There is also the concept of prompting for great prompts. Interview the AI agent and ask it what questions you need to answer for it to best answer your question. Something like “If I were to ask you to find the weak link in my audio system what questions would you ask me to build a prompt to help you answer the question”. I got this set of questions in a templates format from Gemini.
Copy and paste this template into your prompt, filling in as much detail as possible. The more blanks you complete, the more precise the diagnostic will be.
1. The Hardware Ecosystem
Speakers (Make & Model): [___]
Subwoofer(s) (Make, Model, & Quantity): [___]
Amplification (Integrated or Separates, Make & Model): [___]
Digital Source (Streamer, Transport, DAC): [___]
Analog Source (Turntable, Cartridge, Phono Stage): [___]
2. The Room and Positioning
Room Dimensions (L x W x H): [___]
Room Layout (Closed room, open-concept, L-shaped, etc.): [___]
Speaker Placement (Distance from front/side walls, distance apart): [___]
Listening Position (Distance from speakers): [___]
General Acoustics (Reflective/Hard vs. Damped/Soft): [___]
Treatments & DSP (Acoustic panels, bass traps, room correction software): [___]
3. Infrastructure
Interconnects (Make/Model, RCA vs. XLR): [___]
Speaker Cables (Make/Model): [___]
Power Delivery (Standard wall outlet, power conditioner, dedicated circuit): [___]
4. The Subjective Gap
System Strengths (What it already does well): [___]
The Symptoms (What feels constrained, e.g., muddy bass, harsh treble, flat soundstage): [___]
Reference Material (Specific tracks/genres where the system struggles): [___]
Primary Goal (What you want to achieve with the next upgrade): [___]
