I'm in somewhat of the same boat. I had owned the Thiel 2.2 for 5 years, and upgraded to the 3.6 about 8 years ago. I've been pretty happy with the 3.6. I've toyed with the idea of changing the speakers to something else for the past two years. One of the reservation I have is what if I ended up liking the Thiels better? Granted, they are not the best speakers out there, but for the money, the Thiel 3.6s are hard to beat.
I spent quite some time at HE2006 listening for replacement candidates that are under $20k. I've narrowed down to three for further auditioning: 1/ Verity Parsifal Ovation ($20k); 2/ Usher Be-10 ($14k); 3/ Hyperion 968 ($7k). It just happened that a dealer in Massachussettes has all three in the same store and have comparable equipment as well. So on my next trip there, I am planning on spending some time for some serious auditioning.
Heard the 3.7 at the show. First, they are ugly as hell. Second, they didn't sound half decent. (the price will most likely be around $10k.)
FrankC
I spent quite some time at HE2006 listening for replacement candidates that are under $20k. I've narrowed down to three for further auditioning: 1/ Verity Parsifal Ovation ($20k); 2/ Usher Be-10 ($14k); 3/ Hyperion 968 ($7k). It just happened that a dealer in Massachussettes has all three in the same store and have comparable equipment as well. So on my next trip there, I am planning on spending some time for some serious auditioning.
Heard the 3.7 at the show. First, they are ugly as hell. Second, they didn't sound half decent. (the price will most likely be around $10k.)
FrankC