Uhhh I am one of least gurus here (ven though I sold Krell,McIntosh etc for 6 years) but this is quite a bizarre comparison.it maybe that Mark above had both in his system but given one puts out rated 225 (more like a 275 watts rms @ 8ohm) and the other puts out 30 think of difference in amps of current.It will depend of course on taste but size of room and speaker rating.Some speakers with high nominal load and efficiency can run off low power AND take large constant power (think of Zu speakers for instance) but most have more constrained range of power needs.Many speakers require 50 watts and can't take more than 150 continuous.So even if you have speaker that could run on Redwine your room and volume needs might be greater.So speakers with good efficiency ratings need gobs of current.The B&W 803N I sold was rated at 90db @ 8ohm nominal.But speaker had nasty impedance curve that required a good 200 watts i medium sized room.Without room and speakers this comparison is useless.Also I don't care if your running of a clean 20 watt deidcated line or the best power conditioner (which will effect sound) it's the amp that will make the bigger difference.
That said Bryston is good,well built amp that delivers without stridency (too analytical) and resolves well enough.It's like the Green Bay Packers type of audiophile gear (I got one for friend Maggie 3.6's).Redwine on other hand from all I have read has great harmonics (all of tubes but of course no tube "bloom").It's battery power is a plus.Everybody seems to love the sound like Dodd Pre-amps getting off the grid is a definite plus not matter your cables.If you can use the Redwine and get volume you need I would go there.But you have to be able to use it without running out of gas.I think "You Never can have too much power" unless you have really power hungry speakers is B.S. if your never going to use it.But like getting a small engined mini van and planing to haul a heavy trailer it won't work well.If you can run the Redwine then compare it to First Watt.If you have to then think about Redwine 70 if you can swing the cost of the Bryston new.But if know your room and speakers definitely will not go above the Redwine 30 and really not need more than 10 watts or 30's burst power then I'd go with it definitely.But what you choose to compare are so different I wonder if you KNOW that that's all you need especially without saying anything about room or speakers used.
Chazz
That said Bryston is good,well built amp that delivers without stridency (too analytical) and resolves well enough.It's like the Green Bay Packers type of audiophile gear (I got one for friend Maggie 3.6's).Redwine on other hand from all I have read has great harmonics (all of tubes but of course no tube "bloom").It's battery power is a plus.Everybody seems to love the sound like Dodd Pre-amps getting off the grid is a definite plus not matter your cables.If you can use the Redwine and get volume you need I would go there.But you have to be able to use it without running out of gas.I think "You Never can have too much power" unless you have really power hungry speakers is B.S. if your never going to use it.But like getting a small engined mini van and planing to haul a heavy trailer it won't work well.If you can run the Redwine then compare it to First Watt.If you have to then think about Redwine 70 if you can swing the cost of the Bryston new.But if know your room and speakers definitely will not go above the Redwine 30 and really not need more than 10 watts or 30's burst power then I'd go with it definitely.But what you choose to compare are so different I wonder if you KNOW that that's all you need especially without saying anything about room or speakers used.
Chazz
