Game Changer..
Posted by sneakers4life520@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 35 comments
Kids today will never know the struggle but before Anti Skip.. But let me tell you when the Discman with ESP released.. it was AMAZING..
ldlong2832@reddit
I had a tape adapter for mine.
MarkItZeroDonnie@reddit
For sure , and the little spring loaded caddy that would “sort of” stabilize it
ldlong2832@reddit
Oh yeah I forgot about that
stinkyrobot@reddit
Had mine in my truck. Connected by cassette of course! Loved that cd player to death.
Upstairs-Storm1006@reddit
The cassette connector was a game changer
PlayinK0I@reddit
I had this set up!
stinkyrobot@reddit
For reals. Throw in a charger through the cigarette lighter? Unstoppable!!!!
No_Swordfish_5518@reddit
Mine would only play 1 decent length album before the batteries went flat
wophi@reddit
That's about what I could bet out of the 8 D batteries in my boom box.
zedgrrrl@reddit
Do they even SELL D batteries anymore? I haven't seen anything beyond an AA battery in years.
wophi@reddit
An 8 pack of Duracells are $16.98, which should give you a good hour of boombox play time.
zedgrrrl@reddit
LMAO! So, $30.00 CAD.
jaypee42@reddit
And then we learned why antiskip was important and why antiskip was really “skips less if you’re still careful with it”
Severe-Inevitable599@reddit
Turbo Bass!
OldBanjoFrog@reddit
I forgot all about Turbo Bass
Hoarknee@reddit
Yes it was, bus or a tube was so much better for it.
DeLaOcea@reddit
My fellow Xer, the Walkman was the real game changer.
There was nothing really portable, affordable and charismatic than the Walkman.
sneakers4life520@reddit (OP)
You are correct on that part but truly the Anti Skip was a game changer, I mean we knew what a remix to a song would sound like before it released because of non anti skip 🤣
Capable_Mud_2127@reddit
Does anyone remember when they talked about metal tapes being a game changer? The media was digitized on this metal strip. I remember being in a media store and listening to some long explanation of it and then poof it never went anywhere. Because of the CD of course.
Natural_Board@reddit
It worked half the time every time.
chaseinger@reddit
except you needed an endless supply of batteries. that thing was thirsty.
YellowMailbox_1975@reddit
Energizer! oi!
mfk_1974@reddit
That's when I bought my first set of rechargables.
NorseGlas@reddit
Anti skip still didn’t work if you had subwoofers.
I had a tape deck in my car well that’s not the 2000’s because of cd’s skipping due to bass.
Sirius Radio and MP3’s were a total game changer.
greyjedi12345@reddit
Plug that bad boy into the cassette player in the car then crank it up.
digdugnate@reddit
I had the Realistic (Radio Shack) equivalent. :)
AddisonDeWitt333@reddit
It was a thing of wonder
FlyParty30@reddit
Nah they skipped too much. I preferred my Walkman cassette player.
TucsonScene@reddit
Justl...don't...mov-DOH!
velociraptoraccident@reddit
Good lord this thing ate batteries by the pound. I think I made it six days walking to school before I had to change them.
I also told someone that the ESP meant ESPAÑA and that it was the Spanish version and they believed me.
Scrumpilump2000@reddit
I’ve still got mine.
themodefanatic@reddit
Had this exact model.
Officialfish_hole@reddit
Whoa, I had this exact model. I had an ac adapter and would use it just about every night while laying in bed
EvelynBraxton@reddit
Finally, something Gen X can agree on complaining about technology while still using it nonstop.
memoryshuffle@reddit
With its shield strength display.