"Laurence Payne" wrote in message
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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.

Not looking very hard - mini din (hosedin) is used for S-Video, ATX keyboard
and mouse connections and DIN for AT keyboard connections.

OTOH DIN for sound has pretty much disappeared.

Interestingly Apple used mini DIN for some interface or another, precisely
because they would be difficult to source (or even identify) in the USA, but
could be bought in cheap.