I own the studio 20 v 2s, and I know there are differences between those and the v 3's, but I went to a paradigm dealer to hear the signatures, and maybe I don't have the most trained ears, but I didn't hear enough difference (between the studios and the signatures) to warrent the difference in cost. I heard a bit more detail and separation of voices, but bass response pretty much the same, and overall it wasn't a night and day type of situation. Just my two cents.