Laurence Payne wrote:
On Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:14:18 -0400, Severian wrote:

No, they use DIN connectors because they are a European company, and for
the same reasons companies like Tandberg and Revox and Armstrong and
Naim use them, they are the standard in Europe, and they allow for a
compact, single connector/single wire bundle approach. They have many
advantages over the traditional US RCA connector, and the US is not the
primary market for any of the aforementioned companies.

Well, if you say so. But Britain's in Europe, and I haven't seen a
DIN plug on any new equipment (except for MIDI) for 20 years.

I think Naim still uses them, Quad used to as well but I've not seen a
Quad dealer for over a decade on this side of the pond, same for Naim so
they may have changed, depends on how big they think their US market is.
Not sure about Meridian, I think they moved to an all digital approach
some time ago.

Many companies have moved towards the RCA or both. Back a few years ago
I know Revox and Tandberg had DIN.

I've always liked the DIN approach for a variety of reasons, not least
of which was simplified wiring behind the units. When it took only one
cable to hook up a tape deck as opposed to 4 RCA cables, I viewed this
as a significant improvement.

Back in the day when I used to work at a "high end" salon that sold
Tandberg, Revox, etc. I used to sell a lot of adapters. I know they are
still around, but Armstrong has been gone for a while.