you should try the Wyred4 sound 10th anniversary DAC, the reviews on it have been stellar one of the reviewers put it up against his VPI turntable with the $5,000 cartridge and he said that the 10th anniversary was every bit as analog sounding not cheap $4,500 US, and they offer a 30-day trial period if you don't like it you send it back and get your money back I tried it and I totally agree most analog sounding DAC that I've had in my system I absolutely love it.
Neutral Dac?
I’m curious to see people’s opinions on what they believe is the most uncolored dac? Every dac I’ve tried seems to be a flavor that deviates from neutrality in some way (smooths things over, too bright, too soft on transients, lacks bass etc...). Is there a dac that people believe gets all the fundamentals correct with leaving very little sonic footprint? What is the cost threshold needed to achieve it? I’m surprised at my own findings recently but really curious if anyone else has been searching for a fundamentally uncolored dac and what they’ve found.
I realize the most obvious answer is "the dac with impeccable measurements" but I have also found some of them to sound unnatural (dry/bright).