My question is this: does anyone have a high-end, tier-one streamer (dCS Bartok Apex, Lumin X2, or something like them) that can rival a good analogue system?
Another digital vs analog thread? What’s your objective here? Are you looking to buy a dCS Bartok Apex or similar level digital front end?
Everything starts at the source. Playing back an album that was properly mastered on a high quality digital front end especially if it’s a CD and not streaming will give you performance that at a minimum rivals analog.

