Does nobody use portable digital music players like the iPod or Walkman anymore?

I bought one a couple of years ago as a gift, a Sony Walkman, and it never got gifted (a whole other story), so in cleaning things out I found it, brand new in its box.

Originally I bought it for a little over $400 and put it out on local social media for sale at $125. Not a single person was interested, didn't even gat a lowball offer.

I'm thinking I'll end up giving it away... how can something go obsolete so fast? Is it because of smartphones?

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OogieBoogie · F

Id hang onto it .
At some point it's gonna become retro, and then collectable & esp since it's brand new .

They say it takes 40 - 50 years for something to reach that 'retro' stage, ( roughly a generation - although this is just a generalisation).

The only drawback of this particular piece is that it needs tapes. So that makes its audience a bit more refined to audiophiles and retro- tech geeks.

Don't doubt it's value if the sound quality is good.
Highest end amplifiers, with valve technology are sought now by audiophiles, because there is just 'something' about analogue sound that digital doesn't have 🤷