yes bypass the internal dac with I2s(better than SPDIF connection) and attach an external dac
LRCK,BCK ,DATA ...pins give I2S
I2S from CD Rom using TC9474FA DSP [Archive] - diyAudio
i am not asking people to join diy route,which is uninteresting for many unless some unusual situation comes
just wanted to know the 'extra something' that 400$ range cd-player has ...
so that i can design a diy solution
Diy possibilities i have checked out :
External finishing : Same as marantz/cambridge audio CD players,aluminum brushed front,powder coated chassis..i would like to put a unique design
Logo and Display: the ebay kit has VFD ,logo will be laser cut ( obviously a unique logo ) or from wood
Remote : the ebay kit has remote ...( I have the source code for a different cdrom module ,i think it takes philips remote...)
Vibration and drive noise: 24x CD Rom are found silent..also vibration damping feet is cheap and easily available.
DAC: Hmm..some confusion here..for now lets keep this for future.. but it will be within reach and of pretty good quality
the things before the dac I hope will be 4-5k max...
yes DIY is dirty...time consuming..