WM-GX822

The WM-GX822 is one of Sony's most advanced radio-recording Walkman of 1996, built for users who still treated cassette as an active tool instead of a passive format. It combined FM/AM radio and cassette recording with timer recording, IC repetition through EEPROM memory, adjustable tape speed, auto-reverse in both playback and record modes, Mega Bass, Dolby B, and a backlit LCD remote, while also supporting an external stereo microphone. The result was a compact machine with an unusually broad range of capture and study-oriented functions.

This is one of those late GX models where Sony was clearly preserving a very specific kind of portable tape literacy. Features like speed control, scheduled recording, and repetition only make sense for users who were still doing more than just listening to pre-recorded albums. The GX822 is a machine for study, collection, repetition, and broadcast capture all at once.