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Setting up a streamer for a frien

Title should read FRIEND. (Couldn’t edit it.)

I have a friend who has upwards of 10,000 CDs and owns an Esoteric CD player and integrated amplifier.
He would like to investigate adding streaming to his system. He doesn’t want to spend a lot however.
I’m recommending the Bluesound Node streamer.
What DAC in the $1000 range would you recommend?
Is there any way he could hook up the streamer to the CD player and take advantage of its DAC?
128x128rvpiano
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rvpiano OP
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I’ve looked.  It’s somewhat confusing.
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twoleftears
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Model number of the Esoteric?
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fuzztone
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BluSound Node is THE only starting streamer.
Good choice for anyone late to the party.
DI NOT worry about a DAC. There is plenty of time for that. Hopefully.
Until you get the model # of the Teac your last question hangs...
gdnrbob
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Hey Richard, long time no hear.
In any case, a used Ayre Codex or a used Schiit Gungnir or Yggy should be in the ballpark
Bob
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lalitk
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Honestly, you’re not doing any favors by suggesting Node 2, which will end up in a huge disappointment for your friend. He is bound to compare his high quality CD playback with Node 2 and guess what….

“My friend compared streaming with CD and streaming sucks.”

For his system, a Esoteric dedicated streamer like N-05 or N-03T is more in line and going to give comparable streaming performance with his existing CD player.
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