Since we manufacturer audio products included a 101D DHT DAC with a separate 25lb power supply, we have heard so many DACs, etc. There are no giant killers period. There are good sounding DACs at their price points. DACs in one persons system may not have the same SQ in your system. We have 5 systems in our listening room in Northern New Jersey - all are welcome to come in and even bring some of your gear to hear how it may sound with the different speakers we have in there.
You need to begin to lean what makes a component sound the way it does. Tube vs SS. Different tubes, different resistors, capacitors, chokes, etc. Learn the basics and then you can get a better handle on what may work in your system. I bet very few if any people hear have even heard a DHT product. Probably nobody has heard a DAC with V-Caps, Dueland Caps, Audio Note Caps, etc., let alone DACs with separate power supplies. Hearing something at a show and not in your own system is nice but you still have no idea how it will change the sound in your own system.
Any one in NJ come by for a listen, we are always open to entertain.
Happy Listening.