1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:09,040 I love lap swimming in the pool. It's great exercise. Oh my god. 2 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:12,440 I love lap swimming in the pool. It is great exercise. 3 00:00:18,080 --> 00:00:24,800 >> Well, if you're a runner or a cyclist or you go to the gym, you know that 4 00:00:23,039 --> 00:00:28,880 forgetting your headphones totally sucks. So, I did what a lot of people do 5 00:00:27,119 --> 00:00:33,600 and I popped over to Amazon where I found out there are a lot of solutions 6 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:39,120 to my problem. We're going to take a look at some of those today. But once I 7 00:00:36,719 --> 00:00:44,239 ventured off Amazon, I discovered that underwater audio is a whole underwater 8 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:48,320 rabbit hole. See, listening to music beneath the surface, it's not as simple 9 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:52,239 as you might think. I mean, just like in the air, sound is a wave, and it can 10 00:00:50,239 --> 00:00:56,399 travel through water, in fact, faster and further due to water molecules being 11 00:00:54,640 --> 00:01:00,480 packed more densely than air. But there are some problems. See, high frequencies 12 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:04,159 basically don't go anywhere. Low frequencies go extremely far, and the 13 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:07,840 surface of the water can act as a reflector, meaning that if you do it 14 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:12,880 wrong, you could be swimming around in a acoustic house of mirrors. So, you can't 15 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:18,240 just take a waterproof speaker, huck it into the pool, and expect it to sound 16 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:25,040 good. And that's even ignoring the uh obvious Bluetooth connectivity issues. 17 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:29,200 On top of all that, humans evolved to hear above the surface of the aquatic 18 00:01:26,960 --> 00:01:34,560 zone. So, the best underwater audio solutions have to take a lot of factors 19 00:01:31,759 --> 00:01:40,560 into account. Thankfully, my leap into the hydro acoustic pool led me to Renzo, 20 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:46,159 who makes custom professional underwater audio solutions along with a host of 21 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:49,040 other very interesting things. and he 22 00:01:46,159 --> 00:01:54,159 happens to be local to us, which means I needed to come here myself to find out 23 00:01:51,759 --> 00:01:58,399 which method of listening to music underwater would be the best while I 24 00:01:56,240 --> 00:02:01,759 swim my laps. But please be honest with me. Are any of these any good? 25 00:02:00,799 --> 00:02:06,719 >> Some of them. >> Some of them. >> Yes. >> Okay. Why do you make bad ones? 26 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:09,920 >> No, the ones I make are all good. >> Ah, yes, I see. Oh, perfect. 27 00:02:08,640 --> 00:02:15,360 >> I was talking about the underwater speaker part of it. >> Great. That means my last question for 28 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:19,400 you is will you help me segue? >> Of course to our to our sponsor 29 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:24,800 >> laptops, smartphones, handhelds, drones, you got to keep them charge. Got to keep 30 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:28,720 them in the zone with the eco blow. Rabbit charges through the pole. Go 31 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:34,480 extremely fast. 300 watts total. Going to make it last with a massive capacity 32 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:40,869 charity. Feel the eco eco blow. 33 00:02:48,239 --> 00:02:54,720 This place is incredible. But from what I understand, it didn't always belong to 34 00:02:53,760 --> 00:03:00,560 you, did it? >> Um, no. No. >> So, why do you have this? 35 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:03,599 >> Well, it's a long story, but my daughter wanted to do the synchronized swimming. 36 00:03:01,920 --> 00:03:08,080 >> That does sound like a long story. >> Yes. I needed somebody to cut pieces to 37 00:03:05,519 --> 00:03:11,280 make a sound system so that the coaches could work. 38 00:03:08,959 --> 00:03:14,159 >> But when you got this, it was just one threeaxis CNC. 39 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:19,519 >> Yeah. That the guy didn't even know how to use. >> Okay. You've got so much more than that 40 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:25,760 now. Like this four axis looks freaking incredible. What can you make on this? 41 00:03:21,599 --> 00:03:27,200 >> We do 3D sculptures. We do columns. We 42 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:30,720 do pillars. >> Okay. But why? 43 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:33,599 >> For the film industry. >> Oh, okay. Well, where have I seen your 44 00:03:32,879 --> 00:03:38,239 work then? >> Uh, we've done Skyscraper, we've done 45 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:42,319 World of Warcraft, we've done Percy Jackson, we've done Playing with Fire, 46 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:46,640 we've I have a list of different shows that we've done. 47 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:49,840 >> This desk must have cost a fortune. 48 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:52,080 >> Cost me nothing except sweat and tears. 49 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:57,439 >> Looks awesome. Let's get to the audio solutions. And here it is, an underwater 50 00:03:55,680 --> 00:04:03,439 speaker, which we are actually going to get to after just one more side quest. 51 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:05,680 Oh my goodness, Renzo. What is this? 52 00:04:03,439 --> 00:04:08,560 >> Those are some very high-end turntables. >> This is beautiful. What kind of wood is 53 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:14,159 that? >> It's a veneer. It's a black walnut burrow. Affordable, right? 54 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:19,680 >> Very affordable. They started about $10,000 US. That's before you add a tone 55 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:24,080 arm and a needle. So before they make any sound, you're off 10 grand. But 56 00:04:22,639 --> 00:04:26,479 these are people that spend half a million dollars on their sound systems. 57 00:04:25,919 --> 00:04:32,240 >> Sure. >> Yeah. You need one? >> Uh, no. >> Okay. I suspect that's going to make the 58 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:34,720 uh underwater audio solution sound downright affordable. What am I holding 59 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:41,040 right now? >> That's the soul of the underwater system. It's a PZO electric transducer 60 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:46,000 encased in epoxy resin. >> Right. Because unlike a normal speaker, 61 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:51,600 you wouldn't actually want to see the the cone which would vibrate the air. 62 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:56,240 You actually have to vibrate this entire heavy mass in order to pass that along 63 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:59,919 to the water. Or am I missing something here? >> No. No. There's actually very little 64 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:02,720 vibration. You don't see it moving. Actually, there's not like a speaker 65 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:06,639 cone that moves. >> Now, I see you've actually got two different ones here. This is a skinnier 66 00:05:05,919 --> 00:05:13,919 one. >> Yes, this is the US model, the DRS8 and 67 00:05:11,280 --> 00:05:17,360 this is the DRS82. The reason for that is because the 68 00:05:15,759 --> 00:05:20,080 Canadian laws only allow a certain voltage. So, they put transformers 69 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:23,440 inside the speaker, >> whereas this one goes straight to high voltage. 70 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:29,919 >> Straight to high voltage. >> Okay. >> It's not going to kill you. It's very little voltage. It's just speaker line 71 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:34,280 voltage freedom. >> Okay, I'm ready. Go for it. 72 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:39,759 >> It's not loud. >> It doesn't have to be. Whales are not 73 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:43,320 loud, but you can hear them from one ocean to the other. 74 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:58,720 The clarity is surprisingly good. I mean, I I don't know what I was 75 00:05:56,400 --> 00:06:02,240 expecting, but not for it to be pretty decent. >> No, that doesn't sound decent. You take 76 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:06,160 that. That sounds horrible. >> I mean, it's it's decent enough. It's 77 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:11,199 like a kind of coke. My expectations were extremely low. For context, the 78 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:15,360 solution that these are replacing was literally a coach grabbing their keys 79 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:19,039 when the underwater speaker doesn't work and just like wrapping them against the 80 00:06:17,280 --> 00:06:22,960 side of the pool. So, like, I thought the bar was extremely low. The part I 81 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:26,000 don't get though is those seem pretty bulletproof. So, why did the systems 82 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:31,360 fail so often? >> Uh, well, that's only part of the equation. Uh, those I've had for 14 83 00:06:29,840 --> 00:06:34,000 years, and I've never seen one fail, >> right? >> But you need to power them. 84 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:39,120 >> Uhhuh. >> So, you need an amplifier. You need a preamp. They have microphones. They have 85 00:06:37,759 --> 00:06:43,759 You need a source of sound. >> You need an enclosure. >> You need an enclosure. The enclosure is 86 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:48,479 the magic of it because it keeps everything from getting corroded with the pool air. 87 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:50,319 >> Got it. And that is the special sauce that you've created. 88 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:55,199 >> That's correct. >> And you provide these to who? I mean, is 89 00:06:53,039 --> 00:07:00,080 the market for synchronized swimming speakers pretty big or small or medium? 90 00:06:57,840 --> 00:07:03,440 >> It's big. There's tons of clubs. >> And so, the coach can not only play 91 00:07:01,840 --> 00:07:06,880 music, but can also use this to communicate to the swimmers under the water. 92 00:07:05,280 --> 00:07:09,840 >> That's correct. >> So cool. I cannot wait to try it. Let's 93 00:07:09,039 --> 00:07:13,039 go do it. >> The rope is so it stays at about 3 ft 94 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:21,080 underwater. >> Uhhuh. >> And then you just plug in your sound source, turn it on, and away you go. 95 00:07:23,759 --> 00:07:30,639 To get started, I'm going to need a few things. First, a pool. Check. Second, an 96 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:36,880 Oceaner speaker with accompanying transformer. Check. Third, a Renzo to 97 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:41,840 act as DJ for us. Big check there. And there's one more thing I'm forgetting. 98 00:07:39,039 --> 00:07:46,400 Ah, yes. A way to bring you guys along with us for the journey. This is the 99 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:50,880 Soundfish 2 Mark II from Ambient Recording, and it's a hydrophone. It's 100 00:07:49,199 --> 00:07:53,520 not the most expensive one we could have gotten, but it's decent. 101 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:58,319 >> Yeah, it's supposed to be a pretty good one. >> Okay, this is a big moment. I have not 102 00:07:55,759 --> 00:08:03,880 heard this yet. Okay, hit it, Renzo. Okay, above water. It sounds like it did 103 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:09,449 in the shop. A little tiny 104 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:35,599 Okay, that's pretty cool. Obviously, it's not 105 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:39,919 going to be competitive with a highfidelity speaker setup up here on 106 00:08:37,839 --> 00:08:45,920 the surface, but like dude, you can hear it too, right? >> Yep. Sounds pretty good. 107 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:47,519 >> Like, that was very listen toable. Of 108 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:51,839 course, just because I can hear it when I'm stationary doesn't mean that it's 109 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:54,399 actually going to be that great. Like, can I do a quick lap swim before we 110 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:58,720 compare it to something else? >> Let's do it. >> Cuz one of my big concerns is that at 111 00:08:56,640 --> 00:09:03,480 least one ear is going to be constantly coming out of the water when you come up 112 00:08:59,920 --> 00:09:03,480 to breathe, right? 113 00:09:20,959 --> 00:09:26,399 Okay, couple things right out of the gate. 114 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:30,880 First up, even though I knew this was supposed to happen, I was surprised at 115 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:34,959 how consistent the volume was throughout the pool, no matter how far away I got 116 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:39,120 from the speaker. The parts I didn't expect though were when I got to the 117 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:43,200 other side, it kind of started to sound like it was coming from a different 118 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:49,600 origin, like it was coming out of that corner of the pool. Then finally, I was 119 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:51,920 really impressed at how quickly once my 120 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:55,279 ear is submerged, it just sounded like it's supposed to sound underwater. I 121 00:09:53,839 --> 00:09:58,720 thought that like having a little air bubble in my ear or something would make 122 00:09:57,040 --> 00:10:04,080 it sound really different, but it doesn't. It's still not the most hi-fi 123 00:10:01,839 --> 00:10:10,480 thing I've ever heard in my life. but very usable. You can actually see 124 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:12,240 how little it's moving. Like on a normal 125 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:16,640 speaker, you know, you would see the water like freaking moving around like 126 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:20,640 this. But look, it's barely moving at all. 127 00:10:18,079 --> 00:10:24,079 >> I noticed that even though, you know, low frequencies travel best in water, 128 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:27,120 I'm really not getting that much bass out of it. What's the deal with that? 129 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:32,720 >> Yeah, it's just the nature of the transducer. It's not designed to produce 130 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:35,519 really low frequencies. There is a brand 131 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:40,160 of speakers that supposedly does that, but I've never tried them. 132 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:43,200 >> All right, crank it, Renzo. 133 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:45,519 Dude, that's so weird. That sounds like 134 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:50,410 it's coming from like over there somewhere. Okay. Okay, let's see what 135 00:10:48,079 --> 00:10:54,169 happens when we go under. 136 00:10:56,240 --> 00:11:03,680 That is really cool. But it isn't the only solution. 137 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:07,760 >> And this is one of the most popular bone conduction headphones. These are the 138 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:12,480 Shocks Open Swim Pros. >> I have to confess, I have never actually 139 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:16,880 tried bone conduction swimming headphones. >> It's very much a personal preference 140 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:20,160 thing. I do not like them. >> Oh, these are already on. 141 00:11:18,079 --> 00:11:23,120 >> Yeah. And you can feel them vibrate. It's weird. 142 00:11:21,519 --> 00:11:29,920 >> But you can't hear them basically at all. Like here, check this out. 143 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:30,640 But I put them on my ears. Whoa, 144 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:36,079 >> that's weird. >> Okay, that's pretty cool, too. >> If you haven't heard of bone conduction 145 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:39,200 headphones before, basically how they work is instead of vibrating your 146 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:43,360 eardrums, it vibrates the bone in your face, which then vibrates your coccia 147 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:48,480 directly, uh, bypassing most of your ear. >> Cool. Onar controls for power and 148 00:11:46,399 --> 00:11:51,519 volume. And I guess they just have an MP3 player built into them because 149 00:11:50,079 --> 00:11:54,720 otherwise, how do they pair to something outside of the water? the these ones. 150 00:11:53,279 --> 00:11:59,040 That's the big upgrade of this year is they can pair to your phone via Bluetooth, but they also have storage 151 00:11:57,279 --> 00:12:02,399 inside. So, you can upload music to them directly and control it that way. The 152 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:04,640 downside is you can't control that music via the app. You have to plug it into a 153 00:12:04,079 --> 00:12:11,360 computer. >> Okay. I mean, I >> it's fine. >> So, iPod grade technology. 154 00:12:09,519 --> 00:12:14,639 >> All right, let's go for a swim. Already, I can tell that your experience with 155 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:18,720 these is going to be heavily dependent on how well they fit you. Because 156 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:27,560 depending on exactly where I get the vibrating pieces, they sound either kind 157 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:27,560 of okay or like absolute hot garbage. 158 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:38,480 I'm also surprised at how more different 159 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:42,320 these sound above and below the water compared to the underwater speakers. 160 00:12:40,959 --> 00:12:47,440 >> Well, I would have assumed above and below would be the same cuz it's right against your bone. As soon as I go 161 00:12:45,279 --> 00:12:52,440 underwater here, try them. They sound like hyper bassy. 162 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:52,440 >> Huh? 163 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:58,399 >> Nice trick shot. Yeah. 164 00:12:56,079 --> 00:13:01,920 >> We interrupt this fun video to show off the big hexi beach towel from 165 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:07,440 ltstore.com. It's big. It's orange. It's a bestagon. 166 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:12,000 Get yours today. >> I already think they're too bassy as is. 167 00:13:09,680 --> 00:13:17,360 Below the water is really bad. You can EQ it probably. Maybe a little. And to 168 00:13:14,959 --> 00:13:21,680 be clear, they're fine for listening to music. And honestly, not really much 169 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:25,279 worse than the ocean ears. No, >> it's just the inconsistency. And 170 00:13:23,680 --> 00:13:30,000 obviously for an application like synchronized swimming, this is useless 171 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:34,160 because how would you get everyone perfectly in sync? You have to be all 172 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:36,639 listening to the same source. This isn't our only solution, though, right? 173 00:13:35,519 --> 00:13:39,839 >> No. There's lots of other bone conduction headphones. But maybe that's the kind of thing we should do in a 174 00:13:39,279 --> 00:13:42,720 roundup. >> Yeah. Let us know if you want to see that in the future. Leave a comment down 175 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:45,920 below. >> Yeah. with the headphones you'd want us to cover. >> But we do have one more thing to try 176 00:13:45,519 --> 00:13:50,880 today. >> And it's the worst one. >> Oh no. Actually, wait. There's one more 177 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:54,240 thing I want to try. Um, do we have the underwater mic? I want to see if it can 178 00:13:52,399 --> 00:13:58,600 hear these. Okay. Okay. Here it is above. Here it is above water. 179 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:08,639 >> Can you hear it? >> I can hear it a tiny bit. >> Not much. Okay. Okay. That's it. I was 180 00:14:08,079 --> 00:14:15,279 just curious. >> That bit at the beginning was only kind of a joke. We have the Monster S620, 181 00:14:12,399 --> 00:14:18,800 which is an IPX8 rated speakers, which means it's actually submersible up to a 182 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:23,519 certain degree. And it's a pretty okay Bluetooth speaker. Let's see how it does 183 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:27,680 underwater. Jeez. 184 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:31,760 Oh, well, this is terrific. It's all the downsides of absolutely everything we've 185 00:14:29,839 --> 00:14:36,800 tried so far. Bluetooth connectivity issues whenever it's underwater 186 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:41,839 and ass garbage sound quality. To be clear, 187 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:45,920 Monster never claimed that this was an appropriate solution for listening to 188 00:14:43,839 --> 00:14:49,920 music underwater. They're just saying that this speaker won't die if you 189 00:14:48,079 --> 00:14:53,600 accidentally drop it in the pool and it goes underwater. In fact, they even 190 00:14:52,079 --> 00:14:58,160 designed it to make sure that it doesn't go too far under the water by making it 191 00:14:55,680 --> 00:15:01,920 float. So, good job, Monster, I guess. Just not a solution to the problem we're 192 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:04,959 trying to solve today. You know what is a solution to our problem today, though? 193 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:09,279 Our sponsor, >> MicroEnter. Quick, what starts with an S 194 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:14,560 and is associated with October >> no savings. Get great deals on all 195 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:18,639 things PC related like this 32-in 240Hz 4K Alienware gaming monitor. Or check 196 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:22,079 out these AMD and Intel bundles with a ton of upgrade options. And if you're 197 00:15:20,959 --> 00:15:28,800 looking for something that'll pretty much be ready to go right out of the box, well, they have a huge sale on 198 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:32,639 powers spec pre-built PCs like this G480 gaming beast. Oh, also folks around 199 00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:36,480 Phoenix, you're getting a Micro Center, too. You can even sign up to get a free 200 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:39,760 128 gigabyte flash drive when they open up this year. So, check out our links in 201 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:43,279 the description today to shop the sale and everything else MicroEnter has to 202 00:15:41,519 --> 00:15:47,040 offer. If you guys enjoyed this video, we're going to have Renzo and Janette 203 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:50,480 sites linked down below. You guys can go check them out. Was extremely gracious 204 00:15:48,639 --> 00:15:55,040 of them to show us around their shop and lend us these incredible products to try 205 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:58,880 out. If you guys can think of any other esoteric technologies, by the way, that 206 00:15:57,519 --> 00:16:02,320 you know we wouldn't normally think to cover, leave a comment down below. And 207 00:16:00,639 --> 00:16:07,600 if you guys enjoyed this video, why not check out the one where we built a home 208 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:07,600 theater in my pool?