Here in Africa 🌍 old tech is much more common because it is the Tech's final resting place.

[@felixkibet]

Bro you are lying I've never seen one of those in my life

[@mr_c.i.c]

@@felixkibet Really? Which part of Africa are you from? I had a Walkman when everyone else in America was using an iPod.

[@idrisb07]

Exactly. I had a Walkman in the early to mid-2000’s

[@asiraallan2156]

@@felixkibet huyu jamaa anatubeba ufala

[@canalaleatorio3011]

Sub saharian africa? Not south africa or egypt or the islands of africa

[@leogrievous]

It looks so comfy in the KZbin Premium lounge.

[@gracjackVEVO]

escpecially on a free trial

[@predeeshshibu595]

@@gracjackVEVO 😂😂😂👋🏼

[@gijswinkelhuijzen7874]

not anymore

[@leogrievous]

@@gijswinkelhuijzen7874 fuck, guys, take everything you have and run.

[@thegoodguy44]

Free for all now. Enjoy paying for free shit though. Lol.

[@joepup8348]

Goes to show how long it's been since Sony's changed the game. "Sony invented the whole consumer electronics marketplace.The first transistor radio, the Trinitron television, the first consumer VCR, the Walkman, the audio CD...the innovation that they brought to the marketplace was staggering." --Steve Jobs

[@mikatu]

And don't forget the minidisc, the laserdisc, the betamax (not the VCR that was JVC), and the PlayStation that changed the market so much that Sega dropped the consoles market.

[@rightuppercut1426]

@ Joe Pup: Have to correct you there, Steve. Both the audio CD and audio cassette were inventions of Dutch company Philips. They also had the best VCR technology (Video 2000), but lost out to VHS, due to bad marketing and refusing to bring out porn on VCR.

[@theminec]

@@rightuppercut1426 correction part II, the audio cd and cassette were a collaboration between Sony and Phillips.

[@rainpatch4358]

The Walkman made people back in the 80s anti-social. 2019 smartphones: That's cute

[@lghozalie1952]

I think walkman realy make people anti social than smartphone..at least you can use social media with your smartphone to do "social" thing with people far from you

[@Dezsr]

@@lghozalie1952 good point

[@sirquacksalot6463]

@@lghozalie1952 it’s all an illusion, smoke and mirrors.

[@treetopjones737]

Reality, for example there are old photos of people in crowded public space and all reading a newspaper, ignoring others.

[@kevystead]

80's Kid Here! I remember the walkman very fondly :) Often had the cheap knockoffs, but the experience was what it was about, Taking my music everywhere. FYI The cheaper models often only had play, stop and fast-forward!

[@shree203]

I am younger than Marques but I've spent my childhood listening music on Walkman...

[@jacobt1027]

Shree Sanglikar Why didn't you use CDs

[@shree203]

@@jacobt1027 In India music CDs were luxury for a long time (except the pirated ones, which sucked). My dad won the Walkman at a fuel station draw. It was very special.

[@matteblack2391]

&R3AV3R I know your real name! Aha!

[@BlueCircle0]

@@shree203 are you eagered 'bout Demon Slayer movie.

[@mitcheverett9564]

“This is actually older than me” Jesus Christ I still have mine

[@chuheihkg]

When looking for actual stuff to see why sounds so dull.

[@renjuscreativeworld4037]

Even I had one few years back

[@AwkwardHypernerd413]

I've owned three, and i still own the one my uncle gave me.

[@LogiForce86]

Got a WM-DD33 with permanently fixed center gear.

[@explosionfpv]

My mom and grandmother still have one

[@LopezJ_01]

Feel like this is what the comments section was always meant to be. Not a troll in sight.

[@blumac9801]

Jesus Lopez amen

[@batman_2004]

Yo, right.

[@lukahmei2000]

Jesus Lopez Word bro

[@arbyfiles]

cause ain't no kids boutta pay for youtube so this is just adults i reckon

[@LopezJ_01]

@@arbyfilesoh I've met my fair share of childish adults lol

[@Rugerman205]

I had a Walkman in the late 80’s and a Discman in the 90’s... but NEVER had to repair one. Proud child of the 80’s raised in the 90’s

[@davidsteckley8846]

I was born in 76. Crazy and you and had this, saw the transition to CD, to where we are today. My parents saw the B&W TV to color TV

[@AwkwardHypernerd413]

really? I've owned three, and only one of them still works, which is the sports model from the 90's.

[@AnotherWorldYT]

well they were new products then. naturally after all this time you'd have to repair them, and there's not many if not ANY new walkmans coming out worth buying.

[@RaviSankarRao1]

The Walkman should be one of greatest created technology product for mass consumption that started the world of portability. I don’t think people had any portable and useful electronics before that.

[@Solitaire001]

There were portable radios which allowed you to take music with you. What the Walkman did was give you the ability to take your own music with you rather than just having what was served up by your local radio stations.

[@parthoomphy7214]

10% comments: about the actual video 90% comments: "Flexing My KZbin Premium "

[@openlink9958]

Sike, I dont have it and here I am

[@constant3273]

YouGadget TV wait what’s so good about it if I can see the same stuff without it?

[@dv9239]

@@constant3273 ikr

[@openlink9958]

@@constant3273 that you dont need to wait... Apparently

[@chernteh1338]

Lol

[@lhead7226]

The walkman was the thing to have back in the early 80's, before that all we had was the transistor radio to carry around with us and this made it possible for us to be able to play the music we wanted while walking around. It was truly the first portable player where we weren't listening to a radio station and for me, I would use my boombox to record music off the radio and then put it on a mixtape which I would play in my Walkman.

[@georgerixon11]

Damn these KZbin premium chairs are comfy

[@batman_2004]

Ikr. 😬

[@Mkhl4Sure]

💯💯💯

[@EverettEvJenkins]

lmfaooo

[@user-rn6kq5qd5v]

I feel like an intruder, I make so many accounts so I may use the free trails

[@Mkhl4Sure]

@@user-rn6kq5qd5v if it works then it works

[@dominus6695]

1980: 2 headphone jacks 2020: No jack

[@Treetops27]

Jackshit

[@davidrenz1534]

2060: -1 Jack

[@kameahmeahkid6907]

@@Treetops27 I love this comment

[@sushitrash-dj9vq]

Bruh 2060 Headphone jack is shit. They're going to force us to buy the blueshit one

[@cainbradley8697]

I was born in the 80s and lived through the end of it and the 90s as a child, I really appreciated this video, finally something to watch that bought back all the nostalgia, and I really appreciate Sony so much more now

[@cman7113]

“You would make your own mixtape and give it to your friends” “Hi my name is Hannah baker and this is my story…”

[@Jakenurmi]

13 reasons why :)

[@iwiatua6735]

First season was the best

[@syafie1104]

🤣🤣🤣

[@KayvonJavid]

1979 Sony Walkman is making people anti social 2019 Smartphone: hold my beer

[@nlaplaca]

That literally made me lol.

[@FabiSahne]

Was just searching for a comment like this :D

[@lghozalie1952]

I think walkman realy make people anti social than smartphone..at least you can use social media with your smartphone to do "social" thing with people far from you

[@li_tsz_fung]

Hold my powerbank

[@Alr1ghtyThen]

1979 Walkman: Back in my day... 2019 Smartphone: Shut your face Grandpa!!

[@theyeetman1817]

“you shouldn’t have killed my mom and squished my Walkman!”

[@notoriusdrifter40]

Just what I was searching for😂😂

[@sridevivishnubhatla8996]

Nice refrence from guardians of the galaxy

[@石正杰-r6g]

NotoriusDrifter hhhhhh me too

[@-caesarian-6078]

The biggest casualty of the movie

[@jsenear]

I am 82 years old and this was a wonderful background video about how the "Walkman" came about. You forgot to talk about the transition when the devices gained recordability. Otherwise, it was perfect.

[@abhishek.3x]

Walkman : Double headphone jacks Phones now: what are those?

[@r4ptoritachi]

6:14 Me:what is she saying? *turns on subtitles* "Speaking Japanese" Wow I understand now

[@seadsea]

Yes

[@jennyhoneypark]

ウォークマンわ余りにも軽いので 持っているのに 持っていない Walkman is so light It's like you have it But you don't have it I'm still learning Japanese but here's my translation. It fades out in 2nd line. 3rd line is not in this video, I had to find the source video to finish the sentence. Hope this helps! :)

[@seadsea]

@@jennyhoneypark thank you lol

[@jennyhoneypark]

​@@seadsea No problem! :) I was able to further my Japanese skills through this, too. Happy that it helps others.

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@jennyhoneypark uP

[@francisconicacio7115]

Hi, I'm Brazilian and I bought my walkman in 1982, and almost no one had one of these at the time, with it I made my own music selection to listen to wherever I went. The invention of this "gadget" was really revolutionary. And it made me feel very good, the music accompanied me wherever I went. Tradução em tempo real Feedback

[@josielsondesouza]

Foi uma época muito legal. Meus pais puderam comprar pra mim, apenas o chines, que chamavamos de Paraguai, kkkk. E realmente, a experiência dos dispositivos analógicos eram unicas. Depois que fiquei independente financeiramente, acompanhei toda a evolução dos discman, mp3 players e por fim o matador de todas as tecnologias e o mais sem graça: o smartphone

[@shravanparepally3551]

Thanks for that Nostalgic drive bud. I never used a Walkman when I lived in India but surely grew up with it's cheaper knockoffs. I sincerely wish and hope that SONY legacy would stay forever.

[@Afromite]

I have never realized how young MKBHD is until I watched the retro tech series.

[@keyboard-commentator]

So weird to hear him say he's 25. He's had a successful channel for so long. I figured he was at least 30

[@gutobernardo7457]

What strikes me most is that I'm 26 and I played Sega Genesis and tried Sony Walkman when I was a kid. I guess that's because tech came late to Brazil meanwhile in US there was newer stuff.

[@pargatsingh594]

@@gutobernardo7457 i m 19 even i have seen cassettes being used

[@yesicahernandez4868]

I'm 33 years old and the most Cool gift you can had as a child was a walkman. It changed our way to live forever. I want to see where we're going to be in 30 Years

[@simonh6371]

Walkman in the 1990s??? I am 48 and they were cool when I was a kid, by the time you were 8 or 10 these were already superceded by CD Walkman

[@therealtrue842]

@@simonh6371 Yeah, but the Discman skipped a lot.

[@simonh6371]

@@therealtrue842 True, I remember. So did cassette walkmen too, they used to make some (not original Sony) with anti-roll which were advertised as being suitable for joggers.

[@yesicahernandez4868]

@@simonh6371 yes, walkman came in the 90s but before that this little guy was very popular, a basic item. At least in my country It became popular very late in the 90s until the anti-skip models arrived

[@cd6834]

Love all the stuff you do Marques! To me the Walkman was freedom. My Walkman and my 10 speed Schwinn. With those two I was able to find out who I was in the world. Thanks bud.

[@maxcarp805]

"a motor, that's something you don't see in today's tech" *pop up cameras have entered the chat*

[@rattlhed1]

I had to work for 3 months in my paper route job to afford my first walkman. But when I saved up the $100 it was so worth it! Completely changed how I consumed music. Genius invention!

[@jordyv.703]

Imagine going back in time and showing someone your Galaxy S20 Ultra.

[@lunchie80]

Considering half it's data connection reliant features wouldn't work 😂 But yeah the screen alone would blow their minds.

[@toniodotcom]

You're holding a color TV + a photo camera + a typewriter in a little postcard which has no batteries??? Dude what's the trick? 20$ for you to show me this awesome magic trick.

[@rnathanielryaan2034]

@@toniodotcom my money says ill get stoned to death, burned or drowned for being a witch with the magic

[@rnathanielryaan2034]

@@lunchie80 we'd get executed for high end tech my g, especially if they dont believe its future tech. maybe we're aliens to them HAHAHA

[@drbali]

*/The FBI would want to know your location/*

[@teacherdude]

I remember when my daughter found an old Walkman and I had to explain what it was and how it worked. i still remember her amazement at how something so big could hold so few songs. Still, she found the moving parts fascinating for an hour or so.

[@mistytharpe3991]

I had several of those. Different models to be sure. But my first one was just like that one. But it was in 1983 / 84, it had fm am as well. Soooooo very cool. 😎 Toward the later days they had bass boost and the Sony turbo head phones. The air buds of the time. Totally bad ass.

[@buttercup141312]

“As big as the Empire State Building and as loud as WWII.” Lmaoo love it

[@BreakTime10101]

I had the silver Walkman 2 with the detachable belt clip and external backup battery pack. The headphones had the orange earpieces and the hot line button built into the cord. I had a ton of cassette tapes. We would record our albums and CD’s onto cassette to listen to on the Walkman and in the car. Good times back then. It’s amazing how far we’ve come with technology.

[@othatdawg]

11:32 “hight of anti social behaviour” 2019: I’m about to end this whole mans career

[@N.D.G-e5d]

Then they created games.

[@irok1]

Babatunde Bandanahead then they created VR

[@senpaisenburg]

Ok Boomer

[@sarangtambe3585]

I wish he would have that raja lady dance

[@AppleWizrd]

2020: Im about to mask this whole mans career

[@vishnudas5026]

Apple : I changed the music industry Sony: Hold my Walkman 🖤

[@DhrubajyotiRaja01]

Not at all... *iPod Impact was much Higher than Sony on the Industry, basically made those Physical Record studios go Bankrupt* .... Accept it or Not ......

[@shakarussanders9911]

I've never actually seen one of these!😵 That girl saying that made me feel 100 years old! I'm 42 lol! I had so many Walkmans or a generic versions of it when I was teenager it was a must have on your way to school or work

[@ronnalrikardo6841]

This reminds me to the 90's era, the golden era. Pagers, walkman, discman, tamagotchi, payphone and many more. Those time, even before cellphone. It brings me back to high school memories. Thank you, bro...

[@BranThaBuilder]

The tape getting caught....Flashbacks from HELL!! lol

[@premgaru8556]

Yeah we'd carefully pull out the tangled mess and then snipe off the really damaged part and then glue it back and you were good to go . . . but some of the music wus forever lost

[@AI_Surfer]

I was 18 years old in 1980 when a friend let me listen to their Sony Walkman for the first time. The album on cassette that I listened to was Billy Joel 'Glass Houses'. I was amazed at how incredible the Walkman sounded, in fact really I was blown away by it. The unfortunate thing about it was that the Sony Walkman was somewhere in the $300 range if I remember correct, which was out of the price range for an 18 year old working full time during the day and going to college at night.

[@xaenon]

Prices fell pretty quick, though, as the knock-offs flooded the market. Of course, the Sonys were always a bit more expensive just becaus of the name on them.

[@moya036]

Let's take a moment of silence for the two functional original US Walkman that were damaged during the recording of this video

[@Lifeisconfusingimlost]

F

[@EdwinBreton]

Right! Came to the comments looking for this. Haha

[@rich.e]

good point... it went a bit quiet on what happened to those! they must be pretty valuable... sorry, they must HAVE BEEN pretty valuable

[@iammattbarker]

When Marques' tape jammed my childhood came flooding back.

[@cassettelife9443]

Yes. Walkman was not just a product. It opened a new era in culture, tradition, lifestyle and industry.

[@bhoqeem1975]

I was 4 years old in 1979. The 80s were the best decade to really feel the Walkman hype.

[@StarLord7544]

This explains why Peter Quill loves his Walkman .

[@phoneexpert69]

This is an awesome series! Love seeing old tech. Brings back so much nostalgia

[@razorofwolvendom2208]

Walkman is the definition of my Highschool life, using this badboy while listening to Slipknot, Limp Bizkit, Korn, Gorillaz and Rob Zombie while playing Counter Strike in the Internet Cafe is all good.

[@razorofwolvendom2208]

@Eric DeVries Yup I am sir.

[@c11p]

"I used to think that working out with an iPod Touch was huge and clunky..." Get off my lawn, whippersnapper.

[@poog6256]

Honudes Gai True. I remember I had a Sansa e250 for 6 years, which very obviously took its inspiration from the iPod, until I got an iPod touch in 2013.

[@AwkwardHypernerd413]

I'm a young person in terms of the people who ACTUALLY grew up with sony walkmans as I was born in 2001. For me, I just used them because of guardians of the galaxy, and wanted a cassette player, this was roughly back in 2016. I didn't own a phone, nor a mp3 player, and cassette tapes were easier for me to come by, so I asked my aunt's boyfriend for a sony walkman, and he gave me one. Then I got a Sports 2 white walkman at a yardsale for free, and it had those awesome headphones that were like earbuds that went inside your ears, which i wish they'd still make to this day, as that was such an ingenious design and the audio was pretty good! then that walkman broke, along with the cool ass headphones (repairing walkmans wasn't something that we could afford, and we were too lazy to do it anyways), and I went back to my previous walkman, until THAT broke in the summer of 2017. Luckily, my uncle in california, where we were staying at the time for vacation, revealed to me he had an original yellow Sony Sports WM-AF59, that still worked, and had an even COOLER looking pair of headphones, which sadly also broke, BUT the walkman still works to this day, and it is my current sony walkman. Despite not having megabass like my other walkmans, it's by far the coolest looking walkman. I feel like i'm a 90's kid whenever i use it, and both the radio and tape deck still work! (although, i had to play around with the speed of the deck, as sometimes the tapes would play faster than normal.) I don't use the walkman as much anymore, as i eventually got an iphone, then an ipod when the iphone broke, but i still use it whenever I go on car trips, or somewhere without wifi, as I don't have much songs in itunes. I also used to use it at school, because I loved the reactions the teachers and students gave me whenever i did bring it, the teachers were filled with nostalgia, and the students would react as if i brought something from an alien world. Those were one of the main reasons I wanted a walkman in the first place. As of right now, I have hundreds of cassettes for this damn thing, and I eventually want to get rid of some of them, as most of the music is either classical or country, and those aren't really my style of music. I also want to get the TPS-L2 because of guardians of the galaxy, and as a piece of tech history (really wish the movie didn't make it so expensive though). Another thing I'd want to have is a nice stationary setup, or a lasonic TRC-975 boombox.

[@cataclisma3846]

@@AwkwardHypernerd413 ok hipster

[@AdrianMoseley]

10:32 we called that "Eating the tape"

[@fuentesmilan]

and we also fixed that, hahaha

[@ranjusranjus143]

We repaired that using a pair of scissors and adhesive tape

[@Stark_1208]

Okay boomer.

[@TheKaleb503]

It's weird watching someone older than me struggle with cassette tapes. In my house growing up we had CDs and cassetes

[@slt7139]

Kaleb Sings I heard that

[@jeromecubelo8152]

I had a Walkman before which broke the rubber that runs the tape...I was very difficult to find a replacement rubber here in the Philippines, so what I did was find an old bike tire interior and I fashioned the rubber to the same circumference of the broken one...to my surprise, it worked which I did not expect...

[@ndennan67]

Man, everytime Marques says he's never used something like the Walkman or never played the Sega Genesis I feel fecking old. And I'm only 32 ffs.

[@RichardRatner.1972]

I'm 46! You're just a young man in my eyes! Lol, kind regards Richard U.K

[@nateg452]

@@RichardRatner.1972 I love seeing comments like these, So wholesome man.

[@RichardRatner.1972]

@@nateg452 Thanks Nathan, your consideration & comment means alot. Take care & stay wholesome, Richard

[@theshevirgo]

Same I’m 33 and have memories of both of these especially the Genesis

[@bump_draft]

3:48 That Panasonic boom box in the window, I saved up for a long time to buy that thing. I still have it now in my garage as my shop radio!

[@tonywillans7556]

This is hilarious. I'm 57 so very much remember Walkmans although I never had one.

[@bobbytables464]

Marques keeps calling the belts "bands". At least he's not saying "tweezers".

[@S.E.C-R]

I don’t have a Walkman or Discman anymore but I still have thousands of the cassettes & CD’s that I played in them!

[@gabrielfloreso4552]

I had a Walkman when I was a kid, it was my favorite Christmas gift ever

[@alvarez321]

I'm 33 and I remember having a waterproof Walkman. I loved that thing. I might still have it somewhere.

[@armin6242]

*TechMoan has entered the chat* Sees them trying to replace belts *"What the f-"*

[@solarwalkman]

The Retro Future as well

[@minorearthmajorsky1476]

*8 bit guy has entered the chat*

[@notenoughram3312]

*i like your thinking bud*

[@cianleonizoabad]

Reading this in his voice is hilarious

[@armandomoreira4717]

😅😋😂

[@willasaskara]

it’s seems like every people know the history of walkman.

[@N.D.G-e5d]

Weren't they in IT chapter 1?

[@MagikarpMan]

It was what star lord used to listen to music

[@metalvideos1961]

The Dutch and the Japanese created it. Same for The CDs DVDs cassette tapes and blu ray

[@TazawaTanks]

Wow, this brings back so many memories of my childhood. I had several Walkmans from the early 80’s into the mid 90s.

[@Cleverguy20]

I was legitimately saddened when they destroyed their Walkman.

[@BoknoyBuhisan]

at age 32 i feel like i'm young but these dudes make me feel like i'm 60 damn.

[@treetopjones737]

The internet and cell phones did not exist when I was in my 20's.

[@SalmonVelvet]

31 this year, i feel you.

[@Angela-lu1fp]

Same.

[@shasherazi]

I never really experienced the walkman, considering that I was born in Pakistan in 2003 but cassette tapes are one of the most beautiful memories of my early childhood. My mom and aunt had a whole bunch of cassettes of regional languages and I really enjoyed them. Brings back a lot of memories

[@4yer4]

wow same here! two years later

[@gianlucaparodi]

My father bought me a Sony Walkman in 1979, I was 11. A game changer!

[@xiaokhat]

I'm proud to say I did replace Walkman bands by myself without instructions in 2003. The thing is, the band I used is a bit smaller so the tune went up one key 😂

[@Omegapork]

I highly doubt that you still have it, but if you do, the speed of the motor can be adjusted with a potentiometer on the board. Its usually next to the motor and should be a fairly bright color. By adjusting it, you can slow down the mechanism and return the pitch of the music to normal.

[@3litza]

I just wanted to point out that your lighting and camrawork is just AWESOME! That's why I love your channel

[@habavdekar]

I still remember the first time I got my Walkman. I went to the record store and had them record all the chart toppers. Exchanging cassettes from friends so you can record your favorite songs or the whole album. Great Times!!!

[@htruth1785]

Walkman was great because every portable music player ended up being called “Walkman”

[@toniodotcom]

For these who thing Steve Jobs was the first tech marketing genius.

[@someguywhosometimesmakesjo1006]

My dad still calls wired headphones "walkmans"

[@Mr_Penguins_Pet_Human]

Yeah we called any portable cassette play a Walkman. And all vacuum cleaners hoovers lol

[@baishya775]

I got youtube premium for free for 6 months. Finally it's useful

[@premgaru8556]

Me too. Got the free deal with my new S10 Plus.

[@Ajg1718]

Words I never thought I would hear Marques say. “I just wanna play my tape.” Lol

[@StudioPowerful]

I use a walkman daily to listen to my music! It's such a nice experience and break from the overwhelming tech of today

[@danhk-ne8334]

This series is dope! Being a kid from the 80’s 90’s. Damn! So many memories!

[@theNewDanger02]

The Walkman unscrewing part should have been jerryrigeverything

[@alphhs5260]

His idea was to answer to "can normal consumer fix the walkman with instructions?". Jerry is basically professional so

[@MrJgonzo23]

I absolutely love this series…. It’s crazy I am 46 yrs old now and I had one as a a matter affect I sill have some of these at home.

[@ethancj5072]

Beginning felt like a “these are real people” car commercial

[@MihirKhadilkar]

Apart from Apple every retro tech came from Japan ♥️

[@Bruhtastic_sarP]

Sad They Didn't Bring Techmoan In This Episode

[@maple_fields]

Pras Setio Big agree

[@DanielWoike]

For sure!

[@jsc315]

This would of been a 90 min episode if that was the case

[@f1rstclass289]

I still love and create and listen to mix Cassettes. I love the Sony Walkman. Sharing, while active duty n the Military. To save on batteries, I literally used a Bic Ink Pen 🖊 to spin and Rewind all my Cassettes. It really works awesome. And still have an extensive Cassette collection.

[@Steph.98114]

They call themselves tech guys yet they had never done a repair themselves? Wow

[@DanielCardei]

You can have my Internet point! 👍👍👍👍

[@VuhanCODM]

😂😂😂

[@salvodippolito6013]

Yeah that was a sad segment

[@Alistana]

But this is early 80s tech wouldn't it be unfair to fix an old piece of tech which is 40yrs old?

[@salvodippolito6013]

I mean it's even easier since you actually see what you're fixing and you don't need fancy tools

[@KaedweniWitcher420]

The bulky yellow sony sports walkman, all my childhood!!

[@reygarcia7707]

I still have that yellow sports Walkman and it's still plays well.

[@WAFFENAMT1]

@@reygarcia7707 me too, these things were indestructible

[@Hahnck750i]

A bit of a bummer that the Sony Ericsson walkman phone wasn’t mentioned

[@Vikanuck]

Aw man, seeing that mixtape brought back the memory I totally forgot about how we used to speak to each other in the language of song names lol. Like at 18:10, that was the sassiest playlist right there, with every song title being something you would sarcastically say to that person, or just have it be about the two of you in some silly way. Obviously starting by getting into the groove, then just a bunch of sexual puns, and him/her telling the other person they like them, to Stayin’ Alive, which is what their relationship would like, totally do 😉 haha. I really do miss the 90’s a lot sometimes 😢

[@CedricKarlFonk]

We did that in the 80s

[@JS52ATS]

I'll never be able to hank my parents enough for recording the big top 40 in April of 1983 and keeping the cassette. Makes you feel like you're in a different world.

[@UnknownName5050]

Can you upload?

[@benscr]

Love this!!! ...I remember having a ‘Walkman’ from the early 80s when I was a kid. Only downside to them, is they would sometimes chew up cassettes. But still a brilliant device to play music. I still have all my cassettes from the 80s.

[@slb902]

Today I learned that there's an actual sport called professional frisbee, Thanks Marques!