1 (edited by Orbweaver 2010-11-02 23:41:02)

Topic: odd connection

I've been eyeing this tape echo for a few days, thinking about pulling the trigger on it.
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm92/SCSIcide/din2.jpg
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm92/SCSIcide/din.jpg
The thing is, I can't identify that output. It looks to me like a 5-pin din? I wonder if it maybe originally came with some sort of break-out cable, like din -> rca or something?
I'm not finding anything as far as adapters go (just din to video etc) and I'm wondering if I could wire that up to 1/4" out?

Well before my time, whatever it is....

Re: odd connection

I think you supplied your own answer. It's a 5-pin din. Try searching google with din rca. Amongst others this site came up: http://www.amabilidade2002.com/audio62.htm

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eh, was just guessing. not something I've seen before. thanks for the link.

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yep, that's 5-pin din. stadard audio interface on almost all soviet audio equipment btw.

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and a lot of european stuff too, especially german. many dynacord tape echos have the same intertface. easy to make cables for..

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In hindsight the din out seems to make sense, I guess that'd be 4 pins for stereo outs? Pretty cool although I ended up passing on it as the guy couldn't really verify that it worked (wasn't able to make sense of the output etc.)

Thanks for the answers tho

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nah, i suspect only two of those pins will be used for the audio output. one will be used for ground.

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Yeah, a ground is a ground. Might not be a need for two of them....

That really is an efficient connection minus the need for a breakout cable but as Rude said one could easily hack one.

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something like this: http://www.thomann.de/gb/the_sssnake_1872_adapter.htm