Sony Walkman WM-FX242ST Personal Cassette Player

Pros: Sony quality; digital tuner; battery level indicator; auto-shut off; belt clip
Cons: Uses cassettes instead of CD's

We recently added a Sony Walkman to our family. Instead of going with a CD Walkman we went with a Stereo AM/FM Digital Radio and Cassette Player. Having a walkman that allowed listening to both live radio broadcasts as well as escaping with recorded music ...

Pros: 'hold' feature; plenty of memory for radio stations
Cons: bulky

I don't use it a lot because it is so bulky, but it is great for cassettes and mine came with a carrying case to protect it from spills and such. If you just need a radio, its too bulky to bother with. Otherwise, the sound is great and the features are...