Just curious, is there something unsatisfactory about your BAT CD player?
That's a lot of money to spend on modding, especially since non-factory changes often don't help resell value and may even scare off some buyers. Your particular model is already over 10 years old.
If you just want to test the waters for digital playback from computer storage, there are a number of ways to do that for a lot less than your proposed mod budget. A Squeezebox Touch is $300, there are USB DACs in that price range that many find quite good, or even upgraded sound cards for an existing PC.
Rather than pour a bunch of money into an old unit or buying an expensive version of a technology you don't have any experience with, just experiment for a while and that will tell you a lot about which direction is best for you.
Then, when you find out what appeals to you, you'll find your upgrade efforts a lot more satisfying.
That's a lot of money to spend on modding, especially since non-factory changes often don't help resell value and may even scare off some buyers. Your particular model is already over 10 years old.
If you just want to test the waters for digital playback from computer storage, there are a number of ways to do that for a lot less than your proposed mod budget. A Squeezebox Touch is $300, there are USB DACs in that price range that many find quite good, or even upgraded sound cards for an existing PC.
Rather than pour a bunch of money into an old unit or buying an expensive version of a technology you don't have any experience with, just experiment for a while and that will tell you a lot about which direction is best for you.
Then, when you find out what appeals to you, you'll find your upgrade efforts a lot more satisfying.