Downgrade Suprise?

I use an Exposure 2010s or a vintage Luxman L58a. I will also be pairing an Exposure XVII with a gainclone at 50 watts for experimentation.

Those anticables sound interesting, mmmmm.....
Yes, my original post kind of points to a company that really knows its engineering over its' marketing.

Another example is that I have a TD-124 with Denon 103-LC mounted on a ESL-2000,a tonearm that most people consider a throw away. I think the synergy is pretty fantastic and I use it as much as my Nottingham and Jelco arms. The ESL-2000 has its issues; aka no antiskating (grrrrr), but it belts out full bodied sound.

I guess downgrades (according to popular ratings) is trumped when synergy is really working.

I decided not to do the Triangles (althoug I met regret it) because I have a pair fostex fullrange waiting for me to finally put it in a cabinet that would most likely give me the speed and transparency that the Triangles would.

Cheers and love to hear more "downgrade"/synergy success stories.

Another downgrade surprise for me was a ADC PSX-40. The body is a p-mount with a standard mount adapter. Some guy gave it to me when I bought an old turntable awhile back. I needed a backup cart and something to play less than stellar records. The psx-40 stylus is a titanium alloy cantilever with a hyper polished nude styli, it was $30 from Needle Doctor. This cart punches way above its weight class. It has a smooth sound, lightning quick, tracks really well and throws a massive soundstage that is very deep. Highly recommended.