Upgrading from Thiel CS3.6 to Avalon

Do you mean the Avalon Acoustics Compass?

I have a pair of Eidolons and they may very well be my last speaker. I never liked their presentation in stores or at shows. When I brought a pair into the house it was like hearing them for the first time.

I've heard a couple of different views (gossip) regarding the Compass, its goals and target customer.

I'd suggest adding Vandersteen to your short list.

Hi, Hell yeah, I believe up grading to eanything Avalon speakers is good, all thiels are bright sounding speakers!, the only way to balance a great sound from them is to use a dark sounding well balanced speaker cable, if you use a cable that is revealing and well balance like most do on other speakers the cable will reveal the true nature of the thiel, do not get me wrong here, thiels are excellent speakers, you just need to know how to use them, most people would blame thier speaker cable, thats not it, I have run alot of test over the years with these great thiel speakers, you also have to do careful everything else matching with the thiels, once you get the set up you like, well the thiels sing like an angel!, The Avalons on the other hand are not difficult when it comes to matching cables and etc..., they will sing too!

I upgraded from Thiel 3.6 to Ascent ii then to eidolons then to diamond.
Didn't find the 3.6 bright at all. The 3.5 were crazy bright. 3.6s undrivable by anything due to that stupid radiator.
Get ready to switch to some real warm sounding front end.