Os Modelos de Walkman Que Definiram Cada Época - Como a Sony reinterpretou a música portátil ao longo de quase cinco décadas - EP3

 

1987: WM-501 Walkman: Stability as Identity

As the cassette format neared its physical limits, Sony stopped chasing specifications and changed tone instead. The WM-501 was slim, metal-bodied, and intentionally premium. It still advanced technology, but it no longer needed to justify itself. In the late 1980s, Sony’s Walkman advertising increasingly embraced stillness and restraint, favoring calm imagery over technical claims. The message was reassurance rather than progress. The Walkman had become a lifestyle object, and that confidence mattered more than measurable gains.