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?

tzh21y

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I am not an anti digital guy. The truth is that I have never heard any digital that involves me with the music. Everytime I hear a good digital system, I am at first impressed, but after a half hour or so, I want to listen to records. I just recently listened to a 20K esoteric digital setup that does in fact sound great, but I would rather listen to my vinyl rig. Maybe it is colorations that I just gotten used to over decades. I know that digital will never be analog and vice versa but I am asking the question, How much do I need to spend for a digital front end to better my 7K analog front end. Heck, even a 3K turntable with a decent MM cartridge. I am being totally serious here. Out of everyone in my audiophile circle, only 2 listen do serious critical listening to digital. I am thinking it would probably cost at least 30K.  Thats a lot of scratch for digital.
I may have to check out the Lampizator products.  I think I read someone said that "no digital will ever satisfy like analog", especially for someone like me as I have been used to analog my whole life. Its been a tough transition for me to listen to digital other than to put it on while I say.. clean the house or background music.  The thing is that some music is just not available on vinyl and maybe never will be so I have to have something for that.
Maybe I will take a look at the Lampizator as they seem to be pretty well respected.  The best I've heard to date have been the DCS products.  Still, they do not sound like my very modest analog rig.  
Even on an almost 900K system, I still feel there are compromises. For one thing, its not analog. also, I have never heard drums, cymbals and overall air sound right on any digital system.  Unfortunately, sometimes you have no choice as some music is digital and was never releases in analog or (tape, record).