DIN Phono Cable


I'm planning to get one of the new Project tonearms, and they only accept 5-pin DIN connector. Is there a specific DIN connector I need to look for or are they all the same?

josepad

Showing 4 responses by elliottbnewcombjr

the majority of DIN connectors are like this, they get wider after a short narrower length

the width increases for easier connection within the fitting.

My Mission and Jelco Tonearms require a longer length of the smaller diameter barrel because the connector is recessed further within the tonearm post

 

I had Pine Tree Cables make me a phono cable with a long neck connector.

 

lewm

thanks for catching me showing the wrong connector, I was just paying attention to the length of the narrow diameter portion. All my ’din’ connector arms are 5 male pins in the tonearm post, female 5 pin din in the cable (ground and rca l & r other end).

sadly, the used Jelco SA-250 arm I bought from Germany has left channel, no right channel, no hum. I ordered a new multi-meter tester to check the continuity, it arrives tomorrow. Seller insists it was checked/ok when sold. It was nicely protected, if seller is truthful, it could have had a hard fall during transport. 

multi-meter / battery tester has buzzer to indicate continuity 

My repaired UA-7082, and Jelco SA-250 gives me 3 removable headshells instead of former 1 only

prior, Mission 774 LC was made by Jelco, same compact heavy Titanium Weight. I had to ease the post hole bigger, Mission is s/p 210mm; SA-250 s/p is 214mm

 

OP

Pay attention to the separate ground wire at the other end of any phono cable, some are short, flimsy small diameter, small spade, some have only a short length ’loose’ from the molded together l.r I had to extend the length of the ground wire of my SUT’s output cable, because your and my mx110z ground terminal is far away from the phono input jacks. And, I had to change the size of the spade on the ground wire of one of my 3 phono cables, so it would fit the ground post on my Fidelity Research FRT-4 SUT.

Of course any separate wire can be used for any ground if/when needed, simple common wire, green preferred by me.