The oldbigears "I blame Torq" thread

Discussion in 'How to Win Friends and Influence People' started by oldbigears, Dec 10, 2017.

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  1. oldbigears

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    It's a while since I first read this post, and the previous stream of information from Torq basically claiming that nothing in front of the Eitr makes a significant difference to SQ. The Eitr fixes everything - so the legend goes.

    This is complete and utter BS.

    First point - I'm a huge fan of the Eitr and bought one mainly because of this thread. I wasn't disappointed - it's great, as you probably all know. Initially I fed it directly from my MBP and the improvement in sound was remarkable.

    Then one day, I decided to get a microRendu (anyway), in spite of "Torq's Law". I wasn't disappointed at all - it sounded better than MBP direct, and also provided the advantage of letting me move my laptop away from the DAC.

    2 weeks ago I broke another Golden Rule of Torq's Law. I bought a CI Audio power supply. Holy crap - now we're cooking on gas. The microRendu is now everything it's cracked up to be and i'm a totally satisfied camper.

    Various possibilities to answer this riddle....
    1) All systems are different (so what's the point drawing conclusions from a test by one person)
    2) Torq's a great engineer, with cloth ears
    3) Torq works for/with Schiit and feels he needs to make ridiculous claims on their behalf
    4) All of the above
     
  2. joeexp

    joeexp Don't ship this man FD-X1 ever

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    oldbigears - you completely misunderstood the thread.
    And stop attacking Torq you numbnut !

    NOT cool!
     
  3. oldbigears

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    Oh didums, did I hurt your feelings, snowflake? It's so sad to be "misunderstood"

    Hang in there buddy, and don't start crying. LOL
     
  4. lm4der

    lm4der A very good sport - Friend

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    Troll alert
     
  5. WNovizar

    WNovizar Facebook Friend

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    What a nice way to start your forum life @oldbigears
     
  6. Senorx12562

    Senorx12562 Case of the mondays

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    One more possibility; maybe you don't know wtf you are talking about. You already proved above you are unable to figure out the specs on your own device so... I know where I would put my money. Just sayin...
     
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    After the kind of work Torq put in for us.....tsk tsk tsk
     
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    Well looky here - quite the Schiit Boys Club. And there's me being nice, saying how much I like my Schiit Eitr.

    There are plenty of people who've discovered that it's great, but it doesn't compensate for everything in front of it. That's crap. But everyone has a choice - you can of course go right ahead accept everything he claimed.
     
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    He seems like a great guy (sadly, with cloth ears). They should pay him. Oh wait....they do?
     
  10. winders

    winders boomer

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    I think he is trying to get kicked.....a moderator should oblige him!
     
  11. ultrabike

    ultrabike Measurbator - Admin

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    microRendu: $640 :eek:
    CI Audio power supply: $200 :confused:

    Not $20000, but still. Not cheap-bastid approved.

    Anyway, why should anyone buy a CI audio power supply other than "Improved bass definition, dynamics and noise performance" claims. Where are the numbers? Other than the nice enclosure, WTF does all these bring to the table in actual performance.

    What's with the microRendu deal? Seems like an overpriced watered down PC.
     
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    And more importantly WTF is going on with all this @oldbigears hate for @Torq?

    What is this "the law of @Torq" crap?
     
  13. Mdkaler

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    I would refrain from @'ing Torq with nonsense. Unless it is a serious question that requires a serious response.
    He doesn't need to see this IF he ever comes back, which I hope he does.
     
  14. JustAnotherRando

    JustAnotherRando My other bike is a Ferrari

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    This just looks like a sad cry for attention.
     
  15. insidious meme

    insidious meme Ambivalent Kumquat

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    Someone trying to make friends here?
     
  16. lm4der

    lm4der A very good sport - Friend

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    Maybe we need a little drama to liven things up. Someone should go ahead and feed the troll, let's see what antics come forth.
     
  17. purr1n

    purr1n Desire for betterer is endless.

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    1000% your fault for being a moron and taking the impressions of a single person as gospel.

    The point of SBAF has always been about getting as many good impressions as possible with different chains. In the Eitr discussion thread, a few noted that BADA USB is better than Eitr. Just not $1850 better. If anyone even directly asked @zerodeefex on Eitr vs. Lynx PCI, he would have said Lynx was better; but probably not for most people as the Lynx is $500 more and comes with extra complexity (PCI card, breakout cable, external box if not using desktop PC). Finally, good CDP > Eitr. USB still sounds like ass. Eitr just makes it less like ass. Has no one noticed I never bought Eitr for myself? (Although convenience of decent digital audio is tempting).
     
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  18. drgumbybrain

    drgumbybrain Science Nut

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    Have you thought about placebo effect? This kind of improvement it’s simply, not real... IMHO
    And in my experience, THE PLACEBO FORCE IS STRONG IN ASSHOLES
     
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  19. purr1n

    purr1n Desire for betterer is endless.

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    thread locked. moving this to the how to make friends section.
     
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