WM-F701C

The WM-F701C is the radio-equipped flagship built on the same ultra-compact premium chassis as the WM-701C, carrying over the slim transport, feather-touch controls, Dolby B and C, EX Amorphous head, Dynamic Bass Boost, and auto-reverse while adding FM, AM, and TV reception. Despite the extra tuner hardware, it preserved the same luxury-oriented thinness and dense metal feel that defined the base model. It was one of Sony's clearest attempts to make a top-tier all-in-one Walkman without visible compromise.

This is where the late-1980s premium Walkman idea becomes fully mature. Sony was no longer choosing between compact, feature-rich, and high-performing, but trying to collapse all three into a single object that still felt elegant in the hand. The F701C makes sense as the sort of machine bought more than for utility, but because it represented the most complete version of what a cassette Walkman could be at that moment.