Should AI generated content be permitted on this forum?

[PAR (Pete)]

Thanks. I was puzzled by your earlier post as it seemed OT but now I get the point.

[Twiddle (Keiron Northmore)]

Hi everyone - long-time lurker, first-time poster here. Love my Lina DAC and clock, and this community’s depth of knowledge.

Reading this AI discussion got me thinking differently about the question. Rather than AI answering our technical questions, what if it helped us ask better questions about our own listening experiences?

I work in collaborative intelligence (humans and AI thinking together), and I’m curious:

What if AI could help us discover aspects of our musical experience that we can’t quite articulate on our own?

For example, I notice my system sounds completely different late at night versus during the day - not just room acoustics, but something about how I’m listening. There’s something there I can’t quite put into words.

My question for the forum:

Is there a piece of music that your DCS system reveals in a way that surprises you every time you hear it? Something where you think “I never noticed that before” even after hundreds of listens?

Wondering if AI might help us explore those ineffable moments where great gear meets great music and something magical happens that we struggle to describe.

What do you think? Am I overthinking this, or is there something worth exploring?

Cheers,
Keiron.

[PAR (Pete)]

Hi Keiron it is nice to welcome you here as this is your first posting.

@Twiddle

What if AI could help us discover aspects of our musical experience

@Twiddle

Is there a piece of music that your DCS system reveals in a way that surprises you every time you hear it? Something where you think “I never noticed that before” even after hundreds of listens?

I think you have an interesting point and my own reaction is; why not try and see what you get from the AI engine? You then you can decide if and how you want to go further. Just remember that any AI content posted here must be clearly identified . The answer may cause you to create a new thread dealing with this specific point.

[Twiddle (Keiron Northmore)]

Thanks for saying hello Pete, much appreciated I think I’ll try a new thread and see how that works out.

[keiserrg]

What if an AI posts this: “After extensive quantitative and double blind qualitative tests and measurements, and multiple direct correspondences from dCS, all spec, unshielded Ethernet cables sound the same.”

Then half of the forum will have a meltdown!

lol

; )

(JK and apologies all around)

[PAR (Pete)]

A perfectly acceptable and interesting comment from the AI engine. All that is required is that it is clearly identified as being sourced from AI in a post here .

NB: As Andrew has pointed out in another thread, the issue with shielded internet cables and dCS units is that the shield cannot be correctly terminated in these circumstances.

@AndrewS

The problem is that while the twisted pairs (signal conductors) in an Ethernet cable are terminated with transformers at either end, providing perfect galvanic isolation, the shield is not. So the shield could potentially transmit any noise on the ground plane of your switch, or anything it is galvanically connected to, to the DAC. While the likelihood is small we advise customers to use unshielded cables just to eliminate any possibility.

[Donald_D]

I posted an AI answer in the “Do better ethernet cables matter?” thread. I will also compare the Shunyata Omega to my €6.49 cable to double check.