thanks everyone. @needlemaniak- i absolutely love my stylus H. i just got the S but i honestly haven't used it enough to see a major difference. personally though, i have had such a great experience with the H, i would say the H is the way to go. I'm sure the S is as good but, i am so loyal to the H that i haven't tried the S as much as i should have. so far the H puts in color n b/g with ease. seriously, its prob my favorite color machine i have. i have yet to try either with liners but i will soon. rick really made one hell of a machine with the stylus n i can't say enough great things about it or rick. i run it at 13 on my critical cx-2. did the same on the cx-1.hope that helps.