Playing a wet record

[@tiborosz1825]

Water and electricity..always a winning combination!

[@Poppinwheeeeellllllieeeeez]

3.0 mV WOW

[@chrispbacon5313]

It's vibrations from the stylus that create the sound. The electrical impulses generated are formed away from the stylus. So, no direct contact between the water and electricity. (Unless you meant the risk of water spilling into the system, in which case forgive my fastidiousness)

[@DrFreeeman]

General knowledge doesn't apply to everything under the Sun...

[@Im-BAD-at-satire]

Water isn't conductive, it's the minerals inside which give it a conductive property.

[@tiborosz1825]

@@Im-BAD-at-satire incorrect. Ions in minersls conduct electricity. But I did say its a winning combination!

[@cvltzilla]

instructions unclear, I put my turntable in the bath tub

[@pcallas66]

Lol

[@royrice6656]

Supposed to be the shower. 💦They did leave that out.👍

[@Sammeider]

Toasters work better from what I've seen if that's what your looking for

[@chazlabreck]

And got electrocuted by synth pop

[@SuperGuirro]

not funny btw

[@timothyweers8054]

If you use dry gin, it will dig out dirt in the groove.

[@mummyd1990]

Yes but the vinyl would be drunk that is the only draw back.

[@TheDinkybird92]

What if I use wet gin?

[@moyomiranda852]

Noted groover

[@GranTurismoMobile]

Didn't know if it sounded like shit before or after you poured water on it

[@TIAMATPW]

my thoughts exactly hahah

[@willyonastick30]

for me it sounds better with water

[@jaystraight1659]

I have only played this track wet. It is the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack. I don’t do this with my good records

I do. And it's completelly safe. Just dry it out after.

[@dannovack1364]

Then why do it at all?

[@Metaru_Raiden]

@@dannovack1364 someone did a video where playing a record wet actually removes crackles and pops from a record .

[@defiraphi]

Why not put vodka and put it on fire see if the record still plays fine lol .

[@jaystraight1659]

@@defiraphi 👍

[@lorneprescott3616]

A 12 pack of Milwaukee’s Best allowed me to pee on my Partridge Family album and it never sounded better!

[@joshmalcom89]

😂

[@Baruch.Goldstein]

I just clicked this video randomly and recognized the song so that's pretty cool. So-Lo is one of my favourite albums. Weird to own the beverly hills cop soundtrack, but you do you.

[@R_Dawg]

Probably why he drowned it lol

[@johnjeczalik8960]

I own it, no regrets.

[@hucz]

Weird to cast judgement on what someone feels is worth owning with a preceding comment about how you recognize a song and feeling the need to tell us what one of your favourite albums is, but you do you.

[@Henryduckfan63]

What is so weird about the Beverly Hills Cop Soundtrack? Wasn’t one of the songs from the movie literally a hit?

[@DapperDomDX]

- Big The Cat

[@MikeGervasi]

I love OB. I used to do this when I was a kid. Haven't done it in years but thinking on it I believe it would cause undo dynamic forces on the stylus. Work arounds would be to clean the vinyl first, prefrably with a wet cleaning machine. THEN you can also use what's called a "truncated" needle so it doesn't go as deep into the groove.

[@russyJ20]

I've rescued many records like this. A good clean beforehand and this is the last step with a good dry using a microfibre cloth before putting back in the sleeve. Recommend!

[@Brian-qg8dg]

Yeah, that does seem to work with some records that have been wet cleaned and look amazing, but still have ticks and some pops. Then a play wet tends to clean them up nicely. Maybe increase tracking a bit. I've never tried anything other than distilled water. Also, my moving coil nor my moving magnet cart has ever had any damage. Of course, I don't do this all the time, and I do tend to blow dry on low heat the cartridge afterwards.

[@wayverleesoulsong]

My anxiety when they poured water onto the moving record: 📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈

[@themadcoachman]

Instructions unclear I play my records in the Dishwasher

[@jaystraight1659]

i play my records in the shower

[@wiquid]

*NEW OBJECTIVE* Turn washing machine into a turntable

[@Amiiben]

this is what danny elfman wanted

[@blcny4aghst]

This is wet Danny Elfman wanted

[@mjbs8612]

@@blcny4aghst jesus fucking christ

[@lozD83]

@@blcny4aghst This is Danny Elfman's wet dream

[@snoosri]

this is wet danny wetman wetted

[@thekoxviexperience]

This experiment must be done with only records by Claude François. A kind of tribute...

[@TheHammerofDissidence]

Would have been great if the Little Mermaid soundtrack started playing.

[@richardloy5786]

Under the sea hahaha

[@timefragment5387]

As a vinyl collector Good video

[@Poppinwheeeeellllllieeeeez]

I do this all the time. O do not use anywhere near that amount of water though. A few drops is all that is needed. It really is not a big deal nor is it harmful. It can help save dirty records if you do not have access to an ultrasonic cleaner.

[@ultimateweapon7275]

It works great. You can use record cleaning solution or make your own with Distilled water And 10% alcohol, 2 drops of dawn clear. dishwashing soap. It will dig dirt out of the grooves like other brushes won' t. OK if you got a $17000 cartridge maybe don't do it otherwise it's all good

[@chrispbacon5313]

Wood glue is the best. It gets into all the nooks and crannies and when it dries you just peal it off like a sheet.

[@chrissanders2562]

Soap might strip down some of the chemicals that are supposed to be retained in the vinyl.

[@ultimateweapon7275]

@chrissanders2562 It's only 2 drops in a bottle to act as a wettng agent. You could also get Kodak photo flow ,for instance . It breaks the surface tension of the water and reduces streaks. and also promotes faster, more uniform drying.

[@russyJ20]

I concur, spray with record cleaner both sides, 1 drop of fairy (dawn/whatevs) and brush with wetgoat adding water if to dry. Rinse with good water and air dry With a few squirts of good water play record through n dry well after with micro fibre cloth. Clean AF

[@thevinyltruffle]

Instructions Unclear: I pissed all over my turntable.

[@outshined1337]

I imagined pissing sounds in the background of a song and the song slowing down then getting back to tempo

[@seagie382]

As bounty hunter said: Read where water makes the stylus float slightly, and bounce around in the groove walls. In particular in the high frequencies, causing them to wear out quicker. I think it's like having the tracking pressure set too light. I wonder if oil would work better? Try air tool oil, marvel mystery oil, motor oil, transmission fluid, gear oil, and diff fluid, see how they affect the sound! Most of these have the capacity to protect the record from damage with a strong film while still producing the... wet sound!

[@georgeprice4212]

I’ve never had any issues with stylus wear, especially with wet playing records.

[@ENGLISHISBEST]

What brand & cost is yhat record player. Try playing handels water music.

[@smirkingshark]

nice, oingo boingo's gratitude!

[@stevebird9510]

It causes dust to get cemented onto the stylis.

[@sndlugo672]

Ever tried Aerospace Protectant 303 on one of these records?

[@jaystraight1659]

Will it make the record more aerodynamic 🤣

[@sndlugo672]

@@jaystraight1659 😂 No, but it supposed to be some super protector for plastics, rubber, etc. It supposed to protect them from "wear and tear" I was just curios if that would be helpful to vinyl and perhaps help with the listening experience too.

[@jaystraight1659]

Sounds interesting but I haven’t heard that before

[@KaciCooperations]

Welp. Do not try this at home!

[@cataclem28]

A really improvement in denoising of sound

[@ltfringr]

For the love of God, do this with distilled water and a spray bottle

[@drakmatheism]

I like how it plays like nothing happens

[@tristanchuey]

Actually, the water make it sound somewhat better cause it’s just gliding through the grooves better and not picking up the little dirt particles that a regular play would. But tbh, it’s not really a thing you have to do cause most people don’t hear a difference.

[@drakmatheism]

@@tristanchuey OK

[@mohammedihsan3615]

How's the rusted stylus assembly?

[@jaystraight1659]

I sprayed rustoleum on it

[@mohammedihsan3615]

@@jaystraight1659 Lol, that's brilliant!

[@audiotalker4455]

Next step: Put it into a refrigerator before playing 😂

[@3ccdmike]

😮😮 lube !

[@badtzsmile]

I love the fact that it is Boingo the song that's playing

[@briansmith5046]

Best done with boy band albums 😅😅😂

[@MichaelHansenFUN]

it can clean out the grooves

[@blcny4aghst]

Wet happened?

[@yoonseongdo3303]

i have no idea what's the difference lol

[@techtinkerin]

I was expecting comedy bubbles like a cartoon. I was disappointed.

[@patm5086]

Wood glue is the new vinyl cleaner

[@theo9952]

It has been some two decades since I am done with records. I love them, I took the greatest possible care of them, they are nice to look at, but lets face facts, records are an old fashioned inconvenient and imperfect format. The CD is a much better means to enjoy listening to your favorite music. I currently sell my vinyl record collection to people who don't mind things like searching frantically for that tiny speck of sticky dust which caused that annoying ticking on a quiet part, or keeping an eye on the pussycat just in case she decides to jump on the turntable while a record is playing. Enough of this for me.

[@leokyle6195]

Makes sense but why replace records with CDs, which have their own set of finnicky problems, rather than digital downloads or streaming?

[@Forthelemon]

​@@leokyle6195 not always possible to (legally) download stuff in high quality

[@tiredoftheliesalready]

Go shove your CDs in your CD player, and leave people who like vinyl, for whatever reasons, alone. Seriously...what is your point here? The only thing you're doing is looking like an asshat, which I might add, you do well.

[@tiredoftheliesalready]

@@leokyle6195 Sshhhhhhhh, don't be logical about stuff. This is all about their "superiority" at collecting CDs or something.

[@theo9952]

@@leokyle6195 Because I am a collector* and cd albums are just as nice as records to collect. As for the problems, I hardly ever encountered any. *At least i used to be a collector until several years ago. Now i can't afford it anymore, so thank goodness for streaming, youtube and spotify !

[@jmj4879]

Avec de l'eau déminéralisée ça marche si le disque n'est pas trop sale. Avec de l'eau calcaire du robinet il faut essuyer. Dans les deux cas nettoyer la tête de lecture.

[@scotthayes4135]

Sounds like it's underwater.

[@crazyprayingmantis5596]

Should have played smoke on the water💧

[@yorshicagefromthehitshowjo8266]

NOW IS THAT GRATITUDE?

[@Man_Hat_Tan.]

Yes!

[@richardblayneamerican8149]

Surprised The Beatles didn't try this when they were experimenting with different sound effects. Maybe they did...

[@xavierrose8208]

Some of you never watched Vwestlife and it shows

[@whatdoyouexactlymeanbyhandle]

Stupid haters, I play wet records all the time and it sounds fine

[@robertsanchez1563]

Why would you put water on your record and damage your turntable. 😮 don't get it!

[@haydnplus]

Your record was having some speed problems with and without water

[@mukeshkaku7122]

Playing wet record are not advisable as it loosens the diamond tip, I have lost diamond tip once playing like that. Rest individual's decision

[@Mark.H3721]

You mean he's not the only person to have done this?

[@mukeshkaku7122]

@@Mark.H3721 I can't say 😀

[@digidoridvideos3672]

​@@mukeshkaku7122 I played my record wet on my cheap ass electric phonograph and it didn't loosen the needle.

[@dennisschnobrich9288]

I hope that was distilled water!!

[@macfie9331]

Next time you could set your turntable outside in the pouring rain. Brilliant idea ! What could possibly go wrong? 😂

[@1nePercentJuice]

Sweet and to the frigging point. My thanks.

[@twigglycakes4659]

Which turntable is that one?

[@jaystraight1659]

Kenwood KD-41RB

[@hazzadude1mitchell300]

TAKKING HEADS

[@rollingtroll]

You're supposed to use alcohol for wet playback, also keep in mind, if you have an aluminium cantilever it may rust, and if it's hollow it may actually capillary suck the water into your cartridge.

[@Ocean_Breeze]

How would aluminum rust?

[@joshmalcom89]

😭😂

[@flurng]

Why, tho?

[@ded_lej]

alrite

[@spacemissing]

TOO wet. Wet playing should be done with a gadget made specifically for the purpose (they do exist), and THEN only if you are Also out of your friggin' mind.

[@harrywatson2694]

this is so epic

[@maniatore2006]

It is a bad idea to do that, micro crystals destroy your Record, i used some Silicone oil, played the record on a old player, clean the Record, and it sounds like new even months later. There is a spell. Once you play a record wet, you always have to do that. Otherwise it will sounds Terrible.

[@DoktrDub]

I don’t think he cares about this particular record

[@Tomato2005]

I picked out a record I wet recorded a month ago ONCE After a dry listen it sound perfect with no defects. Does this mean the Record wizard didn't cast the spell onto me?

[@maniatore2006]

@@Tomato2005 I think that is also a question soft or hard water.

[@Tomato2005]

@@maniatore2006 Sorry to ask but what i s hard water? Idk but i use Disco-Antistat Bidest Made by Knosti

[@LowSpecLinuxLaptop]

distilled water otherwise you get calcium deposits or whatever else is in the water in the grooves

[@Charcoal_Cereal]

why and how

[@patm5086]

It will ruin your vinyl

[@digidoridvideos3672]

Not really.

[@chetcarman3530]

The volume is so low I can barely hear it, but it sounds like shit before & after the water, soo...

[@jaystraight1659]

I wasn’t trying to clean it. I wanted to play it wet. Wasn’t really concerned about the volume, soo…

[@chetcarman3530]

@@jaystraight1659 well if we can't hear it, what's the point of the vid?

[@jaystraight1659]

I guess you can’t please everyone

[@chetcarman3530]

@@jaystraight1659 haha, fair enough**

[@mrpresident8546]

Bro I can hear it fine

[@drwinstonoboogie4349]

That figures

[@perishark234]

Omg another enjoyer of oingo boingo.

[@mccarthyd6603]

Water actually HELPED this awful song😂😂😂😂😂😂🙉

[@yorshicagefromthehitshowjo8266]

see you in 4 days mccarthy

[@mccarthyd6603]

@@yorshicagefromthehitshowjo8266 Looking forward to it....safe travels👍🤘

[@poorjoey43]

😢WHY?

[@jaystraight1659]

Because I felt like it

[@poorjoey43]

@@jaystraight1659 😎

[@taxmuz]

Gay Straight lol

[@isaiasnieto8179]

Oingo Boingo!

[@klausimmerath9639]

Funktioniert Suuuuper. 😉👍👍👍👍👍❕. Man nehme, Sidolin und ein weichen Rouge Pinsel...

[@salterkev]

Pouring water on a live electrical device - not a good idea!

[@germanmedicis625]

Qué manera tan burda de aplicar agua sobre el vinilo. Hay otros métodos. Un trozo de algodón empapado podría ser uno. 😉

[@jeffkaufman9875]

Eddie Murphy was SUCH a bad singer!…

[@jamepix]

Thanks for the feedback Jeff

[@lsswappedcessna]

Let's hear you try to sing, eh?

[@jeffkaufman9875]

@ Yennyl! Sorry mate, my voice sucks just about as bad!…

[@mjbs8612]

GRATITUDE FR????

[@crivat1260]

Is this legal? 🤔

[@mydasmurray]

For why

[@drwinstonoboogie4349]

WHY?

[@jaystraight1659]

I felt like it

[@uplay8796]

@@jaystraight1659 gigachad

[@joshmalcom89]

It increases the bass response alot .less crackle with wet play by far

[@dannovack1364]

I was thinking electrical. I have a few older players

[@pavlegoncin2196]

jesus loves you

[@Dotdotdot51516]

I hate this but it sounds better?

[@aquarius5264]

..why?

[@russtex]

?

[@whatonearthamito]

or join others in the 21st century and listen to digital

[@lsswappedcessna]

I mean, digital is fine, but old tech still has a place as a novelty. Not to mention, _uncompressed audio._ Someone with a good record and a proper setup could convert records into .flac and have a really damn good sounding digital library.

[@dougmacmillan1712]

@@lsswappedcessna "uncompressed audio". Hmm, read up on mastering for records. In addition to adding the RIAA EQ, the source has to be compressed for the available dynamic range of records. The theoretical dynamic range of records is ~70db, while for a Red Book CD it's 96db. SACD have a dynamic range of 120db.

[@cosmogroot9857]

Oingo Boingo!