Uploaded July 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
As useful as a line inputs may be for those who would prefer playing their music from an MP3 or other audio player, they weren't always as ubiquitous as they now are. Unlike other boomboxes lacking such an input, where a cassette adapter is necessary to enable use of external audio devices, this boombox came equipped with a Walkman In jack! While I might not understand their reasoning behind the name, as I'm fairly certain connecting a Walkman was a bit redundant, since the boombox has a plenty capable cassette player in it, the line input works just as you'd expect, allowing you to connect a myriad of audio devices to it.
Its FM stereo operating is persnickety at times, primarily due to the lack of any visible indication of its being tuned into a stereo signal. Tuning into a station doesn't always guarantee that it'll be received in stereo; off-tuning and the signal slightly and then tuning it back does increase the likelihood of picking up, however. If it's a weak station you're attempting to listen to with lots of interference, there's no way for you to revert to mono mode to clean up the signal.
The AM tuner is both sensitive and wideband, two features that many modern receivers are not graced with. It's too bad it can't tune into the extended AM band, since there's at least one variety music station hiding up there. The Walkman In jack would be very useful for adding such a capability by connecting a newer pocket radio capable of tuning into the 1600 - 1700 kHz range of AM band!
As useful as a line inputs may be for those who would prefer playing their music from an MP3 or other audio player, they weren't always as ubiquitous as they now are. Unlike other boomboxes lacking such an input, where a cassette adapter is necessary to enable use of external audio devices, this boombox came equipped with a Walkman In jack! While I might not understand their reasoning behind the name, as I'm fairly certain connecting a Walkman was a bit redundant, since the boombox has a plenty capable cassette player in it, the line input works just as you'd expect, allowing you to connect a myriad of audio devices to it.
Its FM stereo operating is persnickety at times, primarily due to the lack of any visible indication of its being tuned into a stereo signal. Tuning into a station doesn't always guarantee that it'll be received in stereo; off-tuning and the signal slightly and then tuning it back does increase the likelihood of picking up, however. If it's a weak station you're attempting to listen to with lots of interference, there's no way for you to revert to mono mode to clean up the signal.
The AM tuner is both sensitive and wideband, two features that many modern receivers are not graced with. It's too bad it can't tune into the extended AM band, since there's at least one variety music station hiding up there. The Walkman In jack would be very useful for adding such a capability by connecting a newer pocket radio capable of tuning into the 1600 - 1700 kHz range of AM band!
