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Weather Band Tuner

Model number: WM-FX290W | SKU: 8692444

Experience the nostalgia of your favorite audio cassette tunes when you listen to them with this cassette player that features a digital AM/FM tuner with 33 station presets and 4-band weather updates. The Mega Bass sound system delivers crisp, clear audio.

Average Customer Rating:

4.0 out of 5 (7 Reviews)

6 of 7 (86%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.

Customer Reviews for Sony Walkman Cassette Player with Digital AM/FM/Weather Band Tuner

Review 1 for Sony Walkman Cassette Player with Digital AM/FM/Weather Band Tuner

Customer Rating

3.0 5

Short In Headphones After A Few Months 09/10/2009
By DaffyD from Seattle, WA

Value for Price

4.0 5

Sound Quality

4.0 5

Durability

1.0 5

Features

3.0 5

What's great about it: Great sound and FM reception
What's not so great: Headphones shorted out.

"I used to be a big Aiwa fan but they're not around anymore and so I had to buy a Sony Walkman. The sound is good but I wish they had designed separate preset buttons for the radio stations instead of the setup the Walkman uses. AM/FM reception is pretty good, and I'm also able to get at least one of the weather bands. My biggest gripe is that one of the channels in the headphones went out after about 4 months of use. I haven't contacted Sony yet to see if they'll replace them under warranty. I can update my review after I talk with them. I can recommend the product on the basis that it's the only small portable unit I know of that will play cassette tapes."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 2 for Sony Walkman Cassette Player with Digital AM/FM/Weather Band Tuner

Customer Rating

5.0 5

SONY WALKMAN DIGITAL WX 05/15/2009
By ReidJr from MUNCIE, INDIANA

Value for Price

4.0 5

Sound Quality

4.0 5

Durability

4.0 5

Features

5.0 5

What's great about it: Cool Design Gobbs of Features
What's not so great: Weather receiption weak but live far from NOAA transmissions.

"Overall great performance need to study instructions. Toy with the functions to make use of the digital & audio radio buttons and its display. If you change batteries you loose programming. Then reboot the memory. Yet its a fine audio device. I also have the analog walkman is easier to use. Both are fun on the go radio cassette walkmans."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 3 for Sony Walkman Cassette Player with Digital AM/FM/Weather Band Tuner

Customer Rating

2.0 5

Poor Quality and Performance 12/11/2008
By TJ1234 from Sacramento, CA

Value for Price

3.0 5

Sound Quality

2.0 5

Durability

3.0 5

Features

5.0 5

What's great about it: About the only casette Walkman left
What's not so great: FM tuner and Wether Band have very poor performance

"Bought one of these and could not receive the local Weather band. Also could not receive any FM stations below 94.7 and the station at that frequency bled over all the lower frequencies. After about a month the unit had trouble receiving the local 50,000 watt AM station. Returned it to Sony for repair or replacement - Cost $26 exchange and shipping to do a warranty exchange (Unit cost about $35 plus tax). New unit no better. My 20 year old Sony Walkman was much better but cassette deck gave out."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: No

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Review 4 for Sony Walkman Cassette Player with Digital AM/FM/Weather Band Tuner

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Customer Rating

4.0 5

blast from the past 10/01/2008
By BestBuyConsumer123 from Boston,MA

Value for Price

3.0 5

Sound Quality

3.0 5

Durability

3.0 5

Features

2.0 5

What's great about it: plays my old tape collection
What's not so great: sound quality

"needed something to play my old analog audio cassettes, so picked this up. it will have to do until i convert or replace my collection with digital ones"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 5 for Sony Walkman Cassette Player with Digital AM/FM/Weather Band Tuner

Top 25 Contributor

Customer Rating

5.0 5

great player 09/25/2008
By frank12345 from miami, fl

Value for Price

5.0 5

Sound Quality

5.0 5

Durability

5.0 5

Features

5.0 5

What's great about it: price
What's not so great: sound

"This is the same item as the FX-290, now with a W added. Only difference is the absence of the TV audio band, which will be irrelevent next February. I ve had three of these walkmans in the past couple of years. One shattered upon impact to the ground. I didn't have the case on it, and with the other two the fast forward button, which I use quite a bit fell off.

That being said, this is probably the greatest walkman I ve owned. The radio cassette player is a dying breed and I m glad to see Sony put out a new version of an old favorite. With 35 hours on one AA battery, this is one of the great values. I still have hundreds of cassette tapes that I have taped from XM the last couple of years, and I still take my walks listening to those. Transferring to a CD is an option,but its too much of a bother. With the belt clip its so easy to just walk listening to a cassette, even though the sound quality is not as good as a CD,but it fits my purposes fine.

With AM and FM and all the presets, and a weather band this is a nice value for $30 and free shipping. I m glad I still have my other two units without the fast forward button. This is becoming a relic, and I want to make sure I have this walkman for some time to come. No MP3 for me. I m satisfied with this unit."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

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Review 6 for Sony Walkman Cassette Player with Digital AM/FM/Weather Band Tuner

Customer Rating

4.0 5

Great Purchase 07/20/2008
By BryanBuyThingsLots

What's great about it: Very High Tech! Loved it.
What's not so great: I only have 2!

"Great product, easy to use, and just the right amount of techness."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 7 for Sony Walkman Cassette Player with Digital AM/FM/Weather Band Tuner

Customer Rating

5.0 5

Good Purchase 04/19/2008
By Bucko from Columbus,Ohio(Go Bucks.)

What's great about it: Easy to use;
What's not so great: Belt clip should be attached to unit and not carrying case.

"It works and is easy to use.I enjoy being able to listen to all my old tapes or radio stations.This suits my purposes.I am not caught up in all high tech gadgets."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

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