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The default TTS voice (Piper) is a lightweight model optimized for speed over quality. It's fast but yeah, it doesn't sound great. If you install Kokoro TTS (r
by sanchitmonga22 7mo ago
The default TTS voice (Piper) is a lightweight model optimized for speed over quality. It's fast but yeah, it doesn't sound great.
If you install Kokoro TTS (rcli models > TTS section), the voice quality is dramatically better, it's a neural TTS model with 28 different voices. MetalRT synthesizes Kokoro at 178ms for short responses, so you don't pay a speed penalty for the upgrade.
We should probably make Kokoro the default or atleast make the upgrade path more obvious in the first-run experience. Fair feedback.