I would just get a DAC until the Yamaha dies. I have a Channel Islands Audio VDA 2 DAC and love it. Check out the review in Tone Audio:
http://tonepublications.com/MAGPDF/TA_017.pdf
It is a killer DAC for the money.
http://tonepublications.com/MAGPDF/TA_017.pdf
It is a killer DAC for the money.