All kinds of great speakers out there, and Paradigm and Tyler are among them. It's not like questions of this sort can be reduced to this speaker over that speaker. It isn't that simple, of course. One thing you DO GET with Tyler Acoustics, however, ... immediate access to the guy who builds them and attaches his name to them. Ty will wear out your ear if you let him, but he'll always answer your every question ... everytime you offer yet another question. He offers great products, wants the buyer to be happy, and is available to discuss buyer concerns. How common is this? How important is this to the buyer? I think it would be a mistake to assume that a big name like Paradigm necessarily means "products superior" to those of smaller speaker companies. Try the Taylos ... you won't be disappointed (note the dB rating, however, and freq range).