personal stereo

noun

1. a very small audio cassette player designed to be worn attached to a belt and used with lightweight headphones

Example Sentences

“And the number one most-common loud sound is music, through personal stereo systems.”

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Oddball auction items include JFK’s prized if somewhat garish silk scarf, decorated with bronze Democrat donkeys and blue stars; the creased and stained 1961 inaugural ball invitation that JFK sent to Frank Sinatra; and Kennedy’s personal stereo, including records by Jackie Gleason and other chart-topping artists of the day.

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The same month, Sony brought a 21st Century twist to its classic personal stereo the Walkman, a brand it launched in 1979 and retired in 2010, in the form of a high-end digital music player.

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I have a personal stereo that moulds to the ears.

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Though Mr. Kihara was widely known as “Mr. Walkman,” another engineer actually created the world’s first commercial personal stereo system.

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