I'm pleased and surprised to see so much praise for the Tron Convergence here. Thought I was the only one who had one!
Before I got it I had a load of stages, purchased or on loan, ranging from the Arkless to a Trigon, Whest Two (replaced by a Tellurium Q) Parasound JC3, Tube Tech Mac, Vinyl One , Allnic 1201 and Vida.
The Tron doesn't suck out the most detail on instruments (1201 for that) or give the "biggest" sound (Vinyl One) but it is a dynamic, very natural stage which has been more than good enough to reveal the different characteristics of carts I have used. It certainly handles big orchestral crescendos better than the 1201, and has as good control of things as the Vinyl One. Compared back to back with the Vida, my notes are full or things like "air" and "space" in favour of the Convergence, with the Vida having a bit drier quality to it.
It's not perfect. Mine is MC only, and is based on a non-configurable 1:10 step up with consequently a fixed 470 ohm input impedance (I think!). So it won't suit those who like to play about with loading. And I'd love to hear an MM version with the S&B TX 103 I now have sitting on a shelf (anyone willing to loan one?). But I have to say that it offers an awful lot for a 1k stage. And I've yet to see one second hand, which must say something!