In the $1000 range I would guess it would still stand up well.
I had the same combo as you and it did better against a Linn Ikemi on rock but was well beaten on vocals and acoustic music.
I also tried it against an upsampling Link DAC with power base and found it at least held it's own against that.
Of course there may well be players in your price range that beat it so I would do your research and try to get a home demo on players you fancy.
It's your taste and your descision ultimately.
I had the same combo as you and it did better against a Linn Ikemi on rock but was well beaten on vocals and acoustic music.
I also tried it against an upsampling Link DAC with power base and found it at least held it's own against that.
Of course there may well be players in your price range that beat it so I would do your research and try to get a home demo on players you fancy.
It's your taste and your descision ultimately.