PS Audio PW vs. Bryston BDA-1 vs. Wyred 4 Sound

I have the Bryston, and have heard the PS Audio extensively, and would say that sonically they are very close, with the PS Audio have a bit better upper end and extension (but smooth, not harsh) and the Bryston a bit warmer. The PS Audio is a bit more flexible, and that's what you are paying for in the price differnce. They are both excellent sonically, and I really couldn't pick a winner.

I have never heard the W4Sound, didn't know they made one.

I've tested the Bryston in my home and found it excellent, that is, both highly detailed and highly musical (which is unusual in my experience). HUGE caveat: the USB input REALLY needs a preprocessor / reclocker, which you can get for several hundred dollars. This is probably true for most DAC's that don't implement the Gordon Rankin algorithm. The other digital inputs seem fine.

Easy choice, having ownwed the PS Audio DAC III and then the PS Audio DAC III Cullen Mod IV and now the Wyred 4Sound DAC 1 it is an easy choice, Wyred4Sound!

It isn't even broke in yet. Rick Cullen and EJ Sarmento have done a fantastice job!