A warm DAC?


Help me pair a DAC with my Prima Luna integrated, Focal 1038 be and PS Audio Perfect Wave transport...Speakers are quite detailed. Looking to level out the high end. Prefer analog warmth. No interest in streaming, expect to use for CD play only...budget $2500.
larseand
Shouldn‘t the goal for any set-up be neutrality and transparency?In that case my vote goes to the Zodiac Platinum. I think that NOS Euphonics are ultimately a dead end and the Zodiac‘s upsampling actually allows for shifting filters away from the audible spectrum. The result is a very transparent and uncoloured presentation. BTW the best way to assess a DAC is solo piano because of its reach harmonic spectrum, overtone decay and Impulse.
This viewpoint encapsulates what I call the "short view" vs. the "long view". The phrase "transparent to the source" is a myth. The real world does not allow for something going to our brain that is "transparent to the source". Reviewers use it indiscriminately. Often they use it as short-hand for something else. 
Digital reproduction of analogue sound is inherently flawed, as is vinyl, as is loudspeaker technology, as is recording technology. For many of us -quite likely even the majority of us-digital reproduction of sound waves is even more problematic than the others. If the sound from your digital rig does not allow you to RELAX, to feel good, to enjoy the music, than the fact that the DAC measures superbly is meaningless. The "long view" is this-do you find yourself watching TV or doing things at night other than listening to music? Why? Something must be amiss in your system! I firmly believe this happens to the majority of us and that often it is because equipment was purchased based on technology and measurements and short-sighted reviews. "Euphonic" is a loaded word, mostly disparaging and implying artifice. 
I don't mind the use of the word "euphonic" because I know I can get fantastic sound in my system and I know how to go about it. It can mean one thing to you and an entirely different thing to me. It is not that we are using the same word to describe the same thing. We evidently hear differently and strive for different recreations of the sound that was recorded. 

@fsonicsmith +1

This is like saying that all cola should aspire to one given flavor profile.  Therefore, if Coca Cola is right, Pepsi is wrong.  But some people prefer Pepsi.  Sometimes it's right to be wrong.

Consider the audio-gd7 HE 2020 version. If you have a good line conditioner you may not need the HE upgrade and it would fit into your budget. I'm still breaking mine in and after 150 hours in NOS mode, sounds alot like my analog rig. Highly recommended.
That's what great here ....Mr djones51  said if there are two dac one selling for $2,000 and another one for $80,000 that's sound exactly the same he would but the $80,000 because it's a status thing.....WOW  Really $68,000 to burn just because you got it. On a Dac.Is your System on here ?I would like to see it....