[GW]

First of all, the Waves plugins and the BF plugins are different animals all togehter and very hard to compare - I have both. Before you buy ANYTHING from Waves make sure you understand everything about the WUP-plan!!!! The Native Powerpack is a RTAS/Audiosuite package only and it will cost you quite a lot to eventually upgrade it to the TDM-version, should you later go HD2. The only plugin from Waves I have a hard time to replace is the L2 (since I don't have the L3). McDSP states clearly that you can expect upgrades for a period of time - Waves just changed foot from one day to another without communicating with it's users! These plugins are all extremely good (and don't forget Sony...), just make an informed descision...