Another unusual feature of the WM-DD100 was that it was supplied with a pair of oversize headphones. This was of course a development in the opposite direction to the general trend in portable audio, but it did make the WM-DD100 package full toned, and most importantly, loud. The WM-DD100 is known in some circles as “the loudest personal stereo” but in truth this is all down to the headphones, the machine itself had only a moderate output similar to that of the WM-2 or WM-DD2. Models such as the WM-D6C, with its greater battery power, could produce far more level if necessary.
my dad was into high-end japanese audio. he gave me this after he used it. we had a denon home system that still sounds great and i probably had one of the first minidisc players in the states after he picked me up an aiwa from japan on business.
i’m in search of new headphones and in my head, i keep wishing i still had these. i have vivid memories of flying by myself to toronto to visit him (before we moved). i was 14 and blasting the beautiful people. air canada was thrilled.
coming soon - a photo of my great grandfather’s business card after he retired. he was mayor of wayne and all you 2.3 hour a week, work-hating freaks will love it.
