I'm repeating stuff I've posted a few times but I'm too lazy to search and link. I have compared my M60s against Studio 100s in the same room. It wasn't a scientific comparison but both me and my buddy whom owned the Paradigms agreed that the two were so similar they were extremely hard to tell apart. Impossible for me but he is a musician so 'maybe' has a better ear. I prefer to say he is deafer.
He agrees that they are so similar that I go the better bang for the buck but he and his wife prefer the fancier look to suit their decor. The Axioms, actually suit my laid back decor better.
In short, you can't go wrong.
