I have recently gotten a dcs Bartók DAC, which I’m using in conjunction with a Roon Nucleus. The cost was about $15K, and for the first time the sound rivals, IMO, my Clearaudio turntable/tonearm/cartridge with a Nagra phono stage which was about $10K. To my ear the vinyl still generally sounds better, but the difference is pretty small. That is playing ripped CDs and some downloaded hi-res files though - if I stream music (using Qobuz) there is a definite (but generally acceptable) step down in quality. My experience anyway (and ears)...
How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog?
I have heard some very high end digital front ends and although they do sound very good, I never get the satisfaction that I do when i listen to analog regardless if its a"coloration" or whatever. I will listen to high end digital, and then I soon get bored, as if it just does not have the magic That I experience with a well set up analog system. So how much do I need to spend to say, " get a sound that at least equals or betters a 3K Turntable?