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?
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Bryston BDP-2 on here for $1.5 K.  That be better SQ than the Node2.  Could work if CD player has SPDIF  input.  Manic Moose interface is spartan but works with Qobuz and Tidal and various radio stations that stream Redbook quality.
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You are correct sir. Streaming is an acquired skill/taste and BluNode is the best start. Then one can move on at their own pace. I have but I still have the BluSound. 
Don't spend him broke if he does not even know what he likes.
I had the Esoteric K05X and now have the K03XD.  Both models have three digital inputs at the back: RCA, USB and optical.  My streamer (Esoteric N03T) is connected by USB cable to the K03XD and sounds great.
It may be possible to find a $1,000 DAC that sounds better than the DAC in your friend's CD player, but I would be inclined to test that first.  Esoteric make pretty good DACs.