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?

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Unless the listeners ears are between 17 and 25 in biological age every nuance of difference even in CNO systems is impossible to convey.  The actual population discussing this will talk about jitter or filter harshness or wow and flutter or dynamic range etc. and theres too many structural issues to resolve attempting to normalize two very different forms of source media.  Whatever yiur setup is, if you like how one sounds you will become accustomed to the other but circle back to your original preferences.  Im not familiar with anyone devoting close to equal time with analog and digital.  For me, analog is the special occasion champagne while digital is the daily driver...the mixed analogy is intentional.