{"id":389,"date":"2019-09-26T23:47:37","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T15:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hifischool.com\/?p=389"},"modified":"2019-09-28T17:47:20","modified_gmt":"2019-09-28T09:47:20","slug":"upgrading-when-to-stop-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hifischool.com\/?p=389&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Upgrading – When to Stop?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The common image of the hi-fi enthusiast, a mixture of fanaticism, ambition and guilt as he spends all his money on purchase new systems.\u00a0 Lots of new pieces are setting up and there is no longer any space in his home.<\/p>\n

There’s a column in one of the American magazines that perpetuates a few myths: written by a woman, it’s all about her partner’s continuous tweaking of his systems, the upgrading, the sneaking in of new pieces of equipment. And that’s the common image of the hi-fi enthusiast – a mixture of fanaticism, ambition and guilt as he (it’s always a ‘he’ struggles to justify that latest silly-money purchase or at worst smuggle it past the little woman.<\/p>\n

The whole purpose of buying a system is to listen to music, isn\u2019t it?\u00a0 Why do people spend more and more money on buying new equipment?\u00a0 In my mind, they are buying \u2018toys\u2019 like their kids do but in megamoney scale.\u00a0 It is the best news for the businessman doing hi-fi.<\/p>\n

\"Hi-end<\/p>\n

An Equipment collector is not same as a hi-fi enthusiast, don\u2019t mix them up.\u00a0 I have only one set of system without any extra stock.\u00a0 Many hi-fi equipment collectors have 2 CD players, 3 set of pre-amps, 2 different set of power-amps and 2 pairs of stereo speakers or even more.\u00a0 I hope you are not one of them.<\/p>\n

Remember \u2013 the aim of buying new is only playing better music.\u00a0 Nothing more!<\/p>\n

Lots of enthusiasts are always asking \u201cwhatif\u201d and spending all their money in hi-fi, DV, DC, whatever toys they like.\u00a0 We should lead the life with self-decipline and you should not work with the manufacturer only.\u00a0 You can spend the money in alternative way like buying lots of CD, DVD and even computer games for leisure.<\/p>\n

Up to this point, I have remembered my ex-boss\u2019s advice: \u201cdo it right the first time and every time\u201d.\u00a0 Buy the stuff you think the best within your budget.\u00a0 That\u2019s all because hi-fi is a personal stuff.\u00a0 Everyone has his own style in playing music.<\/p>\n

Once you have got the best as stated above, you should stop listening to the other alternatives.\u00a0 Most of the time you\u2019ll be hearing different, not necessarily better, and it\u2019ll only confuse and dismay you.\u00a0 Trust your ears and enjoy the music not the equipment.<\/p>\n

A common question is often raised by enthusiast; \u2018Which part should I upgrade?\u2019.\u00a0 Speaker, Cable, CD Player or Amplifier should be upgraded.\u00a0 To find it out, the only way is definitely more music.<\/p>\n

Music is relatively cheap and you can have it at very low cost like buying MP3 or CD online.\u00a0 Changing a new CD player may be just a little bit better than your current one.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t make sense to buy new item every year or even in months.<\/p>\n

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