Thiel 3.6 to Eggleston Andras II

Since your musical interests are mostly R&R it is difficult to recommend (or not)
speakers that are designed to be accurate in timbre on acoustic piano, strings,
and other acoustic instruments. the Andra's CAN be played very loud however-
each cabinet has TWO woofers and TWO midrange drivers- so dynamics is also assured. the Thiels and Egglestons are definitely different sounding speakers.
the only other thing that comes to mind are the incredible "reference" CS5i's that Thiel came out with that was a VERY powerful speaker- not everyone's taste but highly respected.

Thanks French fries, I am definitely a rocker, mostly new and classic - no metal.

Those CS5i's are a great recommendation, and would be my first choice in your circumstances. I would think it safe to guess that you've tailored the rest of your system around the Thiel house sound. IMHO, changing speakers, more so than other components, can cause a domino effect of system changes. Be warned the CS5i's are especially demanding of amplification, especially in a room as large as yours. That room, while really conducive to Thiels, might be stretching the dynamic limitations of the 3.6's. That won't be the case with the CS5i's (perhaps Thiels all time best product) with the right amplification.

Thanks for the sound advice Unsound. The cs5 is an incredible speaker system from what I have heard! I just get nervous with components out of production, especially that long but I probably shouldn't as long as the company is in bus.

Probably the best advice, especially since I am so used to the house sound - which I love.

Hey Pops,

You wrote:

"I just get nervous with components out of production, especially that long but I probably shouldn't as long as the company is in bus."

You realize that the Andra II is also out of production too, right? (Albeit the Andra II has only been out of production for a year or so, which is not that long, and of course EgglestonWorks is still in business too.)

I can give the Andra II my highest recommendation in its price range, particularly for rock music. (And, as you know, I do own a pair, so take that with as many grains of salt as you like!!) ;-)

My two cents worth anyway.

Good Luck in your search.