Setting up a streamer for a frien

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...

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

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.

Regarding the previous post.    "...Honestly, you’re not doing any favors by suggesting Node 2, which will end up in a huge disappointment for your friend...."

Respectfully, I strongly disagree.

Put a decent DAC in front of it...and you’ll have as good or better sound than other stand-alones.

It’s weird the way people compare a $500 Streamer to multi thousand dollar ones and seem surprised or disappointed in the budget unit.

Using a cheap streamer and good DAC seems to make much more sense to me...

My node 2i and Qobuz has been life-changing for me... seriously...have never enjoyed so much different music at my fingertips.

But...your money ...your ears...

^^^Do you own a Esoteric CD Player and Integrated?

It’s all comes down to your expectations and point of reference. For some people, a system with Node 2 or Raspberry Pi & Topping DAC is more than adequate :-)