The Cyrus speakers have been designed to compliment the Cyrus One amplifier. Cyrus wouldn't go through all that trouble if it was just a tarted up Wharfedale speaker, and at this point, we don't know whether that bass driver shares anything with Wharfedale's, other than possible the cone itself. Let's just presume for a moment it is the same bass driver - maybe Cyrus found that to make a speaker at this price point, that was the best one to use, given everything else they wanted to achieve with the speaker?
Even if the driver was the same, those jumping to conclusions are ignoring the role that the crossover plays in the end result (as well as the cabinet). And like other speakers, they're from a different mindset with regards to speaker design, so naturally will do things a little differently.
Cyrus aren't part of IAG.
Let's have some real world opinions on sound quality based on listening rather than conjecture. They're available early next month, by the way, so any opinion up until that point is complete guesswork.