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use of ChatGPT for HIFI

I have been using this really cool AI tool to evaluate System issues and gear comparisons and I’m blown away by its ability to do this. And it’s freaking free for my needs at this point

I provided details of all the components in my system and it remembers it in its memory and refers to the strengths and weaknesses of my system when choosing new gear to be integrated.  It creates a history of all that’s been discussed and is able to integrate it better than anyone can.  I can easily update it for gear that I’ve left out.

The ability to retrieve really good details about components is astounding. It suggests and provides tailored charts comparing component strengths and weaknesses. Additionally it offers ideas on additional things to consider. 

The depth of what it’s able to do is simply astounding.

What are your experiences in using this groundbreaking tool?

 

emergingsoul

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I built and trained a GPT on OpenAI's 4.o using Ivy League Master's courseware, as well as consulting back and forth about what it did and did not know, ultimately rolling the info back into the GPT's base training. I gave it my detailed system info and while it is many times better than when I started, it still struggles with some nuanced hallucinations, mostly resulting in it agreeing with me when it omits considerations (at least until I tell it what it did and to fix it).

I recently had a great conversation about my evaluation of a preamp replacement... moving from a decently modified Schiit Freya + to either a Benchmark LA4 or a Mark Levinson No. 5206. The objectives were to provide better line matching voltages and to keep the coloring of the buffering / follower stage of the sound to match the 1947 Telefunken AT12. It recommended the LA4 and also provided step by step instructions for how to match the Schiit Tyr input voltages.

FWIW - I have a separate phono preamp I am not looking to upgrade.

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Hey, @emergingsoul  - Thanks. I have a typo in my comment. It's a 12AT7, not AT12.

As a follow-up, I previously went down the path of MELZ metal plate 6N8S tubes in both stages (before the adapters and tube changes to Telefunken and Sylvania) and the sound signature was a bit warmer, though not really improved. I also suspect with the mismatched output of the Freya+ and the inputs for the Tyrs (Why Schiit, why are they so far apart?), I might be able drive the Tyrs and downstream Magnepan 3.7is at higher volumes and lower distortion levels. My only concern is I'd be stripping what is happening with the Telefunken tubes and listening to my Tyrs alone. Anyone done this combo? At least Benchmark has a 30 day return policy if I buy it and it sounds awful.

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