When people upgrade from Thiel

I’m a confirmed “Maggie” lover when it comes to moving off the Thiel plain - not much of a stretch really when one considers what both manufacturers do so well. 

Maggies grate on me after a time due to their physicality, not their sonics.  If I had a room larger than the one I do now - which ain’t exactly small - I’d probably move up beyond the 1.7i model which is a veritable Hifi bargain.  

However, I’m once again back in the hunt for Thiel - the first speaker that really introduced me to great sound. 

As I've detailed in other threads, I've had to look for alternatives to my Thiel 3.7 speakers.   It was very problematic.  Almost nothing sounded as good, and I could not find anything I truly found an "upgrade" in many areas (one or two maybe, but not the whole package).

I did sell them and have the slightly smaller Thiel 2.7s which sound very similar.  I've kept my ears out for a speaker I might add to my stable of speakers - for me Devores 0 speakers and Joseph speakers do some things I like a bit better than the Thiels, but the Thiels are such a cohesive over all package of great tone, imaging, palpability and dynamics they are hard to replace (hence...I don't plan to replace them, but only possibly add another pair of speakers). 

I just on a whim listened to a pair of Audio Physic Avanti 3 and my Thiel CS2.4's are now moved into storage. The AP gives me everything that made the Thiel's amazing, but is quite a bit smoother (without losing details) and they can simply "disappear". Super musical and just sheer amazing.

I agree very difficult to upgrade from Thiel speakers.

I sold my first pair of 3.7s in 2020 but my wife and i missed them so much that we decided buy another pair in early 2021.

My plan is to upgrade pre-power and DAC in the futur but not the Thiels.

I'm actually going to renovate my Thiels to be able to keep them fofever lol

i suppose it depends greatly on what a thiel owner is seeking in his upgrade

if you like the sound and have a smaller model, then moving up the range may well make sense, room allowing