clenchdwarf said:
Or, add a board which translates the available digital audio signals into S/PDIF.
^It almost worked.
I tried that a few years ago, using a DIT4096 circuit.
I did get some sound out of it, but it had hiccups-- wasn't bit-perfect.
When I attached that same board to two other devices (one CD, one LD) they worked fine,
but not the V8000. Never figured out why.
Ended up getting a CLD-S201, which also contains 'unused' CXD2500 chip like your Hitachi,
then added S/PDIF port to that.