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?

 

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I recently used both ChatGPT and Grok to help me narrow down which amp and speakers I should keep as I’m considering downsizing. I queried 4 amps and 4 pairs of speakers: Luxman LX-380, Luxman 550axMarkII, Audio Research i50, Musical Fidelity 6si and potentially a LTA Z40+. Speakers: Dynaudio Heritage Specials, Harbeth30.2XD, Devore Super Nines and Magnapan LRS. I added room dimensions etc, types of music I like, % streaming vs CD and vinyl and whether I listen when doing things around the house or stationary. I asked to list  the pairing 1-2-3. 
The results were quite similar between the two platforms and both gave very detailed summaries of their results. E.g. why the pairings make sense  based on a number of factors. Anyone care to guess what I’m keeping?

I recently started using ChatGPT for comparisons. Sometimes the information is just wrong. When I pointed this out, it adjusted and provided different results. It is just like any other resource at this point. It is just retrieving information from the internet and re-packaging it, albeit a bit more efficiently than if I was pulling all the information together myself. I use it as a starting point. Ultimately, we need to determine what sounds best in our particular systems, unless you want to jump into the ASR pool and rely only on data points rather than what brings joy to you. I still trust my ears and judgement.

 

I use perplexity and asked it to analyze my system.
perplexity did a good job of providing a lot of detail about my system, and how it could be expected to perform. It did make a few suggestions, but they seemed pretty generic to me. It almost seems like a super search engine that rapidly assimilates what’s available on the net into a reasonably coherent package. This is obviously just a rudimentary AI tool, and I consider it useful, but not really intelligent, more of a compiler. 

Yes, I've used it to ask a few audio questions and it gave me a list of equipment that some I had never heard of which was really cool. I think it works pretty good !

On ChatGPT there is a specific GPT named "Hifi Advisor" created by Borui Wang, that provides insightful views. However, I have also found that GPT bots often contradict themselves, especially when it comes to the deeper technical challenges, and on many occasions might exclude key parameters. (this then leads to me debating one GPT against another - quite entertaining).

For instance I was planning on building out a high-end HQplayer server on the new Mac Studio M4 Pro platform. After much deliberation with ChatGPT and specifications required for FLAC/DSD upsampling, PEQ & convulsion requirements on memory and CPU, I noticed elsewhere that the Mac USB does not support Native DSD. So when I asked ChatGPT on this limitation, it stated "oh, yes. that was a significant oversight on my behalf".  So I wouldnt take everything as gospel, but it certainly provides guidance and thought-provoking considerations.