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.

Walkman: A História Ilustrada (1979–2004) A timeline of Sony’s cassette Walkman models from 1979 to 2004 - EP.17 - 1987: SONY WALKMAN WM-501

 

By 1987, the WM-501 gained recognition through its monkey-themed commercials. It integrated

 a gumstick battery into the body, shrinking the player to roughly cassette size, and introduced

Deep Bass Boost.

Memorabilia - Postais - Wuppertal - Sampler / Compilação

Wuppertal - Sampler

Postal / Postcard
promocional do álbum de
Wuppertal - Sampler
Editora: Pigture Disc / Germany
Ano: 1987