You ought to do a search on this. I know I've replied a few times to this very subject, and I don't post much here (relatively new Axiom owner, plus I don't know much). But,(and I'll repeat my opinion on this) I found that Paradigm Studio Reference III's sound more like Axioms than 703's. For instance, the 100's sound pretty darn close to my M80's. I felt that the 703's were brighter and didn't have as much bass as my 80's, and both 703's and the 100's did not have as tight a midrange as the 80's.
Don't recall who, but there is another person on this board that posted dam near the exact perception that I have on this. Either case, Axioms, in my opinion, sound better than the other two I've mentioned. Plus, they're half the price. Quite a bargain.......
