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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.  

erik_squires
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vuch
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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 kid

Old CRT (tube) televisions produce a very high-frequency tone, typically around 15,734 Hz (NTSC horizontal scan frequency).

  • Children and teenagers can usually hear frequencies up to 18–20 kHz.

  • Many adults gradually lose sensitivity above ~12–15 kHz (a process called presbycusis).

That high-pitched “eeeeee” when a TV turned on was real—it came from:

  • The flyback transformer

  • Magnetic vibration of components during horizontal scanning

Why most adults can’t hear it anymore

As we age:

  • The tiny hair cells in the inner ear that detect high frequencies are the first to degrade

  • Noise exposure, illness, and genetics accelerate this

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 frequency

Many modern electronics still emit ultrasonic or near-ultrasonic tones, especially:

  • Switching power supplies

  • LED light drivers

  • Phone chargers

  • Inverters, UPS units, or solar equipment

  • Induction cooktops

  • Certain HVAC components

Some of these:

  • Start at a higher frequency

  • Drift downward as components warm up

  • Fade as the circuit stabilizes

That 30-second fade-out strongly suggests an electronic component warming and shifting frequency.

2. Temporary hearing sensitivity change

Your hearing didn’t suddenly “get younger,” but:

  • Temporary changes in blood pressure

  • Sinus or middle-ear pressure changes

  • Fatigue

  • Mild inflammation
    can briefly make certain frequencies more noticeable.

This is rare but documented.

3. Mild transient tinnitus (less likely, but possible)

Tinnitus is often described as:

  • High-pitched

  • Steady

  • Fading over seconds or minutes

However, tinnitus usually:

  • Comes from inside the head

  • Isn’t tied to a clear “device turning on” moment

Your description sounds more external than internal.

Why it felt familiar

Your brain recognized the frequency pattern, not the source.
Memory for sound signatures can persist even when we rarely hear them anymore.

When to be concerned

Probably no cause for concern unless:

  • This happens repeatedly without any electronics active

  • You experience dizziness, hearing loss, or persistent ringing

  • The sound becomes unilateral (only one ear)

If that occurs, an audiologist could test your high-frequency thresholds, which might be interesting given your experience.

In short

You likely:

  • Briefly heard a modern electronic device emitting a frequency similar to old CRT TVs

  • Combined with a momentary window of sensitivity

  • And your brain recognized a sound you hadn’t heard in decades

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.

mahler123
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I did one on myself 

The response was succinct”.  You are an opinionated blowhard who should stop defiling the internet with your useless blathering.”

 

Maybe it was annoyed after others had been taking up its time 

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bassbuyer
893 posts
 

I’m not asking AI what it thinks of me.  It just wants my magnetic ink.  

erik_squires OP
17,549 posts
 

@mahgister - Thank you so much!! The bottle of Jaegermeister is in the mail! 

erik_squires OP
17,549 posts
 

The narcissists are having a field day!

This must be generated by an AI, because the instructions to keep things friendly were definitely not followed. 

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