Mixtape Recollections Reborn: FiiO CP13 Brings the Walkman Vibe into 2024! ·
Supply: FiiO
Ah, the times of mixtapes, one-track recordings, and the primary time you went for a run and took the music with you! Sony’s Walkman was genuinely revolutionary within the early Eighties. And since all of us can’t appear to cease that big nostalgia wave, right here comes a brand new however very retro Walkman-like system: the FiiO CP13! It lacks options from the unique; it doesn’t provide any solution to report audio or digitize tapes – however you get to play your previous mixtapes. Let’s have a look.
Sony Walkman – Transportable audio legend
When the Sony TPS-L2 got here out in 1979, it turned an enormous hit. For the primary time, strolling round along with your favourite songs didn’t require an enormous boombox that angered the neighbors, ate batteries like sweet, and was too heavy. Sony wasn’t the primary firm to introduce a conveyable cassette participant, however they made the proper selections.
The unique Sony Walkman
Probably the greatest options of the unique Sony Walkman was the 2 headphone jacks. So, you could possibly take heed to your favourite mixtape along with your good friend! Strolling round with headphones very quickly modified from being very uncommon to the norm.
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The corporate has been updating its Walkman line in recent times, with two audiophile fashions in 2022 and one other one with built-in storage and a touchscreen in 2023 with no solution to play cassette tapes. The FiiO CP13 returns to the OG Walkman.
Sony Walkman NW-WM1AM2 Entrance View
FiiO CP13: Cassette Participant with a really retro aptitude
To be truthful, the FiiO CP13 appears fairly rattling good. And it performs cassette tapes. As well as, it gives a Li-ion battery with 15 hours of playtime that you could cost by way of the USB-C port. Like the unique Sony Walkman, the CP13 has an aluminum casing and a silver-blue end.
The black-and-white version of the FiiO CP13
By way of usability, it gives relatively huge playback buttons, a 3.5mm headphone port, and a quantity knob. It additionally mentions “Auto-reverse” on the case, which simply signifies that a tape is routinely rewound as soon as its finish is reached.
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However in relation to extra up to date options, this CP13 is relatively old-school: no Bluetooth connectivity, no solution to digitize tapes to MP3s, and no inside storage. However FiiO is perhaps on to one thing, as cassette gross sales have been rising nearly as a lot as Vinyl gross sales in recent times.
What does the FiiO CP13 value, and when is it accessible?
The FiiO CP13 might be accessible in March 2024. FiiO says the worth might be £129 (round $160 or €150). This places it at a a lot lower cost in comparison with the $400+ vary of Sony’s present Walkman line (that may’t play cassettes!).
Extra within the firm and on Walkman
Picture Sources:
- The unique Sony Walkman: Sony
- The black-and-white version of the FiiO CP13: FiiO
