Suggestions for a top flight streamer/Dac around the $2000 mark?

Giant killer is a figure of speech

It isn't. It's your imagination telling you that your 2K product is as good as a 10K one.

Not saying the NT-505 isn't good. It is. It performs to it's price point.

You haven't compared it with other options within the same price-bracket nor above it.

The forum deserves more than speculation and palliative self-centered reassurances that what you have is much better than it is. 

Sweet Dreams (Are [Not] Made of This)...

Still waiting for you to show me something under $5k that has all those features the Teac does ...

Matrix Element X, except it uses the new ESS 9038 pro. 

That Matrix looks pretty nice. Not sure if it has dual toroidal power supply (didn’t see it in pics or specs) and ess vs ak personal preference I guess. Anyway, not here to argue but Dave keeps trolling me across threads.


OP asked for suggestions on $2k dac/streamers, so I gave my suggestion. 

I wasn’t arguing just tossing another possibility in the mix though it is a bit more expensive at $3k