According to The Columbia Guide to Standard American English (at
www.bartleby.com/68/66/1366.html),
“compared with” and “compared to”:
“are in most instances interchangeable: I’ll compare Mary to other dancers I’ve known and I’ll compare Mary with other dancers I’ve known mean much the same thing. After the past participle compared, with and to again can occur interchangeably: Compared with [to] mine, your car looks new.”
I sense no difference in their meaning or tone, and think you can use either combination.