Sony SRF-59 FM/AM Radio Walkman with Sony MDR Headphones | 
 enlarge | Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $17.99
Buy New: $13.75
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Rating:  123 reviews
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: No
Battery: 2 AA
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 1 x 2.5 x 3.6
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: SRF-59SILVER
Model: SRF-59SILVER
UPC: 027242603738
EAN: 0027242603738
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Lightweight and compact FM/AM Walkman (weighs only 3 ounces) | | • | Included Sony MDR headphones act as FM antenna | | • | Local/distant switch ensures optimal reception | | • | Single AA battery provides long use (100-140 hours using a Sony alkaline) | | • | Weighs only 3 ounces; belt clip included |
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Amazon.com Product Description
The SRF-59 is lightweight, simple-to-use FM/AM stereo receiver. Weighing only 3 ounces (84 grams), this compact player is a perfect companion for the track, bike trail or work area. The FM antenna is part of the headphone cord, so you are sure to receive a strong signal. The AM antenna is a ferrite bar type. The local/distant switch will help you fine tune the reception. Both the volume and tuning buttons are rotary dials, providing a nice sight-free way to make major changes to the Walkman. p Sony has included their MDR (micro dynamic receiver) headphones with the SRF-59. These headphones are open air type; the headphones will allow ambient noise to filter into the ear canal, providing a rich sound and keeping you safely aware of events, people and automobiles around you. The headphones provide ample dynamic range and sound. The Walkman requires only one AA battery, keeping the receiver lightweight and inexpensive to operate. When using a Sony alkaline battery, you can expect an impressive 100-140 hours of use. There is also a belt clip included, so you can carry the Walkman on your belt. The color is a sporty silver. p bWhat's in the Box/bbr Sony SRF-59 Walkman FM stereo, Sony MDR open air headphones, belt clip, user's manual and a ninety day warranty.
Product Description
Sony's SRF-59SILVER Walkman AM/FM Stereo Radio is so lightweight you can take it virtually anywhere. Featuring AM/FM Stereo Tuner and an Easy to Use Tuning Knob, this Walkman lets you to enjoy a wide range of talk and music programs in stereo sound as you tune in to stations with ease. Single "AA" Battery Operation provides hours of listening, while the Local/Distant Switch provides optimal reception of both near and distant stations. The SRF-59SILVER - great sound in a small package.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 118 more reviews...
 great value for money January 4, 2009
Prairie Dweller (Illinois)
This little radio gets very good reception for both AM and FM. I use it many hours a week with noise-reducing earphones at the gym and while out mowing. Sound is clear and crisp for both talk and music. My only small complaint is that the tuner dial is a little bit touchy. Very good battery life.
The best pocket radio for AM January 2, 2009
J. Wayland Eheart (east central Illinois)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've been using these radios for the past 20 years or so, starting with the original model that had a black case but, I think, the same circuitry as this one. I use the plural because I've had to replace several. Most required replacement because the earphone jack quit after about a year's use. I tried to get inside to push the contacts back in place, but the one contact I needed (the middle one) was inaccessible. I think they've improved the jack in the last few years; my replacement frequency has decreased. br / br /I note that my radios receive VERY heavy use, as I am an NPR addict. Moreover, my local NPR station is AM and there is simply no pocket AM radio on the market that can hold a candle to this one. Good AM radios cannot be made smaller than this, because the antenna has to fit within the case, and the bigger the antenna, the better the reception. br / br /The circuit design is an old one with no presets and analog tuning and volume control; it uses a "potato masher" variable capacitor as a tuner, and a variable resistor as a volume control, which, in my opinion, are good things on balance, because you have actual round knobs you turn to perform both of those functions. I must admit, that one of my radios had a defective volume control that emitted a scratchy sound when you turned it. One downside of the variable capacitor tuner is that it is difficult to tune to a weak FM station that is right next to a strong one (this often happens to me with NPR stations in other cities I visit). For this case, I think the newer lock-in circuitry would be preferable. br / br /It almost appears that some radio manufacturers are taking bribes from the battery companies. You see these ridiculous radios and other portable electronic devices that take three AAA batteries. I hate that. I love the design of the Sony, which uses ONE AA battery. Simpler, cheaper, and lighter in weight. It makes it easier to carry a spare. And, by the way, the battery life is the best I've seen in a portable. I use a rechargeable NIMH in mine and it works fine. And, best of all, it doesn't quit when IT thinks the battery is low; it lets YOU decide (here again, an advantage of old technology). As the battery is depleted, and the amplifier section gets more stressed, the sound gets progressively more distorted. Finally when the voltage is insufficient to run the tuner section, it quits too, which causes the radio to emit a scratchy hiss. At that point you can turn it off, wait a while and turn it back on to get another 30 seconds or so of use. It's probably best always to carry a spare battery. But don't put it loose in your pocket with spare change and keys; it will short out and be useless, possibly even setting your pants on fire. I keep mine in a prescription drug vial and that works fine. br / br /One downside perhaps is the set of earphones that come with it. I throw them away (what a waste) and use a cheap set of earbuds (also Sony) that I get from Amazon. Pretty good sound for a pocket unit, much better than others. Certainly good enough for NPR news shows, which is all I listen to. Another downside is that compact fluorescent lights seem to interfere with AM reception, but they seem to do so with all AM radios except for the large ones that are probably well-shielded. br / br /All in all, I'd say this radio is TOO good a deal, which is to say that, because of what must be a low profit, it's hard to find at brick-and-mortar retail stores, who would just as soon you not know it exists, and who would much rather sell you a $50+ radio using the "latest technology." I had one of those once and it was a disaster, even though, it, too, was a Sony. It had the fancy presets (which I don't need because I usually only listen to one station), ate batteries like crazy and quit well before the batteries were completely depleted. Upon battery replacement, all the presets had to be reset. br /
 Good product! December 27, 2008
Dorothy
As other reviewers said, you need to buy a new headset and the tuning gear is a little bit hard to operate. Other than those, everything is good.
A phenomenal ultralight AM DX radio with superb FM stereo reception December 23, 2008
Walter M. Heskes (Edison, New Jersey)
Remember when you used to lie in bed late at night and listen to far off stations through the earphone of your favorite transistor radio? Remember the thrill of catching a station hundreds of miles away and listening to the music or voices from way out west or down south? br /The thrill is back. br /This incredible little shirt pocket IC-based receiver--a so-called "Ultralight"--delivers both outstanding sensitivity and incredible selectivity reviving the fun of old-fashioned, late-night AM DX (DX=long-range reception) thrill chasing. br /From a bedroom in New Jersey, without any external antenna, I was easily able to DX radio station WWL in New Orleans, KMOX in St. Louis, and Radio Reloj from the Carribean. The circuit also has excellent nulling capability so that by rotating the radio one way or the other, RF signals from strong local stations can be reduced allowing you to hear the weaker signals from stations broadcasting at neighboring frequencies. br /This radio is truly amazing and well worth the entry-level price. br /And, on the FM side, the stereo signals are crisp and clean with excellent separation. br /Note that one of the three samples I bought had a defective mini phone plug but I trashed the sonyphones preferring to work this little champ with my Bose QuietComfort 3's. What a difference!! br /Want to see how I've modified this little critter? Go to br / http://www.dxer.ca/index2.php?option=com_docmantask=doc_viewgid=192Itemid=77 br / br /Buy and enjoy!
Sony Walkman December 23, 2008
Eunice A. Mooradian (Olean, New York USA)
This small, compact cassette player plus AM/FM radio gives very good quality sound in stereo for a very low price.
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