The RECORD RUNNER

A look at the Record Runner novelty record player. A new take on the 1970s Sound Wagon - AKA the Vinyl Killer, the little VW van that drives around a record, both playing and destroying it at the same time.
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[@soundlesspeal]

get two and have a race

[@Nitrodino7875]

Whats with the goth Moomin??

[@TotoDG]

Imagine how bad that would sound.

[@jcmolero71]

Play Pop Musik both tracks at once

[@thesmiler1579]

double the scratching

[@eddvcr598]

That’s how you get stereo sound! 😂

[@johnr6168]

I can see why it hasn't got a headphone jack.

[@pizzyp]

Hopefully the next model will have Bluetooth 😂

[@gurthygus39]

BECOMING WR hey buddy it’s a joke

[@IvanovIvanAKrutoi]

Have fun untangling the wires after you're done listening to it!

[@robertthegamer_0]

@@IvanovIvanAKrutoi 😂😂😂🤣🤣😂😂😂😂🤣

[@raudiaz6245]

like twisted taffy after a minute or two

[@williamramsell853]

The prototype for the 78 rpm record moved so fast it flew out the window and was never seen again.

[@frankt4433]

hahahaha

[@alb9047]

WHERE ARE THE REPLIES

[@nathankelly3509]

Imagine 120 rpm

[@lambandham]

lmao

[@bensfractals43]

@@alb9047 Atr

[@blakeburton3137]

Do you think the guy driving that van likes his job?

[@burneraccount9985]

I'd like to think so. It's a record breaking occupation

[@musxn]

Blake Burton it depends on the music

[@LavenderJJ_secret]

God knows what he's like when he does any Eurobeat

[@rhuttrho88]

The interior is probably full of throw up!

[@thedude5295]

1 year later: He was laid off because it was considered an non-essential job in his state in 2020.

[@ultrawankerobliterator420]

please tell me someone has painted one to look like the Mystery Machine

[@Rainaman-]

Probably

[@Setebos]

Or a psychedelic paint job for when you're listening to Grateful Dead albums.

[@1ivannthegreat]

I bought me one a while back when with my artistic talent I painted it and Drew on it with surf boards on the top. When I wanted it like that to play my BEACH BOYS RECORDS. 👍🏻✌🏼

[@Setebos]

@@1ivannthegreat Be great for 60s surf music, too.

[@DTorto]

Ill do it for you

[@tomhsia4354]

This is ridiculous on so many levels, in the right way. Wait, is this the world's smallest record player? It seems to be running for that record...

[@jorgemtzb9359]

More like it's driving in that record

[@randomguy3708]

Someone get "running in the 90" on a record just for this

[@Vanessa_Santillan]

Random Guy 🤣

[@ivanfraevich942]

and replace the body with an ae86

[@yametite]

lmao here it is kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWmonGOVi7hlb8k

[@FokkerBoombass]

@@yametite it's fake tho

[@MagneticProductions1]

@@FokkerBoombass From that video I found out that there's a real vinyl version of the song but it's pretty expensive ($150 roughly) and I would never want to do this to it. Still, neat.

[@FionaAppleRocks]

If you placed this on a revolving turntable then the bus would be able to play while appearing to be stationary

[@elfinstuff8934]

That is incredible holy shit

[@robambrose4199]

Would it play the record at all though if not moving? Or play it backwards, even though not in reverse?

[@Insanitypants80]

Yo Dawg! We heard you like record players so we put a record player on your record player so you can play while you play. :)

[@mbvideoselection]

​@@robambrose4199but it would be moving with respect to the record. Only your viewpoint of it wouldn't be moving, same as your viewpoint of a record player's stylus doesn't move when you look at it.

[@robambrose4199]

@@mbvideoselection It depends on how fast the van drives compared to the speed of the turntable, and which direction both are going in. It would be hard to scratch records properly this way unless you are the Stig.

[@FranLab]

I know it's wrong.... but I love this record obliterating gizmo.

[@madscientistshusta]

Same

[@keithbrown7685]

If obliterating this record is wrong I don't wanna be right.

[@beepot2764]

Fran Blanche I know right! I want one as a display. Go get a cheap old 1$ record place it on my record stand just for some fun. Especially when my niece comes over and wants to put a record on.

[@sebastienmonette6659]

333 likes, yikes

[@monicasanfratello3841]

Me too

[@Tom5TomEntertainment]

Looks like a Record Ruiner

[@shiningarmor2838]

I was just about to make that joke, goddammit!

[@dwaynezilla]

The Record Ruiner - VW (Vinyl Wrecker) edition

[@mogshade66]

Tom5tom Entertainment Yes x Good grief x This is why we have good turntables 😊

[@cronchyshark]

That's why it's original name was the 'vinyl killer'

[@derekmyers3258]

i've got ruined records i'm already planning on using it on. i ordered the blue one!

[@praveenb9048]

It would have been a much more fun product if it had been off white with 1960's hippie style decals - flowers, smile, peace and shit like that.

[@adambtw369]

yeah!

[@nosidenoside2458]

someone should do a custom one

[@sarno97]

Or Scooby-doo mistery machines

[@lunahetfield]

U U that would be amazing

[@inmylifeivelovedthemall]

GROOVY!

[@thecianinator]

The fact that you are a middle aged, white Englishman with an extensive knowledge of old school American hip hop makes my heart so warm. I respect someone who doesn't let stereotypes define what they're allowed to appreciate.

[@gamerguy425]

I'm a spoiled comfortable middle-class white suburban kid who had aboslutely everything handed to him and I fucking love 80's-90's hip hop, particularly NAS and Rakim. I'm just the polar opposite of everything involved in their lyrical themes lol

[@haferman92]

Weeb

[@TheExtreme869]

*stereo* types lmao.

[@p3rformer]

what are you talking about?? This generation grew up with hip hop and witnessed the beginning of it...smh

[@roberte.o.speedwagon3122]

I'm not american but I love gangsta rap

[@frvo]

Can't deny. It did put a smile on my face...

[@some_shiptoster]

This would look hilarious playing Yakety Sax.

[@thereborne5219]

i have nothing to say

[@kevinjokipii4260]

That would be better if, rather than a Microbus, it resembled Jackie Wright pushing Benny in a 3-wheeled wicker chair.

[@OldManTheseDays]

Legitimate lol from this comment😁

[@prestonmcalhany6534]

Thanks for the idea 😂

[@JosephdiCaro]

OMG that record you chose was the perfect accompaniment to that! I was smiling and laughing so big! Cute little novelty! Thanks for showing it to us

[@queruba.]

Now we need an AE86 Toyota version that drifts around the record

[@styldsteel1]

Yea. We might achieve a better sound that way.

[@queruba.]

@@styldsteel1 And play Initial D eurobeat songs

[@styldsteel1]

@@queruba. anything's gonna sound better than this

[@fozi_tatoz5045]

I need it if it exists!

[@tonywright8294]

Why ?

[@Crazy_Borg]

So, even when VW does give you an emission-free electric car (even it's a bit small), it still manages to damage the environment (your Vinyl records and your ear drums).

[@memereview9803]

Crazy_Borg go away they’re trying

[@holidayfartcruiserthe2nd749]

They've all been recalled because the batteries' computers cheated the emissions test.............again.

[@Philjj61]

Great comment, that'll be a two groan rating on my kid's dag meter, which is getting harder to achieve the older they get. Brilliantly executed by the way. I also think sideways like this. Respect.

[@EdgardoDC]

Still so much better than that disgusting record scratching rokblok

[@radracer2033]

JAMiE DC Yeah, you can actually hear the music

[@true_neutral3378]

+vulcan_ How old are you and where do you live?

[@freezetile8588]

Does anyone remember when ROBLOX didn't suck?

[@EdgardoDC]

vulcan_ no

[@ThomasTalbotMD]

It sounds pretty decent though it gets a little wobbly towards the end of the record. Surprised it worked so well.

[@VE6XTC]

What a fun gadget. It would be fun to use on old records that are not rare or valuable.

[@insector2]

There's just something so amazing about records and I love watching them being played. "Lets cut grooves in this piece of vinyl and stick a needle in it to vibrate around!"

[@OriginalPineapplesFoster]

You've caused me to remember the first time our speakers cut out when my head was near the record player and it blew my freaking mind! Like, with tapes, I knew there was no sound if the signal wasn't sent, but realizing that records basically have a tiny version of the audio on them at all times.... Yeah, even decades later I'm easily amused. 😂🍍

[@charliecahill7252]

anyone else read it as 'Record Ruiner'?

[@medes5597]

Until I saw your comment I thought that's what it said. Damn it.

[@mateorincon3448]

No, but that should be it's name.

[@cyberanimates2904]

Yep. And the reason I read it like that was because my bro told me about a BMW record player that looks like a well a BMW van and "ruined" the record. and I saw the thumbnail first.

[@lunahetfield]

Charlie Mayhew Music me, I thought it was actually called a record ruiner.

[@pablo5425]

no, but it does kinda ruin the record sound xdd

[@wigglyboots2]

That speed controller is really genius. Love seeing clever engineers ply their trade in such a subtle yet impressive way. And of course great video as always. Thanks for taking a look at these more gimmicky devices from time to time. They really are neat but I wouldn't wan't to waste my own money on them, so thanks!

[@stevegreen8262]

what a waste of a talented engineer.

[@FlorianEagox]

This takes the definition of a "portable" music player to a whole new level!

[@bluedistortions]

"I suppose its great, if you really enjoy being underwhelmed by things." Thats a great quote!

[@warhammer2162]

I would like to see someone 3D print a Scalextric track with a band's discography recorded onto it, then watch this thing go.

[@tomhsia4354]

Or somehow fabricate a metal disc... So this thing won't instantly destroy it.

[@737Garrus]

Thing is it can't make right-hand turns. :\

[@TheSpanielXD]

"I suppose it's great, if you really love being underwhelmed by things" I'll leave it up to you to create a meaning for that

[@TheSpanielXD]

Ah yes, I that now

[@AhDollar]

she doesn't love you

[@aheroicandwell-reviewedliz801]

I love it so much it looks like something out of a cartoon.

[@jbrunty1989]

"Hey I just bought the one record to complete my collection. $200 was worth it to have a record I'll cherish" "Cool let's drive matchbox cars all over it"

[@tiborklein5349]

5:37 KANSEI DORIFTO!

[@isekaiexpress9450]

Why even a VW and not a Levin?

[@charaznable2859]

N NANI

[@TrashDeviant]

Deja Vu

[@moron1138]

@@TrashDeviant I'VE JUST BEEN IN THIS PLACE BEFORE

[@unitrader403]

before its perfect it needs 2 changes: 1) the Chassis has to be changed into a Toyota Corolla / AE86 (aka hachiroku) 2) the last track on the Vinyl must be Deja Vu :D

[@ZipplyZane]

I have an idea for one of these: it just plays music from a microSD but is otherwise silent. You just watch it trace the record for novelty, while getting listenable music.

[@loes6801]

Aaah I always wondered how those things accounted for the difference in speed on the outside and the inside of the vinyl. Pretty neat, thanks for showing us!

[@JoeMicroscope]

That is done when the record is cut

[@dixie_rekd9601]

I like how they say "this is shit, only use it for a laugh" (basically) I might pick one up :)

[@CommodoreFan64]

Damn it man, that end sketch had me nearly spitting my afternoon tea all over my keyboard, and a co worker staring at me. Good work. :-)

[@tmack729]

I wince involuntarily when the vehicle is popped down on the record and starts playing, *grinding* its way round.

[@johannestitz5797]

Audiophiles be like: "sTiLl sOuNdS bTeTtEr ThAn CDs"

[@jon4715]

Holdthetomato! CD's can be great, but they're definitely not better than vinyl. There are tons of modern digital formats that are way better than CD's too.

[@gloomyblackfur399]

@@septum_funk There can be exceptions, when you take into account things like the Loudness War. Vinyl cant hold the same extreme volume as CDs, so it naturally limits how much record labels can distort the music away from the original in hopes that "louder music sells better".

[@Rafael-no3gi]

@@jon4715 im sorry to break it to you but vinyl is in no way better than cd

[@Antigen__]

Audio elitists*

[@jon4715]

@@Rafael-no3gi There are absolutely some ways that vinyl is superior to cds, and vis versa.

[@lovebass199300]

I like the way you took it seriously but still managed to make it very very enjoyable to watch.

[@SmithMrCorona]

I'm in the habit, now, of positioning my cursor towards the end of the video to see if the puppets are in an episode. Today was a good day.

[@Cammi_Rosalie]

I do too. Also nice to see another viewer who still uses a real computer instead of some crappy, stripped-down phone app. ☺

[@subzeroarctics1299]

YES! SAME HERE! :D

[@aktw1234]

Cammi Rosanov what are you a luddite, or does change scare you

[@Cammi_Rosalie]

Neither. But I prefer to use a fully functioning computer. Not a stupified baby's toy.

[@HolyKhaaaaan]

Or the Benny Hill theme

[@dafo446]

this is so dumb and the fact you put the RIGHT song for this... car even makes it funnier

[@thedungeondelver]

Seriously, the only track that might've been better would've been Yakkity Sax.

[@Quacks0]

Yeah, I mean, it's a cute device and all, but I'd always have my heart in my throat about its possibly damaging the record, and it would be such a hog at wasting costly batteries, too. Just play the record on a regular turntable, for goodness sake. Some lovely music is not even out on CD, so I make DVD movies of old records playing; this way, I can get full-fidelity sound that I can listen to anytime I want, and I won't wear out the precious delicate record albums.

[@mrjason9382]

They made them years ago kinda neat but they do wreck the record

[@GregAdamsEternal]

This isnt intended to be a serious use record player.

[@Quacks0]

@Greg Oh, you're absolutely right, Buddy, and I think we all realize that... our main point here is that it seems crazy to produce --- or buy --- something that ruins a perfectly good record. Plus us old fogies feel a special fondness for old LP recordings, especially since a lot of the precious oldies music they contain isn't even being re-released on CD, and so we feel especially sickened to see perfectly good records being shamelessly/mindlessly sacrificed just for a chintzy novelty-item. Like I said in another post here, I like to preserve out-of-print easy-listening vinyl music by making DVD movies of the record playing, so that I can hear best-quality sound anytime I want, without wearing out the precious limited-availability original discs.

[@LunaPhobos]

The Record Killer? You can say that again.

[@pancudowny]

5:57 - Record Runner: Tokyo Drift. 😁

[@indayteray8647]

More like: red VW bus: disk drifter

[@user-fm6im2nq1k]

pancudowny cringe

[@markhesse2928]

That definitely was a bit of fun. Using a Dixieland band record was the perfect choice to demonstrate this thing as well. And we conclude with the return of our old friends--May they finally end this long, dismal winter and bring us the bright promise of spring.

[@mattsmith9024]

Two things you don't want to do with a VW van; 1. Drive one. 2. Play records with one.

[@TrashDeviant]

I wouldn't mind the first one. With a WRX STI swap :D Second one, yeah not on a record I cared about.

[@puckcat22679]

TrashDeviant I'm a mechanic that specializes in European cars as well as weird stuff. One of my customers has a VW Vanagon (T3 transporter outside of the US) with a Subaru SVX engine. It's definitely much better than it was originally.

[@cameronwaddel4072]

I have a friend who has or had a VW Combi with a Mazda engine.

[@goncaloferreira6863]

I just realized that I have been watching almost exclusively your videos for weeks and hadn't subscribed yet. Great content, keep it up!

[@elplagiato]

Best puppets ever!!!!

[@murrfeeling]

I suppose it's great...

[@paulstaf]

Don't feel bad, my Google Home doesn't ever play the song I ask it for either.... :)

[@nickwallette6201]

Hey Google ...... hey, Google ....... OK Google ...... HEY. GOOGLE. ..... ugh forget it.

[@bernardblack6116]

4:15 he uses it

[@ivanmanko]

I'd love to see it running on a record that is already spinning in a turntable

[@marktubeie07]

Puppet episode today was hilarious!

[@comptonrapper601]

🍎 HomePod

[@josuelservin2409]

tubeie07, Flipping 'eck... 😂 I love those puppets!

[@Fluteboy]

Imagine if he had tried an Andy Kershaw accent: "Let The Bairss Goor!"

[@ansonx10]

Thanks. I had almost clicked away too soon. Flippin' heck.

[@SNC2319]

I’m dying here XD

[@MrSatyre1]

I remember many years ago every April, Audio Magazine would feature a review of a new product from Lirpa Labs (always fun to read the letters to the editor the following month from readers who were fooled). One year they showed Lirpa Labs' newest CD player, which was essentially the same thing as this, but used a string to spin around the CD.

[@Horzuhammer]

That music choice was *perfect.* Couldn't help having a wide smile on my face while the van was driving around the record.

[@johnspete]

“I think it’s great if you really like being underwhelmed by things” - truer words have never been spoken about Siri, by puppet or person.

[@dabhdude]

4:21 You can hear him snicker

[@oslaf3323]

Yeah I heard it too

[@lewisscott4497]

That was static from the record.

[@LDSRaichu]

Another excellent video. I can see the pride you take in making these, and the joy you have trying out technology. Thanks for sharing your tallent and passion with us.

[@lezzman]

It must be hell trying to run around behind it with your headphones plugged in!

[@ray_ayy]

So glad you reviewed this!!

[@DanTheMiddleagedMan]

Useless but fun to look at

[@LMacNeill]

Those puppets at the end - HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! So funny and SO true!!!

[@dash8brj]

Yup - siri - more like Silly as the puppets said. I asked for an 18 minute timer last night, it gave me an 80 minute one. Stupid siri :)

[@ViewpointProd]

if you say somthing like that, you clearly did not watch it

[@LMacNeill]

So you don't think the puppets were funny? You haven't had the experience of voice-recognition software screwing up what you say to it?

[@ViewpointProd]

i never said it wasent funny, i dont use vice recognition for a reason, IT NEVER WORKS

[@Supreme-Fishy]

5:25 I won’t lie I felt the jazz Rythym right there during a vinyl record

[@737Garrus]

Have "You spin me round right round" onto a record and play it with the van!

[@danielwgk]

I have a theory about the tracking force. When in use, it might be considerably less because the momentum from the high center of gravity would be tilting it away from the direction of the needle. It would still need to be high enough to not hop and skip out of the groove. Just a theory though

[@oi23origin]

I don't know if that's legit, but it'd be nuts if it worked that way! Sounds almost reasonable.

[@Vykk_Draygo]

Does it have suspension? If not, then I doubt that would really be an effect you would see. As well, most of the weight is situated low on the device (the batteries), so it probably has a relatively low center of gravity. I don't think he got an accurate read of the tracking force, in either case.

[@mspenrice]

Doesn't matter about suspension. If the weight of the machine is being shifted, it's being shifted; a vehicle without suspension can still be tipped over in a bend if its CoG is high enough and the wheel grip is sufficient to prevent them slipping instead, and in a constant radius/constant speed corner once the springs and dampers of a suspended vehicle have reached an equilibrium the force through the wheels will be the same as if it was unsuspended and merely had wonky axles. What's maybe more crucial in this equation is that the needle isn't really bearing a significant portion of the machine's weight - the two rear wheels, and the guidewheel up front do that. The tracking force is rather more to do with the weight of the cartridge and the assembly that holds it, forwards of the tracking wheel, and if they have any kind of spring force behind them also. After all, it will still need to ride up and down slightly vs the front wheel and the actual bodywork in order to account for any small bumps in the record surface. So the force might still lessen a bit as the body weight shifts, but maybe not by as much as you'd expect, or even the same proportion.

[@captainblitz9961]

when they make records they usually use both vertical and horizontal grooves to maximize space on the vinyl so if the tracking weight of the VW is lighter due to centrifugal forces moving it outward then the needle would tilt more outward causing it sit outside of the center of the groove causing damage.

[@AlexPlusLEDS]

"I've BEAN had"

[@antoinep9733]

You should let the puppets have their own channel, they’re priceless. I’m totally serious, those two doing reviews and taking the piss out of tech would be hilarious, you’d hit 1,000,000 subscribers within a year!

[@Fuchsfein]

When I saw a toy car driving on a record like this in "Hen his wife", a strange russian cartoon, I was wondering if that is technically possible. I'm delighted to see that such a device actually exists and that the idea indeed works, even if it is not very practical. These videos are quite interesting and well presented, I'm happy I found this channel!

[@lizaelliott6862]

That’s some decent jazz on that record there.

[@ct1660]

I’m surprised that Record Runner has an Audio-Technica AT3600 magnetic cartridge instead of the P-188 that the RokBlok has. The original SoundWagon from the 70’s used a mono Astatic cartridge, similar to the ones used in vintage kiddie record players, then the Astatic 89T

[@junglejamesie]

I'm also surprised that it has an AT3600 cartridge. Before the video started I fully expected to see the P-188 (literally) tearing up some more vinyl.

[@amirpourghoureiyan1637]

93SHADoW well it is a Japanese product... they probably would be ashamed to release any turntable product without overdoing the specs, even if it’s useless on a device like this

[@Fridelain]

Those kids are now adults with disposable cash.

[@BLY99]

Did you look at the price? For that much it's the least they could do.

[@ct1660]

An AT3600L is only $20-$25 on eBay....

[@Wildstar40]

They tried to make a 45 version but the van keeps flipping over lol !

[@justindunlap1235]

You should have seen the 78rpm version it reached takeoff speeds.

[@cameronwaddel4072]

I remember as a kid in the early eighties, going to the local art museum (Wellington) where there was an art installation of a small room, with a record on the floor in the middle of it and a Soundwagon going around playing. From memory the speaker was in the back of the van rather than the roof.

[@NoJusticeNoPeace]

I wonder if the technology is there yet to make a version of one of these with a laser stylus. Hmm, that gives me in idea for a record player design: a base with an electromagnet and an induction charger, and a laser stylus which hovers magnetically over the album in a self-contained drone-like device. No contact made with the album at all.

[@mors7937]

That'd be epic you should get a patent for that like for real!

[@Sonicjan]

There is this magnetic hover-turntable. Compined with a laser-stylus, it would look even more futuristic!

[@legend7951]

That actually seems reasonable, especially since all it would need is to be able to measure the distance between laser head and the record and I feel like I've seen something like that before

[@fistfulofgroovy9746]

I swear the guy who did the sound for Evil Dead must have used on of these. For some reason it has a horror quality to it...

[@corqondisplay6743]

it's cause it's not at the same speed the whole time so the pitch and speed change a little, this is easily reproducible with digital audio processing

[@sirlanka3746]

Damn, if it weren't a vinykiller i'd buy that instantly and take it everywhere. That's like the best and random excuse to play vinyls everywhere. Edit: who ever starts to produce & sell a none-vinyl-killing version with both rpm's gets to be a millionaire. I swear, i'll buy that instantly.

[@jdatlas4668]

There’s a new version called the RokBlok that does both RPMs and can do Bluetooth, guy made half a million selling his company on Shark Tank... still violently destroys records though.

[@sbrown1953]

Very thorough and entertaining demonstration!

[@ccateni28]

COMING IN FOR THE VINYL STUFF! YAY!

[@tdcattech]

The perfect review of the Homepod in a few minutes by some puppets. Got to love KZbin.

[@ppboy9992]

thats actually adorable :} I wish I could have this little thing... it plays some happy little tunes and drives to its hearts content!!!

[@IvailoStoychev]

So basically a 2017 device that is a 1967 Volkswagen, travels on a record which was invented in 1887 *Seems Legit.*

[@jdatlas4668]

I mean, it’s been around forever, it’s just still being made for reasons. Vintage ones get absurd prices now.

[@NegativNein]

The puppets are my favorite part of your videos.

[@tcpnetworks]

Thanks for the puppet fix! Flippin' eck!

[@ZGryphon]

It puzzles me that this item is also known as the Vinyl Killer when "Record Ruiner" was _right there._

[@K.W_Everything]

Imagine if aliens used this on the golden record

[@svedas01]

Record Ruiner FTFY

[@MrDorkLard]

You read my mind

[@toreholmerup3106]

Beat me by about 2 hours

[@emmanuelotamendi9583]

I had one of these to check used albums and now that I know they were called the record killers I feel a wee bit gulty

[@xx-mreba-xx4051]

Technically if you did it once and correctly you freed up some of the dirt causing pops

[@m3snusteve]

Great video and I love those puppets. Well done Tech Moan and keep them videos coming.

[@chrismayer3919]

Always did like your tech reviews; never knew this 'player' even existed!

[@TheAtb85]

So... they lost the chance to call it Track Racer. Lovely novelty item for a chuckle! :D The speed mechanism is very ingenious too!

[@id513128]

Yay! puppet! //Happy that player is work. Unlike the last one. :D

[@phadedfantom5790]

Imagine walking around in public with this like it’s a boom box.

[@LikaLaruku]

That puppet thing at the end was awesome.

[@vishnumu108]

THE RECORD RUINER ! I swear this is what I read first!!!

[@kenhancock8931]

YEAH!!! PUPPET FAMILY!!!!!

[@TheVra25]

I find it amazing of the audio and videos of yesterday gone by seeing some of the stuff again brings back childhood memories of what I'm going to have or some of my friends had thank you for bringing back some memories

[@yankleber]

Wow, it's VERY old! I already knew this in the 1980s but had forgotten. Nice memories!

[@brianartillery]

The sound will always sound 'wonky' on that device, simply due to the Döppler effect - it is constantly advancing and retreating from the listener. If it transmitted to a stationary speaker, the 'wonky' sound would disappear. And no, I wouldn't let one within a mile of any of my records.

[@Heimbasteln]

It is called the Doppler effect, not the Döppler effect, but yeah, thats another issue with the record runner

[@eurovision50]

That's what I was thinking, too.

[@yueying7838]

brianartillery dopeler effect is when you rock your head while stoned

[@SinaelDOverom]

Doppler wont affect anything much at those speed. Otherwise you moving around the house while listening to music out of stationary speakers would've produced the same effect, but it does not.

[@trip2themoon]

Sounds wonky with a stationary speaker. This is shown in the Rock Block review.

[@Ziggyzaggy300]

Put one on a record player and move it into the inside and the stylus on the outside and turn them both on

[@MidwestMotoRider]

Awesome bit at the end. That is almost exactly how it went when a friend of mine got one of those things. LOL.. Take care man!

[@WashedUpSpearfish]

I could listen to Techmoan talk about anything forever

[@MadisonBramley]

I can't hate it, it's just too cute haha

[@dwoodman26]

A light emitter and receiver? I was expecting a variable resistor. I have to give them points for ingenuity!

[@DasAntiNaziBroetchen]

I guess it's just more durable that way.

[@creepingnet]

This thing is HILARIOUS to listen to. Sounds like a big band horn nightmare with the doppler effect going on, LOL.

[@eekee6034]

I've been looking for this video for ages! I'm a teeny bit disappointed it's not a great record player, but I was grinning pretty-much from the moment it started playing. :D Really cool mechanism! It's giving me ideas for a wear-free analog volume control.

[@Jamato-sUn]

THE RECORD RUiNNER

[@digitalrailroader]

J-sUn unlike the Rokblock, the instructions of the Record Runner says not to use this on records you care about.