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analog sounding DAC?

Please I need advice.I like analog sound.My system contains Sroll Transport going to Sroll integrated amp with dac built in,Kimber KS-3035,Belden digital cable and Tannoy Westminster.My DAC inside of Sroll sounds about the same as Weiss DA,awesome midrange and I like it but I also have heard Naim cd555 and that sounded more analog,darker sounding,I am looking for something between these two,I don't like cold clinical sound.Naim sounded great with old rock but sounded too dark on darker sounding cd¨s and it did not have as much resolution.I am looking for DAC mainly for playing cd¨s from a transport.
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mrtennis
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you will not get a cd reproduction to sound like lp playback.

consider the variables. the cd vs the lp. then, you have the player, or transport and dac. the analog system consists of turntable, arm cartridge and phono stage.

if you want to achieve an "analog" sound, you need an analog system as a benchmark. listen carefully and extract the characteristics you wish to emulate. i suspect you will have a hard time attaining a "sound" from deigital that comes close to your preferred anolg system.

i think you should try to attain a sound from digital that pleases you and not be concerned with a comparison to "analog".

my favorite digital system is the original zanden components.
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