DIY Interconnect: 5 pin DIN to RCA

Coober · 5th July 2008, 06:25 PM

I need to make an interconnect to hook-up a TT to a Quad 33/303. This needs to be 5-pin DIN to 2 x RCA.

Would someone please advise which type of cable I should use for this purpose?

Thanks.

Steerpike · 10th July 2008, 11:30 PM

Any two-core with common screen will work.
It all depends on how good your ears and turntable are - it could range from R10 to thousands!

Or you could use two lengths of single-core screened and run them both into the din plug (it will have to be thin cable then, to both fit into the din.).

Braided screens are the best, but most expensive. Then you get stranded copper screens, and cheapest are the aluminised mylar screens.

(Does the 5-pin DIN go into the tone-arm? Beware that some tone arm sockets LOOK like 5-pin Dins, but the pins on the standard din plug are too thick)

Coober · 11th July 2008, 11:21 AM

I actually bought some 'figure 8' (two single-core, individually-screened) cable and simply combined both screens on the ground pin of the DIN plug.
I may have confused you when I mentioned the turntable; the cable is actually to go into a Quad 33 pre-amp (the DIN plug), whilst the two RCAs are plugged into the TT.

I was confused about whether to use a four-core cable, or screened (as I have done).

Thanks for your help.

analog_sa · 11th July 2008, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Steerpike
It all depends on how good your ears and turntable are - it could range from R10 to thousands!

With a 33/303 i would stay closer to R10

jacco vermeulen · 11th July 2008, 01:15 PM

You mean the Rand has deflated so much ?

Nordic · 11th July 2008, 02:34 PM

Yep, its the next zim Dollar...

Steerpike · 11th July 2008, 02:53 PM

Four-core (if not screened) would have been TERRIBLE!
I think you took the best choice.

IF you have hum problems, they might be solved by cutting ONE screen connection at ONE end.

analog_sa · 11th July 2008, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nordic
Yep, its the next zim Dollar...

Quite the opposite. In 2001 it was R13.85/USD and today R7.69/USD. Now if you say that the USD is going the way of the Z$...

5th July 2008, 06:25 PM	#1
Coober diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2008	DIY Interconnect: 5 pin DIN to RCA I need to make an interconnect to hook-up a TT to a Quad 33/303. This needs to be 5-pin DIN to 2 x RCA. Would someone please advise which type of cable I should use for this purpose? Thanks.

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10th July 2008, 11:30 PM	#2
Steerpike diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa	Any two-core with common screen will work. It all depends on how good your ears and turntable are - it could range from R10 to thousands! Or you could use two lengths of single-core screened and run them both into the din plug (it will have to be thin cable then, to both fit into the din.). Braided screens are the best, but most expensive. Then you get stranded copper screens, and cheapest are the aluminised mylar screens. (Does the 5-pin DIN go into the tone-arm? Beware that some tone arm sockets LOOK like 5-pin Dins, but the pins on the standard din plug are too thick)

11th July 2008, 11:21 AM	#3
Coober diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2008	I actually bought some 'figure 8' (two single-core, individually-screened) cable and simply combined both screens on the ground pin of the DIN plug. I may have confused you when I mentioned the turntable; the cable is actually to go into a Quad 33 pre-amp (the DIN plug), whilst the two RCAs are plugged into the TT. I was confused about whether to use a four-core cable, or screened (as I have done). Thanks for your help.

11th July 2008, 01:15 PM	#5
jacco vermeulen diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: At the sea front, just under Rotterdam	You mean the Rand has deflated so much ?

11th July 2008, 02:34 PM	#6
Nordic diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2005	Yep, its the next zim Dollar...

11th July 2008, 02:53 PM	#7
Steerpike diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa	Four-core (if not screened) would have been TERRIBLE! I think you took the best choice. IF you have hum problems, they might be solved by cutting ONE screen connection at ONE end.

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