I talked to Eric yesterday about the new options, trying to sort out a recommendation for my brother. He said the Lore-S uses Seas drivers, a step above the Lore in refinement. There's a rub, however. As the Eminence in the base Lore is designed as a pro-audio driver, Eric said it has more punch than the driver in the Lore-S. The Seas driver, on the other hand, will have more of a regular hi-fi sound. The Lore-S driver is also 8" as opposed to the Lore's 10", and the cabinet is thus a little narrower.