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

I'm shopping around for a DIN-XLR phono cable. I got a fully balanced phono-stage earlier this year, so I now have my two tonearms out for a rewire with silver litz cables and DIN termination. Right now I have a Cardas (aka Musical Surroundings Reference) cable on loan, but am thinking about getting Siltech Classic Legend 380i but they are quite pricey.

All great info people!! I know that I do not need an angle DIN connector, as the tonearm sits in a arm hole on the plinth that has no angle path. The DIN on the arm (image below) is pointing straight down and the shaft under the table is a straight shaft. The plinth on the Xtension 10 is about 2" thick and it looks to have good clearance around the hole.

Now its just a matter of what brand I buy.....But the key for me and my Lyra Kleos is must be very low cap cable, less than 100pF for sure in a meter cable.

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Recommend you make sure what sort of 5-pin alignment method is used for the Project arm.

I believe most 5-pin DINs have an alignment pin to facilitate mating orientation.  (My Moerch arm on one table does...).  However, my Origin Live Enterprise MK5 arm uses a larger recess for alignment (not a pin groove) and the Origin Live Silver Hybrid 2 DIN-RCA cable that was included has the mating extrusion ("bumpout").  When I replaced the OL cable with my Luminous Audio Technology Silver Reference, I went ahead and filed down its mating pin to allow insertion, as the Origin Live connection has no pin groove.  May just be an OL thing...

@vinylcat 

That is my main issue, trying to make sure that small pin is the right one (orientation). I have a msg into ProJect asking......Their website nor product page mentions anything about it.

Thanks!

@josepad 

The angle on the DIN cable doesn't have to do with the configuration of the tonearm base. Instead the issue is whether there's enough clearance between the.bottom of he tonearm base and the shelf that the turntable rests on. The DIN connector may be only an inch or two long, but you want to have enough clearance that the cable coming out of the connector doesn't crimp against the shelf as it extends from the tonearm base.