I had a Sony am/fm Walkman for 30 years. It was still working perfecly at the time it was stolen and it was used every day during dog walks. I bought this SRF-59 as a replacement because it looked very similar to the one I had for 30 years. When it came, I was shocked to find out it was the EXACT same design. I guess if something works well, why discountinue it. I thought about moving up to a digital walkman but battery life decided. This one gets 150 hours on one AA battery as did my old one. The digital version only gets about 50 hours. That is a huge difference. If you are looking for something simple and reliable that has been proven to work well long term, you cannot go wrong with this one. It is inexpensive, has really good sensitivity on both am and fm. The headset is a nice bonus as well. I hope this one lasts another 30 years.