谈谈设备的升级（whathifi）
Branestawm教授 想像中的发烧狂就是那些终日把自己反锁在冰冷、又脏又乱的阁楼中不停的鼓弄那些嗡嗡叫的那些电子器材的那些人。
您看, 我们就是那些没钱去买新器材调试和听音乐的那些人，因此我们不得不折腾老设备，我们经常是不断的购买一些小设备不断地调整它们，也就是因为这些，大多数人仅仅认为我们比那些为了钓鱼或者收集火车模型的那些疯子好一点点而已!如果说我们这些人已经患病了那么我想最好的药物治疗无非就是”what hifi”上的新产品演示和介绍文章了。
就大多数情况而言，我们能够控制自己， 只是我们一踏入hifi路途就会不停的想升级我们的器材。 假定您已经拥有了或多或少使您满意的系统, 在广泛阅读大量的评测和试听文章之后, 您可能就不会头脑发热般的跑去购买新产品。除非您已经断定您的系统的欠缺实在太明显（缺乏高音，太少的低音…）, 但是记住不要为改变而改变，改变的理由应该是您知道改变肯定会给您的系统带来提升。
下面有一个我们与经销商保持良好关系很明显而且很好的理由，经销商往往也是发烧友，他们会很高兴得与您共同的进行试音，或许他们还会组织音乐晚会与您共享。进行了多次的试音和比较之后，您就能得到一些有用的经验了：您会知道怎样的变化会给您带来什么样的不同和性能的提升，但是您必须知道不是一切的改变都是好的，在时尚、华丽的外表包装下往往没有任何有用改善。
还有一些朋友，他们以时间来进行推算，他们认为六个月会使一个升级周期-如果他们能负担它是他们的幸运! - 我下面列的十点是最合理的建议:
* 了解您的系统内部和外面情况,了解他们在播放您喜爱的音乐时的表现。
* 确定您已经获得了系统的最好的工作效果。
* 确定您使用的是高质量的连接设备和线材
* 保持连接处的清洁和紧固。
* 固紧脚钉, 检查音箱的驱动单元工作是否松弛驾。
* 作简单的调音，改变音箱位置，再下面放置石材等等
* 认清系统的问题所在，多听一些可供选择的设备。
* 设定预算。
* 不被某一种不同声音怂恿 - 确定它确实比较好。 多多地进行试听
* 确认经销商可以调换产品, 以防万一您选择错误。
最重要的还是, 记得使声音更好您更加享用这个原则，享受您升级过程和结果, 不要让升级把您困扰!
WhatHiFiSound+视觉
Upgrading
The Professor Branestawm image of the hi-fi enthusiast, locked up in some chilly, dusty garret surrounded by stacks of humming and glowing electronics, is a hard one to shake
Y'see, we're known for our inability to buy a system, set it up and listen to music - we have to tweak this, adjust that and constantly buy new bits and bobs. In this, the world at large perceives us only slightly less bonkers than anglers or model railway fanatics. Upgraditis - it should be a designated medical condition. That way we could get days off work to go and get demonstrations of new kit, not to mention copies of What Hi-Fi? on the National Health.
As it is, all we can do is try to keep the condition under some control. Simply upgrading your hi-fi system because it's time' is the first step on the path to hi-fi misery. Assuming you've built up a system that more or less satisfies your needs, presumably after extensive reading and auditioning, you don't want to rush into a change on a whim.
Unless you've identified a deficiency in the set-up - too little bass, perhaps, or too much - don't just change things for he sake of changing: change because you're convinced it'll bring about an improvement.
This is one of the really good reasons for building up a relationship with a local dealer - most are hi-fi enthusiasts as well as shopkeepers, and will be only too happy for you to wander in from time to time to hear the latest thing. They may organise musical evenings - if so, go along and listen - or won't mind you taking a casual listen to a few things now and then, provided you don't pop in for a coffee at peak trading times, such as Saturdays and evenings.
It's only by listening to lots of equipment that you can make meaningful comparisons - that's how we do it, after all - and it's only with this experience that you'll immediately spot something that'll improve the sound of your system. But be aware that not all changes are for the better: different' isn't always an improvement, although it can grab your attention in a very seductive fashion.
While we know from your letters that there are still readers out there who reckon six months is about long enough for the upgrading itches to start - lucky them if they can afford it! - we'd advise a more reasoned approach, which can be summed up in a ten-point plan:
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* Get to know your system inside and out, learning how it performs with all your favourite music.
* Check you've done all you can to make the most of its performance.
* Ensure you're using good quality interconnects and speaker cables]
* Clean interconnect and speaker connections and ensure all are tight.
* Tighten spikes on stands and floorstanding speakers, and check whether speaker drivers have worked loose.
* Investigate simple tweaks like repositioning speakers, putting paving slabs under stands, etc.
* Identify the problem you feel your system has, and listen to some alternative pieces of equipment.
* Set yourself an upgrade budget, and stick to it.
* Don't be seduced by a different sound - make sure it's actually better. Can you hear more? Is it easier to enjoy?
* Try to buy your upgrade from a dealer with an exchange plan, just in case you find you've made a dreadful mistake.
And above all, remember the whole point of the exercise is better sound and greater enjoyment, not more shiny bits of kit. Enjoy your upgrading, but don't let it rule your life!
WhatHiFiSound+Vision
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