Shark Tank's Rokblok - Demo and Review (Portable Bluetooth Vinyl Player)

As seen on Shark Tank, the RokBlok vinyl bluetooth speaker is an all-in-one record runner which sounds great...on paper. Run this little device along your record - no need for expensive pre amps, speakers, dacs or wires. Pair easily with any bluetooth enabled speaker for even better quality sound!
In reality, however, this item failed to live up to expectations. You'll see in the video a full, detailed review of the product complete with audio and bluetooth tests.
Wonder what Robert Herjavec thinks about this product today in 2018.

[@QuickTechReviews]

Wow so many dislikes in one day! Rokblok shills out in full force? I realllly wanted to like this product. I mean I spent 100 bucks on it - but listen for yourself.

[@arturthol1913]

100? That is to much

[@mnz3211]

Dislikes, sorry I don't see any. 😈

[@QuickTechReviews]

@@mnz3211 The overlords removed the button thanks to that certain....nat geo documentary..

[@clmcintify]

Thank you first of all for reading the instructions and testing all the features. Your review was definitely the most fair in that you didn't just brainlessly place it on a record. It might have worked better if it was fully charged, but this was the best, most fair review I've seen thus far. Thanks

[@QuickTechReviews]

Christina McIntosh thank you for the comment. I really (reaallly) wanted to like it. Unfortunately - as everyone else seems to say - this is not a great item.

[@mrreview7984]

I started dying when the music started lmao

[@ridingwithryan1507]

I’m in fuckin tears watching this. My expectations weren’t high but damn. Lmao

[@QuickTechReviews]

😂 I was also in tears trying to get it to work after dropping $100 on it 😂

[@beautifulaileen3407]

Listening to vinyl in hell lol

[@davisnumberone]

lol that was epic!

[@lionheartdeception62]

It really was! So surprised. The guy selling the company scored.

[@anthonyhuerta8780]

That guy was a MASTER SALESMAN.

[@Jez2008UK]

I did notice on Shark that when he was demonstrating it, he deliberately chose non-melodic music to mask the flaw AS WELL as not playing it for very long at all (I don't think the RokBlok went around a record for one complete revolution). I'm sure though that Robert isn't going bankrupt anytime soon (though Mr Wonderful must be laughing a LOT about Robert's naivety).

[@sinatra222]

Robert made money on the deal, that's all that matters.

[@bmbullman]

@@sinatra222 His product is garbage though. Truly something to be proud of selling. 😄

[@reubenprasanth271]

A novel product with space for lots of improvement and a cheap replacement for an already existing product is a great investment opportunity.

[@4yearsago343]

There's still a lot room for improvement of the product

[@zippyman818]

For an audio engineer inventor, he never mentioned the parameters of signal:noise ratio, wow, flutter, rumble and other distortions that are known with record player cartridges. The compression distortion from the Bluetooth signal is quite discernible. The motor is not precise enough to live up to the promise. The precise & accurate speed of a turntable with a balanced tonearm are precise engineering, RokBlok is not. It's a battery-powered toy car with a cheap motor. Great premise, wrong hardware. None of the sharks were smart enough to ask about a comparison to a real turntable and cartridge.

[@QuickTechReviews]

Yes - i was really hoping it would be somewhat decent. I realized it was clearly a gimmick going in, but this is pretty much gar-bage.

[@zippyman818]

@@QuickTechReviews I saw a repeat of the episode last night and then found your review. Thanks!

[@Down2GetGuap]

What you expect he learned from KZbin.

[@arthurneddysmith]

4:57 Hears the most horrid sound he's ever heard in his life and remarks: "that sounded pretty good."

[@QuickTechReviews]

lol

[@timelordvictorious2]

Oh god thanks so much for reviewing this. You’ve saved me money

[@skiniminonochie]

I would love this product and will be on the look out for it. Do wish you could have addressed the validity of it ruining the LP

[@ELJefeReviews]

Great review dude! You definitely found a way to make listening to vinyl unenjoyable! 😂😂😂

[@mynotaryjourney9753]

Purchased the company for $500,000. Now Selling over 100 units daily and worth $5 Million. A home run!!

[@QuickTechReviews]

Hey, they got a sale out of me - even if I regret the purchase terribly ;-)

[@U2SaxFan]

I was actually going to get this because it seemed like a cool thing to have, but after seeing this video and hearing reviews of it wrecking vinyls, I think I'm going to invest my $100 on a record player worth the money, and that won't wreck my records, which I treat like gold because many of them are valuable and out of print. And if anyone is looking for a decent sounding portable Bluetooth record player, try looking at the Love Turntable, which actually includes a record playing surface so you don't even have to worry about finding a flat surface to play your records.

[@QuickTechReviews]

Sounds like a much better idea. Thanks for watching.

[@ludespeed6686]

Well $100 on a record player that isn’t gonna wreck your vinyl is pretty much not possible, unless you’re buying used/second hand of course 😂

[@megastorejamaica5280]

Oh wow, this is really cool for chop and screw inspiration!:)

[@oscarayala7672]

Lmfao welcome to houston Texas

[@manuelcampuzano558]

I see another product out there that's just basically a arm that the record goes around inside, this is something I would buy at all

[@ethanharvest4593]

Dude!!! That was there a blind last good album! I absolutely adore them growing up! I can't believe someone else has an album good for you bro cheers! Thanks for the review as well I was actually going to buy my cousin that along with a band I really enjoyed and send it to them in the mail as a gift so he would be forced to listen to it lol but I'm glad I didn't

[@QuickTechReviews]

Love 3eb! Thanks for the comment. Their last release has a handful of decent tracks - Dust Storm / Dying Blood. Some are definitely crap tho.

[@orestesleonardo]

Thanks for that review.

[@mikea6710]

Imagine, if this is actually working perfectly, and that it's just this guy's taste in music is weird

[@QuickTechReviews]

😂 can confirm my taste in music is questionable, but this device unfortunately did not work great 😢

[@SpitefulHopes]

Lmfaooo

[@UStride]

@@QuickTechReviews The Bluetooth sounded great

[@thefilipinojoe]

They should repackage it as a toy train for bees.

[@QuickTechReviews]

Truu

[@officialJOY1229]

Did the guy really get 500k for that????? Plus royalties etc etc!?????

[@Pantimoto]

I just found this, goodness this vid is hilarious

[@scottcummins2710]

Oh yeah! Rok your little heart out!

[@londonpatrick1601]

Thanks nick

[@dancegod1691]

The sharks aren’t literally locked into the deals until discussions that happen after the show is filmed where they review and verify everything. I’m hopeful that Robert tested the product a bit more and realized not to buy into it.

[@lamper2]

this reminds me of the timex on the outboard motor! tv golden age. someone will post i'm sure

[@sirshoaibsohail]

Haha what the freak. Amazing review mate 🙏

[@deeeazy9319]

Clean the record. Make sure there's not too much scratches on it. Put it on a flat surface when your using the box. It plays best on Bluetooth speaker because of the doppler effect.

[@giansieger8687]

I was actually asking that myself but wouldn‘t the bluetooth signal be distorted aswell? granted idk how bluetooth really works

[@malarkeymoose1092]

@@giansieger8687 The reason it sounded so messed up is as he said because of the Doppler effect. Which means that when the rokblok is going around, the audio source is moving with it making it sound like the volume is inconsistent. When hooked up to the speaker because the sound waves are coming from something stationary, it sounded much more even. You can hear it in the video but it’s still not perfect. It’s kind of like singing while running in a circle, versus singing into a microphone playing out of speakers.

[@giansieger8687]

MalarkeyMoose yeah I thought about it some more and realized that the doppler effect for electromagnetic waves is basically negligible for day-to-day speeds, as opposed to the acoustic doppler effect.

[@peeperpawsmcgee]

Did you just pull it out of the box without fully charging it?

[@QuickTechReviews]

Yessir - but also fully charged it and had similarly poor results...

[@UStride]

It's so much better with the Bluetooth. Like night and day. Personally I would purchase it for the Bluetooth feature and the fact it's freaking cool

[@philrisser6853]

i dont like the buzz from the wheel motor . its constant. tanks for the video my frien

[@joshualei98]

Can you play it backwards 👻?

[@labamboos]

The “gar-baj” line killed me…and got me to sub! 💀

[@QuickTechReviews]

lol - thank you. I’ve got some new vids coming soon - appreciate the sub!

[@nygreek743]

He’s a genius. Sold the idea for 500k and walked away

[@chrisl3078]

He's also collecting royalties off of it lol

[@Down2GetGuap]

He didn’t walk away that easy

[@stuartamurray23]

Was it fully charged first, I didn't see you charging it.

[@QuickTechReviews]

I tried charging it separately. Still sounded like Satan’s lair.

[@jonathansmith7992]

It just needs work. Still an amazing idea that why he was hired

[@Zafor-ium]

He moved the apple way

[@REKONZE41]

Is this the product that one of the sharktanks bought full controll of? If he did it was a bad investment

[@raadalba6al]

Everything you said make sense, but do you think the product will improve through time? in other words, better editions in the next years?

[@QuickTechReviews]

Thunder I doubt it, unfortunately. It’s been out (and owned) by Herjavec for some time now, and nothing’s been done with it 😔

[@Mark_Chandler]

record player has a flat platen with a rubber cover

[@davidgamez552]

The shape is not the most optimal. It's definitely too much of a rectangle Stick w Bluetooth and make it smaller no need to stick a speaker in it

[@M.G.R...]

Product of the mad guy

[@KeyserReveal]

lol..listening to vinyl unenjoyable. I was really curious to see if this would work.

[@capitaltorro6736]

these aren't new they actually made vehicles that would play on records in the old days but they would scratch your records badly. I wonder if this also scratches then up. I think they called it the vinyl destroyer

[@jesusmendez4051]

What is the name of the last song you played 😧

[@QuickTechReviews]

Third eye blind - Mine (Beyoncé cover)

[@delishaeubanks608]

It would be awesome if tweeked a bit

[@florinp4115]

ahahahahaha I laugh so hard , the reality vs expectations was epic

[@QuickTechReviews]

Yes! 😂

[@AkiffHssn]

Chucky must've love that

[@QuickTechReviews]

lolol

[@jasonjoseph3145]

The design sucks and so is the functionality!!! that's why ...I am out!!!

[@DemarcusQ]

Maybe design could be different

[@jimmypalmisano9116]

Not for nothing but, this product has been out way before that guy says he invented it the only thing different is bluetooth, in the early 70's I purchased a record player it was shaped like a vw bus and drove around the vinyl record

[@x67th]

I'm just happy Robert made bank from a project he enjoyed. Now he can move on to make other shit. Ggs man.

[@QuickTechReviews]

Ggs

[@kytzarackid1916]

6:34 ....literally what I waiting for

[@QuickTechReviews]

I was a bit…long-winded in my early days of KZbin. Still kinda am.

[@alanr4263]

Be kewl to be able to put ur records through ur phone

[@icimblind]

Just get a real record player. There are plenty of them out there.

[@QuickTechReviews]

Oh definitely - I've got the Audiotechnica LP60 paired with the AudioEngine A5 speakers...a pretty decent rig for under 500 bucks...

[@lamper2]

@@QuickTechReviews i hated vinyl early-so glad cd came along!

[@TrendingPendingVideos]

i see ur getting into the reviewing buisiness XD do you get free products or u buying them at this stage?>

[@QuickTechReviews]

A little bit of both!

[@TrendingPendingVideos]

Quick Tech Reviews every site o go in it says I need minimum of 5000 subscriber for free stuff >:[

[@QuickTechReviews]

Fake news. But don't get into it for the 'free stuff' - a lot of it is garbage. lol I reply more often declining products than accepting them.

[@TrendingPendingVideos]

I really want some bass headphones worth £40 please HOW DO THE KZbinRS GET EM FFS lol i need some bass headphones NOW NOW NOW

[@AiKhanCYu]

the toy car motor is not the same speed with the turntable

[@RadishAcceptable]

Hipsters might still love this.

[@QuickTechReviews]

😂

[@gld8rone309]

Was it fully charged?

[@QuickTechReviews]

Not in this video, but did fully charge it and continue testing it. Never got it to sound like something I’d actually want to listen to. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@donniesteeves2400]

Maybe if they had some kind of a table that turns🤔

[@QuickTechReviews]

How the turn tables.....

[@everyoneneedslove08]

a vinyl turntable is only 50-100$ most places

[@WayneModz]

They shoud have supplied a matt to lay the vinyl on

[@QuickTechReviews]

100%

[@internetexplorer9898]

Jesus Harold Christ It sounds like I'm in an acid trip

[@FreddieVee]

Maybe fully charging the unit might have been a good idea.

[@QuickTechReviews]

Didn't help much unfortunately.

[@whibraen2750]

"...like listening to vinyl in hell...".... ha HA

[@suejowell]

The guy specifically said NOT FOR 45s

[@whibraen2750]

slick dance moves- lol

[@haidar2638]

Testing

[@QuickTechReviews]

Works good!

[@michaelriegler2594]

Talk trash about it now but.... post apocalypse you'll love it

[@QuickTechReviews]

💯 when the solar flare hits this will be my go-to! 😂

[@412hwc]

ill tell u what, tha only people who lost money on this was tha people who bought it😂 but its a good stoccin stuffer.

[@konstantinkokkorakis1907]

WHAT THE HELL HOW MUCH FOR A RECORD PLAYER SE UP ,NO WAY ,IS IT THOUSANDS

[@stevendale7658]

Konstantin look at pink diamond

[@checkHook93]

how much is banana republic paying you?

[@QuickTechReviews]

checkHook93 not enough considering i can’t afford to buy a different shirt 😂 😂

[@checkHook93]

Quick Tech Reviews i just subscribed dude. This was a fun review.

[@QuickTechReviews]

Thanks man - thanks for checking out the vid.

[@dunk23nc]

“What the freak” 😂

[@unlyricallyrics4152]

Why so many dislikes?

[@QuickTechReviews]

The dislike army found the vid a few months ago and hit it with 200+ dislikes overnight. Cray!

[@Hero007ization]

Good Idea but needs quite a bit of work.

[@QuickTechReviews]

💯

[@naoddoify]

What have you

[@QuickTechReviews]

Yes!

[@AlexGMason]

It's a terrible idea to be honest. Records are made to spin, not to have things roll over them. Easy way to get extra scratches, and that little cheap looking thing doesnt look like it would even last anyway. Who needs $500-1000 to play vinyl? Buy a $20 record player or something.

[@QuickTechReviews]

Ya, this pretty much went right into the drawer after testing a few more times.

[@philrisser6853]

hes scared to wreck 3rd eye blind?

[@QuickTechReviews]

Doot doot doot

[@juan3141]

I'm not into vinyl. Doesn't Bluetooth ruin the supposed better music quality of vinyl? Edit: even if the product worked as intended lol

[@QuickTechReviews]

Yes. More of a gimmicky / fun product (if it worked)

[@daveman5860]

That guy on shark tank paid over $500,000 for this hunk of s***. What the hell was he thinking? Somehow the inventor fooled him.

[@jasonm.b1971]

Your not positioning it properly, check your alignment guides again.

[@QuickTechReviews]

For real?? I’d really like to like this thing. I’ll try again - maybe there’s still hope! 👍

[@jeffmichaud6387]

Maybe replacing the operator.

[@QuickTechReviews]

I tried...and tried.......and tried.

[@Cinebon]

No wonder why this video didn’t get copyrighted

[@QuickTechReviews]

😂

[@TheGreenhat2000]

5:35 "Pain"

[@QuickTechReviews]

😂

[@SJTHEGOD]

he didn't buy his life bro. and also didn't snake him. he gave him 500k up front, 2 years as a boss, and $5 per unit sold. the company was worth 5million in 2020 and going up and up every year. the guy went from being worth 32k to a multi millionaire. you need to learn how to phrase your words. that was an amazing deal. most people get snaked on shark tank but that guy paid him 500k to help his business grow basically. he became a ceo of the company and gets $5 on every item sold. do the math..

[@QuickTechReviews]

true, true....

[@harshalreacts7581]

thank you for giving 5 dollars to the creator.

[@QuickTechReviews]

Wish it was 5 dollars. Thing cost me a hundred bucks!

[@harshalreacts7581]

@@QuickTechReviews damnnnn💀💀

[@MDF4072]

Dank music from hell lol

[@REKONZE41]

Sounds scary as fuck

[@QuickTechReviews]

💯

[@Nerdynooby]

5$ goes to him

[@merlyn2121]

Oh my god. That shark got ripped off big time..

[@voodoo2993]

You look and sound like Edward Snowden!

[@QuickTechReviews]

🧑🏻‍💻

[@MagicianFlip69]

Wow the speakers are bad

[@x.a.n.a.9397]

The guy who sold it sold it so fast he new the product was shit it’s more of a hey look at this go round and round like a train. Ok now it sucks im done

[@worldactivity1268]

dark witches spend all their life to learn " demon summon " spell,, RokBlok : *pardon* 🗿

[@QuickTechReviews]

😂

[@Townsendcat2]

It destroys records

[@goodasnewrepairs]

This must be a paid promotion!

[@QuickTechReviews]

Herjavec gave me 12%

[@goodasnewrepairs]

@@QuickTechReviews 🤣🤣🤣

[@stevendale7658]

Hershovek got hosed hahaaaaaaa

[@QuickTechReviews]

100%

[@samverner1047]

I didn’t like the first couple songs anyways auto leveling suspension is the key truely this wonderfully worthless I’ll stick to cramming my lp’s in my laserdisc playah

[@leekeeler7613]

that face at 5:36 is me anytime trump tries to sound smart

[@QuickTechReviews]

Lee Keeler covfefe!

[@yorkemar]

The portable tape player running out of batteries and playing daisy in Apollo 13 movie sounds better than this product

[@QuickTechReviews]

100%

[@sonidosdepoesias1847]

both the rokblok and the marshall speaker sound terrible

[@QuickTechReviews]

very true!