With my SME-V a straight DIN connector worked best. You can swivel the base to point in most directions and with a little fiddling the connector slid right in.
Phono cables with angled DIN for SME IV and V arms
I've been trying different phono cables with my SME V arm. The first one I had tried was the Cardas Golden Reference and it didn't have any issue. But the recent two cables that I've been trying all have the DIN connectors oriented the wrong way. Have others experience this as well?
The first one was the Graham IC-70. And I just received the Furutech AG-12. Basically on the angled DIN, there is a group of 5 receptacles arranged in a circle, then there's a big white gap. If you are looking directly at the face of the DIN connector on the cable, the white gap need to be on the right hand side to mate with the SME connector. But both the Graham IC-70 and the Furutech have the white gap on the left-hand side.
The fix is easy, just need to ratate the "faceplate" on the DIN connector 180 degrees.
For the Graham IC-70, I ended up having to send the cable back to Bob Graham as there was a minor modification needed on the connector itself. A screw on the side needed to be modified. And I have just fired off several e-mails to Furutech to see if they can do the same.
I am just wondering if others are having the same issue. Or maybe SME had changed the orientation of the pins with later models of these arms. Mine is about 8 years old.
FrankC
The first one was the Graham IC-70. And I just received the Furutech AG-12. Basically on the angled DIN, there is a group of 5 receptacles arranged in a circle, then there's a big white gap. If you are looking directly at the face of the DIN connector on the cable, the white gap need to be on the right hand side to mate with the SME connector. But both the Graham IC-70 and the Furutech have the white gap on the left-hand side.
The fix is easy, just need to ratate the "faceplate" on the DIN connector 180 degrees.
For the Graham IC-70, I ended up having to send the cable back to Bob Graham as there was a minor modification needed on the connector itself. A screw on the side needed to be modified. And I have just fired off several e-mails to Furutech to see if they can do the same.
I am just wondering if others are having the same issue. Or maybe SME had changed the orientation of the pins with later models of these arms. Mine is about 8 years old.
FrankC
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