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Downgrade Suprise?

Has anyone downgraded according to price and Stereophile grade and been surprised or that it surpassed performance of the other?

I'll throw out my scenario considering a supposed "downgrade" from Revel M20 to Triangle Zerius 202; reasons are many but not a factor in my general question.

I always here about the traditional price/review class upgrade success stories but I thought the other direction success stories should be heard.

Cheers!
enobenetto
enobenetto OP
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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.
timrhu
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Those Triangles must really be something. I owned a pair of the M20s a few years ago and thought they were fantastic speakers, wish I still had them.
But to answer your question, yes, I currently use an older pair of Soliloquy 5.0s which have bested speakers costing 3 times as much. At least to my ears this is the case.
Done the same with some Stereophile recommended amps also. Maybe my ears are miss-tuned.
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jafant
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Revel speakers are room/gear dependent. OTOH, Triangle speakers are a great value, plus, have a very nice presentation.
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zydo
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I have things that would be considered a downgrade in systems at home. I think for what I've spent, they are surprisingly good. Are they better than my reference gear? No. It would be great to find something like that. At my price point, (modest compared to many) I don't think it's possible.
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intermediatic
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I was auditioning some Audioquest DBS cable (Meteors, Gibraltars too, I think) when I switched to Anticables. They were just as good. Threw in my Kimber 4TCs to compare and they were not as good as Audioquest or Anticable. Given that Audioquest is many times more than Anticable, I was happy.
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