I have directly compared both.
The Bryston is a bit dry - typical Bryston sound.
Fed via its USB the WFS is a bit analytic, with some sibilance issues and a cold top end - but extremely good detail. However fed with something like an Off-Ramp sibilance issues and coldness gone but still slightly analytical - but I would judge it is then more of a personal preference thing. The detail is then so good it can be a bit disconcerting and perhaps annoying over the long term.
In that price bracket I prefer a Metrum Octave with an Off-Ramp or Audiophellio 2 - the Off Ramp is clearly better but much more expensive while the Audiophellio is the best bang for buck. However you must up-sample otherwise it can sound a bit mushy.
Thanks
Bill
The Bryston is a bit dry - typical Bryston sound.
Fed via its USB the WFS is a bit analytic, with some sibilance issues and a cold top end - but extremely good detail. However fed with something like an Off-Ramp sibilance issues and coldness gone but still slightly analytical - but I would judge it is then more of a personal preference thing. The detail is then so good it can be a bit disconcerting and perhaps annoying over the long term.
In that price bracket I prefer a Metrum Octave with an Off-Ramp or Audiophellio 2 - the Off Ramp is clearly better but much more expensive while the Audiophellio is the best bang for buck. However you must up-sample otherwise it can sound a bit mushy.
Thanks
Bill