SonySRF-M37W Walkman Digital Tuning Weather/FM/AM Stereo Radio (Black)

Dropped my first one that I had for many years, while walking along the surf on the beach. Didn't know I had dropped it when putting it back into my fanny pack. After about a quarter mile later, I realized it had not gone into Mt bag but had been dropped in the surf, I walked back to try & find it but it was nowhere to be found. Probably got washed out into the ocean. Don't know if it would have worked after falling into water anyway. But I ordered a new one online, was so glad to see they still sold them. I had bought my first one in the store. Then found the exact same radio online but was about double the cost of the original one I had. But I had the first one about 15 years. And it was so good, it still played like brand new. So after I got the 2nd one, it is exactly the same one I had lost. I used my old headphones with it because the one that came with the one I ordered had earphone covers that had dry rotted in the package. The foam material just crumbled into pieces. But the headphones were ok, just didn't have good ear covers. Can't find just the foam ear covers so the headphones can't be used since they hurt your ears without the covers. So I just used my old headphones with the radio & it works just fine. The radio is very good quality as my first one was playing like new when I lost it after 15 years. So I hope this new one lasts just as long. I would definitely recommend buying the Sony Walkman. It is small & easy to carry & store. It plays very well with exceptional reception if area stations. It has the weatherband station as well for up -to -date weather news. I was not excited about paying $250 for the new one but since it is such a good radio, I am sure I will get my money's worth out of it. Was disappointed about the headphones being stored so long that the speakers ear covers were dry rotted, but so glad I had the good headphones from my old radio to use. It has very high volume & good quality headphones cord. And the headphones are adjustable for head size. Came well packaged in original plastic container & was a never used radio - new. Except that it is a very outdated electronic device & had been stored for many years I am sure & that is why the headphones ear covers were old & dried up. But shipment & delivery time were excellent & I am well pleased to have the original Sony Walkman again.

I won't list the pros - the pros are everything they say that it does - it does those things. MOST everything is GREAT about this little unit - so buy it and you WILL enjoy it...The FM reception isn't the best in the world, but it gets powerful stations that are well known in my area.I wish there was a "scan to next station" button. There isn't, but you can 'hold' the station select button and it will move through the stations quickly...just won't stop at the next strong one. No big deal.WHEN YOU SET THE CLOCK -- be sure to LET GO of the CLOCK button after the minute it takes to hear the beep. THEN you set the time... I kept holding down the clock button and trying to set the time / my mistake... so push the clock button and then after the beep, LET GO and set the time.BUY better headphones for it. I recommend Titanium headphones by KOSS. They aren't that expensive and they are the BEST ever.The unit is very LIGHT in weight. Be careful not to drop it. (this is a good thing)The clip is small and for a BIG FAT guy this wouldn't do...over 6', over 200lbs, but I'm just a little slip of a thing so it's sufficient for me. No biggie though, I just hold it in my hand while I run (what I use it for).The weather station is picked up but it's very faint - but in dangerous weather - BEFORE the tornado comes, you'll be able to hear it and glad you have it / if your internet and tv go out.Battery life is unknown. It's true the clock stays on ... I don't think that sucks the battery a lot - does it? Who cares, it's just one measly AAA battery and that's just great.Wish it was YELLOW like the sony sport so I could find it easily - but I'm glad it's SMALL, smaller than a pack of cigarettes and about that weight.Overall I'm really happy with it and I think you will be too. It does exactly what it says and I have no doubt that is why it is so popular.

After seeing lots of cheesy, poorly designed low-end products from Sony over the last 20 years, I was completely taken by surprise by this quality of this thing. It is an extremely well designed pocket radio, both from the radio frequency (RF) engineering side and the ergonomic and construction side.This thing is bigger than some other pocket radios but probably about the smallest you want to make a radio that is still easy to operate.In my testing, the FM reception with this small, portable Sony beat out some very high-end audiophile tuners that use outside FM antennas along with an FM antenna preamp! It's THAT good at reception! Likewise, the AM reception is very, very good. Sony did an amazing job with the chips they designed for this radio.As far as sound quality, it sounds balanced to me. Not overly bright and easy to listen to for hours. The included headphones, while not the highest quality, are perfectly suitable for radio use and have a light clamping force for a high comfort level. My only complaint with this pocket radio would be that Sony needs to add a small push button to temporarily back-light the display.Yeah, you can listen to music and talk programs by using an MP3 player but radio still has its charms. If you're looking for an extremely well engineered portable radio that sounds great and doesn't cost a lot of money, this is it. Great job, Sony!By the way, if you check out a lot of the 1-star reviewers, you'll see most of them have only reviewed ONE Amazon product.... this one. I suspect some of Sony competitors are "seeding" negative reviews of this thing to pull down the ratings. Don't trust short reviews from people who have only reviewed one item at Amazon. It's a cheap marketing ploy used by competitors who can't compete in the marketplace without resorting to sleazy tactics.