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.
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?