I like hearing different opinions and I will soon have to haul myself to the nearest tweeter which is about 80 miles away to listen to the Sonus Faber and Vienna Acoustics and then to my nearest Paradigm dealer which is 45 miles away AND in the other direction (feel my pain ) and see for myself but I haven't ruled out the Paradigms yet I am simply looking into the difference between the S8 and the studio 100.