Got another gadget to add to the setup.
The label on it is a bit misleading. It's a Mobridge DA1 which is not a D/A pre-amplifier. It's a MOST bus to toslink converter.
Also, I KNOW it's overkill and I probably won't be able to hear the difference between the OEM balanced analog signal and going this route using the MOST bus, but this is one of my hobbies. And I have fun doing this. And my OCD says that going full digital to the dsp is better. So there!
I got my inspiration from 2addicts user
gtmax500 His build thread is here:
https://www.2addicts.com/forums/show....php?t=1350726