cliz305

I recently bought this beautiful Sony DDII walkman. Nice metal body. Very well made. It utilizes a special disc-drive mechanism with a thick rubber ring (replacement available at fixyouraudio.com) instead of a  normal belt. Thanks to that, it has very low wow and flutter (mine is about 0.05%). It is also the first walkman that incorporates a Dolby noise reduction chip at 3V (without upconversion). The walkman is just a bit wider and longer than the tape itself and about twice as thick. Truly a marvel of engineering. The DDII has two headphone jacks and is capable of driving headphones with impedance up to 300 ohms. The play button is interesting. By pressing it, it does not directly engage the tape head. Rather, it just pushes the mechanism to the right position while the main motor starts spinning. This process drives and engages the tape head. I would like to call it mechanical softtouch control. Very satisfying to push.  Sony DDII walkman (photos added later from 2021, Dec....