… And my life has been accompanied by a high-pitched background whistle ever since. If only we'd had earbuds from day one instead of those bloody useless things clamped against the side of your head that you'd have to crank up to above the ambient noise level. On, for instance, an underground train, or while walking beside a major arterial road. https://www.stereogum.com/2049762/the-first-sony-walkman-was-released-40-years-ago-today/