@anotherbob - I think the OP was simply sharing that when he thought he was listening to one setup it actually turned out to be another one that he wouldn’t have expected to be as good and it “lesser” combination compelled him to enjoy the music.
It will be interesting to see what his experience is with the intended combination, but he never said that the “lower expectation” speaker was better.
It kind of reminds me of the Bose demonstration where you think you’re hearing large speakers and then they reveal the little one. It’s fun when something sounds good enough to trick you into thinking it’s something that you’d expect to be better.
Sometimes it’s expectation bias and sometimes is a high value product, but either way it’s nothing more than a compliment to the gear of the listener enjoyed it.