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otis_thick@my-dejanews.com wrote in message
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>In article <768io3$ogr$1@justice.csc.cuhk.edu.hk>,
>  kpwong@psy.cuhk.edu.hk (Kit-pui Wong) wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I recently bought a Denon DA-500 DAC from the 2nd hand market
>> and want to do some "experiments" with it.
>> However, I have no budget for an (expensive) CD transport.
>>
>> Is there any expert here having experience to "extract" the
>> digital audio signal from cheap CD players/or CD-ROM drives ?
>> I know a little bit electronics. Where can I get the resources,
>> such as "typical" circuits, chips references, etc.
>>
>> Thank you very much in advance!
>>
>This place has what you need!- http://www.PrecisionLaserdisc.com  They have
>U-DO upgrade KITS for various applications: AC-3 and DTS and SPDIF.  Since
you
>can sling a iron, you should have no problem
>


I read this site as carrying a device that adds an RF output to Laserdisk
players (not for CD players which use different technology), and another
device that adds a SP/DIF output to Laserdisk or CD players.

The kit costs $95 and the modification costs about twice that if you have them
do it. I think they make a profit... but not what I think is an excessive one.
But, the player you start with has to have some value for the economics to be
there, at these prices.

I was able to buy a Sony CD player with digital output for less than $100 as
B-stock (refurbished). There is also an Aiwa CD changer with digital output
that is carried as new stock by Best Buy and Circuit City for $129.

The "fun", "education", and "pride" that would come from sucessful completion
of this project of course, would be "priceless". The less you get
"prepackaged", the more of this you'd get...