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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?
rvpiano

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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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lalitk
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^^^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 :-) 
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