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PJMcK

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4. I had one of the first

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2025, 11:10 AM

May 20

It was called the Sony Soundabout. It was blue metal with two faders for balancing the volume stereophonically. There was an orange button that, when pressed, cut the volume in half and activated a built-in microphone so people could talk to you without removing your headphones. When I would walk around wearing it people would look at me oddly! Within six months they were ubiquitous.