personal stereo
Pocket music device
A personal stereo is a portable audio device with headphones, designed for individual listening while moving about.
The term emerged with the Sony Walkman in 1979 and covered cassette players, then CD players, before smartphones absorbed the function.
Now somewhat dated: She jogged with her personal stereo clipped to her waistband.
Wearable speakers for ears
- earbudsTiny insertable audio devices
- earphonesWearable audio transducers
- over-earEncircling the entire ear
- noise-cancellingActively suppressing ambient audio
wireless · volume · immersive · solo · isolation · commute · jogging · walkabout
Portable personal cassette player
- DiscmanPortable CD audio device
- iPodCupertino's music device
- cassette playerMachine for playing tapes
- CD playerOptical audio device
electronics · gadget · tech · hardware · apparatus · mechanism · compact · handheld
Magnetic audio cartridge
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
- mixtapeInformal song compilation
- CDOptical data disc
- albumUnified collection of recordings
compilation · playlist · tracklist · shuffle · repeat · fast-forward · rewind · play
Years from eighty-nine backward
- nineties1990-1999
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- analogComparable equivalent
old-school · classic · Sony Walkman · throwback · revival · collector
Single, as prefix
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- trebleHigh frequency range
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- equalizerWhat evens things out
sound quality · drivers · playback · fidelity · audiophile · tone · balance · amplification
headphones
Wearable speakers for ears
- earbudsTiny insertable audio devices
- earphonesWearable audio transducers
- over-earEncircling the entire ear
noise-cancelling · wireless · volume · immersive · solo · isolation · commute · jogging · walkabout · tuning out
Walkman
Portable personal cassette player
- DiscmanPortable CD audio device
- iPodCupertino's music device
- cassette playerMachine for playing tapes
CD player · electronics · gadget · tech · hardware · apparatus · mechanism · compact · handheld · pocket-sized
cassette
Magnetic audio cartridge
album · compilation · playlist · tracklist · shuffle · repeat · fast-forward · rewind · play · pause
eighties
Years from eighty-nine backward
analog · old-school · classic · Sony Walkman · throwback · revival · collector
mono
Single, as prefix
equalizer · sound quality · drivers · playback · fidelity · audiophile · tone · balance · amplification · output
personal stereoboombox
Portable stereo with speakers
ghetto blaster · boom box · portable speaker · PA system · public address system
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