analog sounding DAC?

At the high end, the PS Audio PerfectWave DAC MK2, and at the lower end, the PS Audio NuWave DAC.

I have owned and auditioned many DACs over the past few years while comparing to my turntable. While PS Audio isn't my current preferred choice for my system, I do believe they check the boxes you're looking to check. Their latest DACs strike a good balance between tonal density and resolution.

Buy an AMR DP777 and you'll be set.

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.

I have listened to 3 $40k analog rigs last year and NONE of them and I mean NONE of them could matchnlet alone better my digital rig. Take that whole it ain't gonna sound analog unless younhave analog with a huge grain of salt. True there are many dacs that claim superiority but sound very digital, Weiss Minerva etc. If you know what you are doing and choose superlative equipment it is very expensive to make analog to match great digital let alone surpass it.

I'm not saying it can't be done, I'm saying that turntable are panacea for sound as some would have you believe.

Rather.., I'm saying that TT are NOT panacea for good sound as some espouse.