I asked ChatGPT about me and my posts...
Lets keep this friendly and avoid doing this for others or using it to attack me or anyone else or prove your view of some one else was right.
Let’s try an AI experiment! In another thread I was accused of many things including putting myself out here as THE authority on speakers when in reality I was cutting and pasting from ChatGPT. The poster’s ad hominem attack included that I had posted 17k times. Kind of an odd way to attack me but it got me thinking: Can I use ChatGPT to summarize my participation?
Here is the prompt I used:
I do a lot of posting on Audiogon. You can see them from this link: https://forum.audiogon.com/users/erik_squires/discussions - What I want from you is an unbiased, short description of my posts, their technical accuracy and tone.
And here is the reply....
Here’s an unbiased, concise summary of your Audiogon contributions based on your discussions and responses:
1. Content Themes
You engage broadly across audio topics—from gear, system setup, signal issues, speaker matching, subs, room acoustics, to industry commentary and hobby culture.
Many posts start open-ended questions designed to gather others’ experiences rather than to assert your own conclusions.
You also start opinion or culture threads (e.g., on hobby inclusiveness or value vs. price), not just technical Q&A.
2. Technical Accuracy
Your responses tend to be practical and experience-based, mixing personal system experience with general principles (e.g., room modes, sub integration, signal chains).
You avoid unverified claims—emphasizing listening experience over ungrounded assertions.
Some answers suggest measured knowledge (e.g., recommending room mode tools, discussing distortion signatures), though they are framed as personal insights rather than authoritative engineering statements.
3. Tone
The tone is collegial and conversational—you generally invite others to share and clarify rather than lecture.
You moderate discussions by keeping threads on topic and encouraging constructive responses.
Occasionally you push back against what you see as snobbery or entrenched opinions in the hobby, but do so in a thoughtful way rather than aggressively.
4. Community Presence
With hundreds of discussions started and thousands of responses, you are a high-traffic, active member contributing to many areas of the forum.
Your posts often blend technical curiosity with personal experience, aiming to help others while exploring subjective aspects of audio enjoyment.
Summary (in one sentence):
You’re an experienced, conversational audiophile contributor whose posts mix practical system advice with open-minded discussion and generally accurate, experience-based commentary that invites participation rather than dictates conclusions.
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You are free to disagree with ChatGPT, of course!!! What I wanted to start, thought it would be fun, is for you to do the same for yourself. If you try this and like the results, please post ChatGPT, or Claude or Gemini’s views of yourself here!
Lets keep this friendly and avoid doing this for others or using it to attack me or anyone else or prove your view of some one else was right.
I asked a different question because it just happened to me again: When I was about 12-14 I used to be able to hear when a tube television was turned on somewhere in the house because I heard a high pitched sound when it was turned on. I’m 61 years old now and I just heard the same sound, it lasted for about 30 seconds and then faded away. What happened? What you experienced is actually a well-known mix of physics, electronics, and changes in human hearing, and the fact that you noticed it again at 61 is unusual but not impossible. What you heard as a kidOld CRT (tube) televisions produce a very high-frequency tone, typically around 15,734 Hz (NTSC horizontal scan frequency).
That high-pitched “eeeeee” when a TV turned on was real—it came from:
Why most adults can’t hear it anymoreAs we age:
By your 60s, hearing 15–16 kHz is uncommon, though not impossible. So what happened now?There are a few plausible explanations, and more than one may apply: 1. You briefly heard a modern device producing a similar frequencyMany modern electronics still emit ultrasonic or near-ultrasonic tones, especially:
Some of these:
That 30-second fade-out strongly suggests an electronic component warming and shifting frequency. 2. Temporary hearing sensitivity changeYour hearing didn’t suddenly “get younger,” but:
This is rare but documented. 3. Mild transient tinnitus (less likely, but possible)Tinnitus is often described as:
However, tinnitus usually:
Your description sounds more external than internal. Why it felt familiarYour brain recognized the frequency pattern, not the source. When to be concernedProbably no cause for concern unless:
If that occurs, an audiologist could test your high-frequency thresholds, which might be interesting given your experience. In shortYou likely:
It’s a fascinating reminder that your hearing isn’t gone—it’s just selective now 🙂 If you want, I can help you figure out what device in your home is most likely responsible based on where you were and what was running at the time. |
@mahgister - Thank you so much!! The bottle of Jaegermeister is in the mail! |
