G'day to all,
I am a new member here although am a long standing Pro member at Stereo2Go.com with a collection of #403 Walkman. Well I am fairly new to Boomer collecting and better not get hooked like Walkmans or will need a 2nd home for the Boomboxes ( Walkman thankfully take up MUCH less space
) Recently met redbenjoe who lives just north of me. A true gentleman and a very knowledgeable boombox man. I cant wait to see his collection in person soon.
DRUM ROLL........
Presenting the AKAI PM-06 micro boomer ( think that would be correct since it is definitely smaller than a mini such as Sanyo M-GT7 see picture it is next too and next to my Panasonic RX-DS650). It is a four piece unit that is built heavy like a TANK.. truly it weighs 4 Pounds ( 1.8 kilograms) and 5 pounds ( 2.3 kilograms) with 4 C batteries and 4 AA batteries. Walkman and Speakers boxes are surprisingly heavy. Measures 16 X 4 X 3 inches ( L H D) 6.3 X 1.6 X 1.2 cm. Unit separates with very well built metal clamps ( unique entire top of center main unit lifts "UP" locking the entire length of the detachable Walkman ( ok I must admit the "WALKMAN" made me buy it
)
MAIN UNIT AM-06
SPEAKERS SW-06
WALKMAN PM-06 with FM-06 FM Tuner Cassette
It has a 13 inch telescoping antenna and openings on ends of speakers for a shoulder strap which I sadly do not have. This little tank has 2 watts at .5% distortion which for its size I think is very respectable. 70 - 15,000 kHz freq. response. Features separate BASS and TREBLE controls, Dolby B that circuitry is in main unit not Walkman. I believe this unit is made in 1980 as it has the identical head part number and exact mechanics in Walkman as first AKAI WALKMAN the PM-01 (pictured later) that came out in 1980/81. L & R Volume sliders, metal/norm switch, TALK with built in mic to use system as PA type system (odd
), Twin headphone jacks both on main unit and side of Walkman. FM tuned in light and Tape operation light. Speakers detach with 5 foot of cord that a push of button quickly and strongly rewinds wire back into speaker ( very cool feature 
). Unit is in near mint condition except for one bad bottom corner. I sent redbenjoe link to auction he said he had NEVER SEEN ONE and must be very rare.
Sound wise I am SHOCKED at the quality of sound from such a small box. Certainly there is no thumping bass but at volume under 4 with bass pushed way up the clarity of a full range greats your ears with very detailed voice, mids and almost crisp highs. What ever speaker is in those little boxes and after all these years Bravo to AKAI for quality done right even in small boomer. As for getting loud the radio is noticeably louder than tape and on radio I would match this with any of my mini boomer ( have 4) but you have to back off bass above 5 yet as you will see in video level 5 volume is already getting pretty loud to be sure. Yeah am LOVING this little baby it is just too cool and unique. The seller is a certified repair man and must say his auction is one of the best have ever seen. He took apart the Walkman cleaned, lubed and checked it all out and put 74 PHOTOS clear and even many of inside of Walkman. Cant believe my luck no one else bid on this and I got it for $60 USD (37 GBP).
LINK TO EBAY AUCTION... scroll down check out the excellent photos , never seen any auction with 74 photos in the actual auction !
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-Akai-Japan- ... true&rt=nc
Hope you all dont mind lots of photos
AKAI PM-06
I am a new member here although am a long standing Pro member at Stereo2Go.com with a collection of #403 Walkman. Well I am fairly new to Boomer collecting and better not get hooked like Walkmans or will need a 2nd home for the Boomboxes ( Walkman thankfully take up MUCH less space
) Recently met redbenjoe who lives just north of me. A true gentleman and a very knowledgeable boombox man. I cant wait to see his collection in person soon.DRUM ROLL........
Presenting the AKAI PM-06 micro boomer ( think that would be correct since it is definitely smaller than a mini such as Sanyo M-GT7 see picture it is next too and next to my Panasonic RX-DS650). It is a four piece unit that is built heavy like a TANK.. truly it weighs 4 Pounds ( 1.8 kilograms) and 5 pounds ( 2.3 kilograms) with 4 C batteries and 4 AA batteries. Walkman and Speakers boxes are surprisingly heavy. Measures 16 X 4 X 3 inches ( L H D) 6.3 X 1.6 X 1.2 cm. Unit separates with very well built metal clamps ( unique entire top of center main unit lifts "UP" locking the entire length of the detachable Walkman ( ok I must admit the "WALKMAN" made me buy it
)MAIN UNIT AM-06
SPEAKERS SW-06
WALKMAN PM-06 with FM-06 FM Tuner Cassette
It has a 13 inch telescoping antenna and openings on ends of speakers for a shoulder strap which I sadly do not have. This little tank has 2 watts at .5% distortion which for its size I think is very respectable. 70 - 15,000 kHz freq. response. Features separate BASS and TREBLE controls, Dolby B that circuitry is in main unit not Walkman. I believe this unit is made in 1980 as it has the identical head part number and exact mechanics in Walkman as first AKAI WALKMAN the PM-01 (pictured later) that came out in 1980/81. L & R Volume sliders, metal/norm switch, TALK with built in mic to use system as PA type system (odd
), Twin headphone jacks both on main unit and side of Walkman. FM tuned in light and Tape operation light. Speakers detach with 5 foot of cord that a push of button quickly and strongly rewinds wire back into speaker ( very cool feature ). Unit is in near mint condition except for one bad bottom corner. I sent redbenjoe link to auction he said he had NEVER SEEN ONE and must be very rare.Sound wise I am SHOCKED at the quality of sound from such a small box. Certainly there is no thumping bass but at volume under 4 with bass pushed way up the clarity of a full range greats your ears with very detailed voice, mids and almost crisp highs. What ever speaker is in those little boxes and after all these years Bravo to AKAI for quality done right even in small boomer. As for getting loud the radio is noticeably louder than tape and on radio I would match this with any of my mini boomer ( have 4) but you have to back off bass above 5 yet as you will see in video level 5 volume is already getting pretty loud to be sure. Yeah am LOVING this little baby it is just too cool and unique. The seller is a certified repair man and must say his auction is one of the best have ever seen. He took apart the Walkman cleaned, lubed and checked it all out and put 74 PHOTOS clear and even many of inside of Walkman. Cant believe my luck no one else bid on this and I got it for $60 USD (37 GBP).
LINK TO EBAY AUCTION... scroll down check out the excellent photos , never seen any auction with 74 photos in the actual auction !
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-Akai-Japan- ... true&rt=nc
Hope you all dont mind lots of photos
AKAI PM-06
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Awesome, thanks.