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Anyone using Graham IC-70 w/ SME V?

Just bought a Graham IC-70 phono cable w/ angled DIN here on Agon to be used with my SME V. I could not get it to work.

The connectors are directional, kind of like tubes, where there are several pins forming a circle, and one pin is "missing". So you need to rotate the heads until it just fits. When I tried this, the cable ended up pointing upwards (towards the bottom of the armboard), so it's not going to work.

Have others used this combo? Should I be looking for the non-angled-head version of this cable instead?

FrankC
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jtimothya
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To avoid exactly the issue you encountered, I specify a phono cable with the straight-in 5-pole 'DIN' and not the right-angle version. And, as you know, the SME V cable input has a slot on the side for a guide key, so that also needs to match up if there is one on the cable. If the IC-70 can be disassembled, you might be able to put a straight plug on it - Cardas makes a nice one.

I'm currently have two Silver Audio 'Silver Breeze' phono cables for use with my SME V - one terminated in RCAs, one in XLR - both with the non-angled DIN. A most excellent cable for the money.

Tim
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