Well a good walkman can do it, just a joke. Nothing can sound as real music but live music.
Btw, I attend at least one day each week to listen live music that's my main reference.
Almost each one of us have different home audio room/system targets mine is to stay nearer to the recording and my room/systems was and is developed around that target.
That target means too that as nearer to the recording we are as nearer to that " real music " you said.
To stay nearer to the recording there are forbiden audio items that in no order could be: tubes, SUTs, unipivots, cooper wires and so on.
To stay nearer to the recording we have to fine tune, test after test and understand each link at the room/system chain. Understand what the cartridge signal needs what is asking for that delicated signal that is pick-up for the cartridge stylus tip as vibrations/movements and then converted on electrical " sound ".
Preserve the integrity of that cartridge signal is my main goal trying to mantain at minimum everykind of noise/distortions generated at each single system link till the signal arrives to my beloved ears/brain.
To achieve that kind of purity in the cartridge signal we have to take care and to have deep knowledge levels and skills in several critical audiophile subjects including to own a self bullet proof method/proccess for tests and evaluations of that audio room/system.
So you need all that stuff knowledge that for you is only BS but obviously due that your target is different from mine you care about other priorities. Your privilege.
Again , as nearer to the recording as nearer to the MUSIC.
Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.