I owned the Denafrips Pontus II for a short time before swapping it out for a Benchmark DAC3 L.
I found the Pontus II to be very colored and it was a poor match with my Sudgen IA-4 integrated. The Benchmark DAC3 L has been excellent. Beautiful synergy. I have no regrets.
FWIW I also owned a Denafrips Ares 2 which I liked very much, although I was running it through a Hegel H190 at the time. It was a huge step up from the Hegel's onboard DAC.