Sony SRF-M37W Walkman Digital Tuning Weather/FM/AM Stereo Radio (Black)

Dropped my first one that I had for many years, while walking along the surf on the beach. Didn't know I had dropped it when putting it back into my fanny pack. After about a quarter mile later, I realized it had not gone into Mt bag but had been dropped in the surf, I walked back to try & find it but it was nowhere to be found. Probably got washed out into the ocean. Don't know if it would have worked after falling into water anyway. But I ordered a new one online, was so glad to see they still sold them. I had bought my first one in the store. Then found the exact same radio online but was about double the cost of the original one I had. But I had the first one about 15 years. And it was so good, it still played like brand new. So after I got the 2nd one, it is exactly the same one I had lost. I used my old headphones with it because the one that came with the one I ordered had earphone covers that had dry rotted in the package. The foam material just crumbled into pieces. But the headphones were ok, just didn't have good ear covers. Can't find just the foam ear covers so the headphones can't be used since they hurt your ears without the covers. So I just used my old headphones with the radio & it works just fine. The radio is very good quality as my first one was playing like new when I lost it after 15 years. So I hope this new one lasts just as long. I would definitely recommend buying the Sony Walkman. It is small & easy to carry & store. It plays very well with exceptional reception if area stations. It has the weatherband station as well for up -to -date weather news. I was not excited about paying $250 for the new one but since it is such a good radio, I am sure I will get my money's worth out of it. Was disappointed about the headphones being stored so long that the speakers ear covers were dry rotted, but so glad I had the good headphones from my old radio to use. It has very high volume & good quality headphones cord. And the headphones are adjustable for head size. Came well packaged in original plastic container & was a never used radio - new. Except that it is a very outdated electronic device & had been stored for many years I am sure & that is why the headphones ear covers were old & dried up. But shipment & delivery time were excellent & I am well pleased to have the original Sony Walkman again.

Overall a very nice product. I bought this ostensibly as an upgrade to the radio I was using, the Sony SRF 59: Sony SRF-59 FM/AM Radio Walkman with Sony MDR Headphones I think the AM reception *might* be marginally better than the SRF-59. The FM reception is not. I would rate the two nearly identical in FM reception, with maybe a slight edge to the SRF-59 under some conditions. The digital controls are a nice feature, and I like that it uses a AAA cell instead of a AA cell. Battery life seems quite good, and the clock seems to keep great time. Unfortunately the buttons are just a little too easy to push, so it is not uncommon to accidentally change the channel or turn the unit on or off. Fortunately they provided a "lock" feature to lock out the keys, but it is a bit of a pain to have to "unlock" it to change the channel or turn it on or off. I have to keep the keys locked when the radio is in my briefcase, to prevent it from being turned on and wearing the battery down (thus losing all of my presets and clock time!) It seems like it would have been SO much easier if they had just made it so you have to HOLD the power button to turn the unit on or off. As it is, you merely have to bump the button to do this. This would seem to be a very easy firmware fix. The other thing I don't like is the location of the headphone jack, on the side. If you have a right-angle plug on your headphones, you'll be OK, but if you don't, it could be an issue, and here's why. When using it in AM mode, you want to have the unit horizontal for best performance from the ferrite rod antenna. The unit is already almost too wide for shirt-pocket use, having a straight earphone plug pushes it over the edge. I ended up buying a 1/8" right-angle adapter to address this issue. I am glad they stuck with a rotary volume control, on top of the unit! Yes, this is a nice unit, and I can recommend it, performance-wise, but if you want a nice, simple, cheap, and rugged AM/FM portable in a perfect form factor for a shirt pocket, go for the $15 SRF-59. Add a set of Sony MDR-EX71 earbuds and you are golden!

I won't list the pros - the pros are everything they say that it does - it does those things. MOST everything is GREAT about this little unit - so buy it and you WILL enjoy it... The FM reception isn't the best in the world, but it gets powerful stations that are well known in my area. I wish there was a "scan to next station" button. There isn't, but you can 'hold' the station select button and it will move through the stations quickly...just won't stop at the next strong one. No big deal. WHEN YOU SET THE CLOCK -- be sure to LET GO of the CLOCK button after the minute it takes to hear the beep. THEN you set the time... I kept holding down the clock button and trying to set the time / my mistake... so push the clock button and then after the beep, LET GO and set the time. BUY better headphones for it. I recommend Titanium headphones by KOSS. They aren't that expensive and they are the BEST ever. The unit is very LIGHT in weight. Be careful not to drop it. (this is a good thing) The clip is small and for a BIG FAT guy this wouldn't do...over 6', over 200lbs, but I'm just a little slip of a thing so it's sufficient for me. No biggie though, I just hold it in my hand while I run (what I use it for). The weather station is picked up but it's very faint - but in dangerous weather - BEFORE the tornado comes, you'll be able to hear it and glad you have it / if your internet and tv go out. Battery life is unknown. It's true the clock stays on ... I don't think that sucks the battery a lot - does it? Who cares, it's just one measly AAA battery and that's just great. Wish it was YELLOW like the sony sport so I could find it easily - but I'm glad it's SMALL, smaller than a pack of cigarettes and about that weight. Overall I'm really happy with it and I think you will be too. It does exactly what it says and I have no doubt that is why it is so popular.

After seeing lots of cheesy, poorly designed low-end products from Sony over the last 20 years, I was completely taken by surprise by this quality of this thing. It is an extremely well designed pocket radio, both from the radio frequency (RF) engineering side and the ergonomic and construction side. This thing is bigger than some other pocket radios but probably about the smallest you want to make a radio that is still easy to operate. In my testing, the FM reception with this small, portable Sony beat out some very high-end audiophile tuners that use outside FM antennas along with an FM antenna preamp! It's THAT good at reception! Likewise, the AM reception is very, very good. Sony did an amazing job with the chips they designed for this radio. As far as sound quality, it sounds balanced to me. Not overly bright and easy to listen to for hours. The included headphones, while not the highest quality, are perfectly suitable for radio use and have a light clamping force for a high comfort level. My only complaint with this pocket radio would be that Sony needs to add a small push button to temporarily back-light the display. Yeah, you can listen to music and talk programs by using an MP3 player but radio still has its charms. If you're looking for an extremely well engineered portable radio that sounds great and doesn't cost a lot of money, this is it. Great job, Sony! By the way, if you check out a lot of the 1-star reviewers, you'll see most of them have only reviewed ONE Amazon product.... this one. I suspect some of Sony competitors are "seeding" negative reviews of this thing to pull down the ratings. Don't trust short reviews from people who have only reviewed one item at Amazon. It's a cheap marketing ploy used by competitors who can't compete in the marketplace without resorting to sleazy tactics.

The unit is one of the last quality offerings the original lineage of Sony developed units. They are discontinued hence the high price. A lot of very uniformed people posting non verified purchase reviews, head in the sand, don't understand it. UNIT IS DISCONTINUED and people line up to get these, new or used. "Find them cheaper" some say. Not the SONY brand, cheaper Chinese knockoffs, sure you can find them. I bought it 9 years ago, heavy use and it works. I have replaced the headphones which double as the antenna. Original ones are flimsy and inconsistent quality at best. Want one of these? Have to pay a heavy price for it, again, DISCONTINUED! You are receiving last batch items. Make sure to test it immediately and put it through heavy paces, if it breaks down, return it. Last thing? The unit is NOT "AM Stereo" as it is listed. It is AM MONO and FM Stereo. Otherwise, top notch quality.

I am writing this as a retro review due to my fondness of the SRF-M37W. I acquired my 1st back approx. 2005 and may still have had it, had I not finally beat it into submission a couple years ago (2014) when I immediately replaced it. I decided to write a review as I am ordering another just as a back-up device. DURABILITY: As noted above, this unit has proved reliably durable for my use over time. I've worked in the utilities industry since 2005 and anything on my person is going to be bumped and abused by way of climbing in/out of manholes, up/down buildings/hills/mountains, crawling under/through walls/fences, slips and falls, etc etc. This was mostly in extreme desert heat, but plenty of rain and snow as well for upwards of 16 hours a day. FORM FACTOR: I originally wore it clipped to my belts (snaked under shirt) but began to keep in front pants pocket (also snaked under shirt) after a couple years to minimize above noted abuse. If kept in pocket, I would liken it's size to being a little smaller than a hard-pack of cigarettes. If kept on belt, it does stay rather secure. EASE OF USE: Easily, my most favored aspect of this unit is the size and spacing of the buttons. I've never really used this for music, but instead for listening to talk radio as I work, both on AM and FM and as such will frequently jump around to different shows. As stated before, I prefer keeping it in my front pocket and can still easily change bands or stations through the fabric of pants even when wearing gloves. The volume wheel and power button are also very easy to adjust through pants pocket with gloves as well. RECEPTION: Its reception works as well as one would expect for its size; it will suffer indoors if structure is caged in a lot of steel (e.g. commercial buildings) or concrete/rebar (e.g. manholes, tunnels) but is otherwise just fine in a setting such as a house or office. The reception is also fine in the cab of a vehicle so long as the engine is off and any laptops in cab are powered off or in sleep. OTHER NOTES: I've never had any complaints on battery usage, which runs on a single AAA. As noted before, when not listening to my IPOD, I have this on for anywhere from 10-16 hours a day and (if you include accidentally leaving it on overnight between use) I still seem to only need to change the battery every 3+ weeks. I've tried a couple other models/brands in noted time, but ultimately prefer and will continue to use this. Hope this review is helpful.

The good parts: I like the compact size, it fits in my hand as I walk, letting my thumb roll the volume control. Smart to have a lock switch which disables all the buttons except the volume wheel. That way, the radio doesn't accidentally turn on if bumped while carried in my tote bag, or change stations if I accidentally touch a button while holding the radio as I walk. There is a detachable belt clip that I haven't yet used. The battery compartment has a hinged cover which doesn't detach easily, so no worries about losing it. I'm not sure why they had to have a clock display on this radio, all it does is use battery power even when you are not using the radio and other people have already stated how this radio uses up batteries. I cannot attest to that because I use this radio only for going to and from work. Still, for as thoughtful as the designers seem to have been on design, they might have included an option to turn off the clock display. The headphones seem to be good quality. It's smart that they made the actual headphone jack an L-shape, presumably to avoid stress to the wire where it meets the jack. My last radio had headphones with a thin but sturdy metal headband so when this one came with a wider plastic one, I felt disappointed. Can't say it has really mattered, though. The bad part: This radio picks up more than one FM station at a time! I constantly have to move the radio around in the air as I walk, just to stop the interference! This is why I hold it in my hand instead of leaving it in my pocket or on the belt clip. What a cheap quality receiver it must have! It is my fault, too, because I should have realized that a one-battery radio would be cheap cheap cheap. I mean, if I had a boom box on my shoulder, it would have great reception but at the cost of much battery power. Conversely, a one-battery radio would be weak. This one is truly weak, using one AAA battery. My previous headset radio was a GE brand, a little larger in size than this Sony and used three AAA batteries, But, I tell you, walking through downtown Seattle amongst the tall buildings, I rarely had station interference with that radio, and the FM music came in strong and clear. In contrast, the Sony is an annoying cross-interference machine. That is why I didn't rate the Sony headphones with any more certainty except that they faithfully deliver the garbage that this radio picks up. They say downtown Seattle is the worst for radio reception, but my old GE radio worked very well. The Sony is an annoyance when downtown. Closer to home, I still hear interference, I think I discovered that the first station on FM band 1 pics up the first station in FM band 2 as well. Plus, I never got rid of the frequent background ocean roar. This was on FM, not AM! By the way, AM sounded much better, clearer. No complaints with AM. Can I return this to Amazon without paying shipping? That would be worth it. Otherwise, I can gift this smartly designed noise box to a niece as a Barbie accessory and buy myself a new three-battery radio with some oomph to it.

I've 3 of these radios, one in my gym bag, one in my car so that I can listen to AM if out eating by myself and a third as a spare. I learned my lesson on this. Some years back, Radio Shack under their Optimus brand made the finest little AM/FM radios. In particular what they offered was the ability to preset stations, and just as in your automobile you could push a single button to call up the station that you wished. Additionally what made these pocket radios(and yes they were true pocket size) was that they had speakers, therefore you were not forced to wear earbuds when listening. You were able to clip the radio to your belt or carry it in your hand or lay it on a countertop or your desk(try this with earbuds) as you went about your daily routines. I've always suspected that postal workers on their daily rounds were keen fans of these pocket radios. I had purchased some 4 or 5 of these radios(Optimus actually had 2 similar designs but different models over the years), but over a period of years and much abuse they were all eventually broken,,,and then I could no longer get another as for some reason Radio Shack no longer offered them and Optimus no longer manufactured them. I was then forced to buy pocket radios without this "preset digital capability" and could only obtain those with the very primitive "preset" with the so called "scan" "feature" where you had to scan thru all your presets to select another station that you wished to listen to. To my knowledge no one has ever built such a radio since,,,,except in China, but they only function properly on Chinese standards for radio stations,,,,each station is 9 numbers apart and instead of the USA standard of 10,,,I think that the way it works. Sony addresses the tuning issue with this fine little radio with their presets,,,but alas no speaker so when out walking your dog or just slepping around the house or working in the garage, you must use earbuds which are of course uncomfortable if worn for long periods. In this day of 50 different smart phone models, 40 different MP3 players etc. you would think that one manufacturer would build a small high quality radio with both the correct preset capability and a speaker. I guess no one listens to radio anymore and so they feel there is no market. I would think that some major radio broadcaster would design such a radio,,,,perhaps more people would listen to it again. Yes,,,,I've the Sangean type radios with speakers,,,but again the "scan" thru to the next station is beyond my understanding of "why bother" when with just a bit of ingenuity they could do what Optimus was able to do in the 1980's or early 1990's. How about you Sony,,,,create a slightly larger version of your neat little radio with a speaker,,,,,it is evident that your current radio is a good seller as you've been selling it for many years,,,,perhaps an added speaker would sell many more. With a built in speaker, your radio would deserve a strong 5 stars and I would pay double the price as you currently sell your current product for. And of course C. Crain,,,,where have you been? C. Crain does sell a clever little radio with recording capability. They sell it for about a 150.00 which is expensive,,,,but it does not have push button tuning support even at this price. If it did, I would consider buying it.

Un cadeau pour mon papi qui en est très content C'est cool de pouvoir enregistrer ses radios préférées ;) Et avec la marque Sony on est sur de bien capter les stations

I owned one of these before but I dropped it from the top of a set of ladders and it broke. I was pretty sad as this was by far the best radio I've ever owned of the "Walkman" type of pocket radio. I decided to replace it with something else which proved to be a mistake so in the end I have returned to this particular model. The presets are really great so there is no messing around with tuning and once set, it tends to hold the station. Once set up it is a time-saver for me whilst at work. I like the earphones a lot as they are light and reasonable quality and when I need to take them off in a hurry, its easy instead of the type you have to push into your ears which often fall out. Overall, a good radio and worth the price bearing in mind - you only get what you pay for. Sony quality and reliability.

Pues porque es un receptor, que no me ha decepcionado, lo queria para captar emisoras muy lejanas en onda media y el objetivo esta conseguido, siempre y cuando se salga de los nucleos de las ciudades el aparato funciona muy bien en AM, llegando a captar emisoras a miles de Km de distancia.

Seit vielen Jahren jogge,radele u.ä. ich mit dem Vorgänger des o.g.Gerätes. Mit der Zeit zerlegen sich die kleinen Radios, bedingt durch den häufigen Gebrauch. Wer beschreibt meine Freude (ich nich)als Sony eine Neuausgabe auf den erfreuten Markt warf, versehen mit einigen hübschen Verbesserungen. Z.B. ist nur noch 1 Batterie(1.5V) erforderlich. An den aufmerksam gewordenen Leser: Wohlgemerkt, es ist 1 Radio, kein MP3dings.

The best portable AM/FM radio with digital tuning I have found. This Sony radio is my second one and it never let me down. I use one at work for 6 to 8 hours almost non-stop for about a week and a half to two weeks. For about six years now... And now I got a second one for when I'm home. Its main strenght/advantage is that is small, probably the most portable that is out there. Also the one AAA battery required for operation lasts very long, as I mentioned 8 hours(every day) for about 8 to 10 days. And the reception is very good for both AM and FM, despite of being surrounded by a lot of metal sheets and lots of machinery while at work(which can interfere with the reception). This is a very good radio because it is very lightweight and it always works with low battery consumption. This is such a good radio that it deserves a better set of headphones, than the one it comes with. It is so practical when in use, that I barely notice that I'm listening to it right now, while I wrote this brief review.