When people upgrade from Thiel

My "upgrade" from my Thiel CS3 speakers was to Duntech Princess speakers (the forerunner of Dunlavy SC 4s).  Interestingly, both speakers use first order crossovers and are designed to be time and phase coherent.  I wanted a bigger sound with more dynamics, and the Duntechs fit the bill.  It helped to have a large enough listening room for them.  I still get to visit my old Thiels, as I sold them to a friend
who still enjoys them.

I would only consider Verity Audio or Magico.  Happy Listening!

A lot of users "move" away from Theil due to the fact that they no longer want to be restricted to using a large high current / high output amplifier. 

Also, you need to distinguish between pre or post Jim Thiel speakers.  IMHO, a lot of people upgrade away from post Jim Theil speakers because they can achieve better performance for much less money.

It may not be an obvious step, so what more are you craving? I still own my Thiel CS 3.6 speakers, but my musical tastes shifted as I got older seeking out a more relaxed sound. Now, I have 300b amps and Horning Speakers, so I kind of flipped 180.

What's funny, is just before I clicked on your post, I was thinking, what good value solid state amps could I pair with my Thiels as a second system? You see, I love my new setup for the jazz and such, but sometimes I miss cranking it up for rock n' roll with the Thiels.
Kenny

I recently went from Thiel CS7 to Marten Django XL. I tried for the longest time to find the uograde kit to take my CS7 to CS 7.2 but no luck. The Martens offer the next level up (from the CS7) in terms of air, open, accurate mids and bottomless bass. At least in my system. (NAS, Auralic Altair, Parasound Halo JC2-BP, Bel Canto ref 1000m)