SONY TCD-D100 - DAT Walkman - The Digital Audio Masterpiece

[@perlewitzaudio]

I have the PCM-M1 version of this player and absolutely love it. Been collecting DAT players (mostly home decks) for a few years now and grew an obsession with them when I found out you could record hi-fidelity digital recordings onto a camcorder-like tape. Characteristics such as the loading mechanism, rarity and build quality of these hi-end machines really sparked my interest. I've got a couple rare decks in my collection now. My top player I own is the original DTC-1000es in almost mint cosmetic and working condition.

[@brantisonfire]

The main drawback was getting a helical scan head in such a small form factor. I’m going off of anecdotes, but the mechanisms in Sony portable DAT players fail fairly regularly. On the flip side, MiniDV mechs in camcorders still work after 20+ years. I don’t know what to chalk that up to, but it would have done better if the RIAA didn’t delay its introduction.

[@svenschwingel8632]

I prefer the D7/D8 series. I never liked the D100's square display. It made decent peak level meters impossible. Then again, the D100 ran off 2 batteries and Sony finally ditched the proprietary 7-pin Digital I/O that was present from D3 to D8. Update: I got myself a D100 and it still has the 7-pin IO connector.

[@nicksmith4507]

A thing of beauty

[@BavarianM]

Omg I need one of these in my life !

[@joeblankenship377]

Pretty cool. Seems futuristic and classic at the same time.

[@andypalm7061]

Nice! I have two of these. with one remote. of course one failed, but the other is fine. Very hard to work on. I just love them. They compliment the home decks... as long as they all work. I have to fix this other one at some point,as i have yet to diagnose it after the failure.

[@Raptor50aus]

I have the D100 and D8 both like new and working excellent.

[@danielturcu000]

This is a well made device! It got all that you need...

[@TemplastaT]

I have one of these. I absolutely love it. I take it with me in the car, go to nature and play my Bach music. I love the moment when I open it, insert the 2 hours tape and hit play. The perfect combination: Bach's choral music and Sony tcd-100!

[@TemplastaT]

@@jerbyr3085 well, just because you cannot get one for you, doesn't mean you have to be angry to the world.

[@TemplastaT]

@@jerbyr3085 Jer, the world is not against you. Believe me. Nobody is angry to you. It's just that life is not that easy as you think. Life is not a paradise where you deserve everything and you are given all the things you want. I know that many songs and movies imply that "if you want, you can", but, believe me, that doesn't happen all the time for everyone. If you want one of these devices you have to work and give what they call "money" to get them. I know it's hard but that doesn't mean you have to be angry to the world and to yourself, and especially get this thread dirty with your impolite words. Stop smoking whatever you smoke, get yourself a job and, when you save enough money, search for a good DAT player, if you find it, and enjoy. Regards.

[@IamWhoIam2023]

Woooooow I've never seen a piece like this I only know the black one 👍👌

[@dubdoodle7191]

how long do the AA batteries last during just playback operation ?

[@aerotraveldji]

Cool little gizmo

[@Rudolf_Edward]

That’s one fine peace of equipment! Still a ‘DAT’-fan. Used to use it professionally as well in TV-postproduction for mastering audiomixes with timecode. The Sony PCM-7030 was a beast.

[@TsucaPon40]

上等なカセットデッキを使いこなした経験があるので、このDATウォークマンは初見でも使い方は大体わかる。 DATなだけに、この製品は100％日本製なのは明確です。当時、ちゃんとしたウォークマンは日本製。

[@paulmon4077]

It's incredible how you manage to flip it over and over for more than 4 minutes and avoid to show us one side of it: the one with the digital connector!

[@JohnAranita]

I bought this same Walkman from a swap meet for $10. The vendor thought that he was selling an ordinary cassette player. My nice friend broke it.

[@Roger_Maxell]

Tengo un dispositivo de eso, y el me lo compre hace 10 años, la verdad es que le he dado muy poco uso, la verdad es que nunca ha tenido un buen funcionamiento simplemente ya es un montos de chatarra sin valor, ... en general los gears Dat que se ofrecen de segunda mano, por lo general ya presentan varios problemas en su funcionamiento, me temo que de aqui a unos 10 años mas, no habra donde se puedan reproducir nuestras apreciadas cintas DAT