Dusted off the Sony ZX-7, fiddled with the tuner & then popped in a Genesis tape to check it's all still working OK.

Still listening now, just because it sounds so good for such a tiny boomer
My 3 year old son stared through the tape window for a little while, fascinated by the moving tape spools.
My 12 year old son was astonished by how expensive it would've been back in the 80s.

It serves as the tape deck & analog tuner in my home hifi system... & I love it!

thats the most amazing mini --ever !!
sound, looks and extreme solid build

hey iso -- do you have a picture to show of the ac brick ?
its as big as the speakers

ye very nice mini I42, not a big fan of mini's myself but that is a real nice little looker, never seen that one before either, it must be quality if you have it hooked up for tape deck and tuner requirements

I'd love one of those. Saisho made one about that size but I know it was nowhere near the quality.

Hi Isolater! Did you get that ZX7 from Macdude on here yrs ago? If so...that was mine before Macdude got it. I sold it or traded it (can't remember) a few yrs ago to Macdude. It is a nice unit. I am not a Sony fan but that thing was heavy for its size!

The ZX-7 is one of my all time favorite minis, I wouldn't mind using one as a desktop radio. I came across this brochure in the stash

thanks alot retro -
i have this awesome little model -
but --could not post a picture 1/2 that good

Nice, Retro! You have a nice collection of "required" reading.

Have one also

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9Oi9HmFTO4

thanks for the beautiful music walkgirl-

but you lit up your bright white wall-
and not the very dark sony ??

The lamp was behind the sony

Very nice Walkgirl

I have this mini Sony ZX-7 as well and it sounds amazing for its size, I wonder Nicole is this your favorite mini or there is another? I'm just curious since I know u like walkmans and minis.

I like it alot!, but my little jvc is more used at the mo

Some of those minis are very amazing very good built and sound quality. And also it-s the proof that it can be done, it has been done 20 years ago, but somehow the technology our days cannot do it anymore.

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Originally posted by redbenjoe:
hey iso -- do you have a picture to show of the ac brick ?
its as big as the speakers

It's just peeking into the left of the pic. It is an unusually lage AC block.

quote:

Originally posted by LAV LOO:
...it must be quality if you have it hooked up for tape deck and tuner requirements

The deck is disc-drive (like their most expensive Walkmen), with Dolby, music search & full auto-stop. Quality. The boomer has a 3.5mm line-out jack, making connection nice & easy.

quote:

Originally posted by Matrixambience:
Hi Isolater! Did you get that ZX7 from Macdude on here yrs ago?...I am not a Sony fan but that thing was heavy for its size!

Nope, not me. I got mine via eBay seller "gaarden-walker" from Kiel, Germany for just 22½ Euros plus shipping back in 2007.

quote:

Originally posted by NevOne:
...it-s the proof that it can be done, it has been done 20 years ago, but somehow the technology our days cannot do it anymore.

They can do it (& probably even better if the mood took 'em), but they don't want to.
I think price is king these days, in what is now a conservative marketplace...


Bloody hell, it's playing the tape too fast now.
I'll post in the Tech section.