WM-EX60

The WM-EX60 is an early EX-series playback Walkman that brought together many of Sony's now-standard premium-portable features into a slimmer, more family-oriented design language. It uses an EX Amorphous head, auto-reverse, Dolby B noise reduction, Extended Dynamic Bass Boost, automatic tape-type selection, and logic-controlled transport functions, all wrapped in a compact metal-framed body with a tape window. Its cord-mounted disc-shaped "Joyful" remote gave it a more playful and contemporary interaction style than the plainer players surrounding it.

This is part of the models where the EX family starts to feel like a true design program instead of just a collection of individual machines. Sony was standardizing a certain kind of late Walkman experience here: slim body, remote-first use, rechargeable flexibility, and enough sound polish to feel modern without drifting into audiophile territory. The EX60 is a player built for the new default behavior of portable listening.