Actually,
I have both Sound Forge and Wavelab... and I think Sound Forge sounds better using the same plug-ins processing the same file (without edits).
I really don't know why this is... it just is... ???
One thing I do notice is that Sound Forge takes slightly longer to render the audio... (using the same plug's and system of course)
Perhaps Sound Forge has slightly better processing algorithms for audio... may explain why processing the same plugins with the same file take slightly longer on the same system...
hmmm?
I still use Wavelab to burn after I process in Sound Forge.
Shred