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Is this a bad idea? Replacing integrated RCA cables on turntable with RCA female jacks

Hi all, this is a repost from a thread I started last week under the Analog category, but i didn't get any replies so I figured "Tech Talk" might be the more appropriate forum to ask this question, and thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge in an area where I'm clueless.

Question:
I have a Denon DP31L turntable and was thinking I might cut small ports on the back of the housing to accommodate RCA jacks via one of two ways, which is where I need advice such as "stop now" or "such-and-such option is better bc..." Etc., etc.  :)

Option #1) cutting the integrated/original RCA cable so it's just long enough to reach my jack cut-outs and then solder that cut end to female RCA jacks
                      ------------------or---------------
Option #2) remove entire original RCA cable from the circuitry, and solder a new new cable in its place to run to the RCA jacks.

Option #1 is preferred because I wouldn't have to re-solder new wires onto the circuitry. Is this a bad idea in general or not a big deal?  Will either (or both) option have a drastic impact on the sound, for better or worse? I dont want want to downgrade the acoustics, but I would prefer to have RCA jacks for the convience factor of using different interconnects to run to my phono preamp.

Any advice would be much appreciated as always. Thanks so much!




Additional Note if you've actually made it this far: 
If applicable to how you answer assume I'll be using quality RCA jacks, do a quality soldering job with Mundorf Supreme silver/gold solder, and appropriately ground everything during the modification (currently there is a separate ground wire that runs the length next to the 6’ integrated RCA cable)

hockey4496

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hockey4496 OP
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Thanks for your input, that's helpful. In terms of modifying it to use a DIN connector, would you say that's worth while on a table like this? If so what would be baseline cost doing something like that myself?

I'm looking for another table now, but considering I can only get one if someone is willing to trade, that not pan out for weeks to years.
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