Help with Finding the Right 5-Pin DIN to RCA Cable

[Maor]

Hey everyone,

Hope you’re all doing well!

I’m having a bit of trouble finding the right cable for my setup. I need a female 5-pin DIN to 2 male RCA cable. I recently bought one that seemed to fit the bill, but unfortunately, it only outputs sound from one speaker.

Here’s my setup:

• Turntable: Bang & Olufsen Beogram 1900
• Speakers: JBL L46
• DAC: Musical Fidelity V-DAC 2
• Amplifier: Cambridge Audio Azur 851A
• Phono Stage: Pro-Ject Phono Box MM

This is the cable I bought last time:

AV-advance B&O turntable adapter | 20 cm

AV-DINPHONO - Adapter cable to connect B&O turntables with 5 or 7 pole DIN jacks, to an RIAA or turntable input on a receiver, without noise.

www.av-connection.com

If anyone has a recommendation for a cable that would work, I’d love to hear it. Also, if you have the same or a similar turntable, I’d be interested to know what cable you’re using with it.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Maor

 

[Al ears]

Don't you already have a thread going regards this?

 

[Gray]

I need a female 5-pin DIN to 2 male RCA cable.

You do.
But you need to know for sure how your turntable's DIN PLUG is wired, before you can buy the appropriate DIN socket to RCA phono cable.

The pinout of the plug will be shown somewhere, either in the user instruction manual, or online somewhere.

For absolute certainty, it's an easy job to slide back the plastic cover on the plug and have a look what pins the wires are connected to.
You'll see a small square on the body - its where you push in a sprung metal piece - that allows the cover to slide backwards from the plug / pins body.

If you don't know what you're looking at - just post a zoomed in picture of the wired pins and we'll advise.

Do the same with the socket you've bought and there's a good chance you'll see why it only works on one channel (the wiring will not be matching the plug wiring - which it needs to be).

 

[Fandango Andy]

Don't you already have a thread going regards this?

He sort of does. The original thread was about isolating the problem. It is looking increasingly likely the problem is the cable. If it isn't the cable, its the turntable, and its considerably cheaper to get a replacement cable than turntable, so that was the obvious last test. The other question was under "HiFi". I suggested he posted in "Turntable" in the hope of finding someone with a B&O dec who could steer him towards the correct cable,

 

[Maor]

You do.
But you need to know for sure how your turntable's DIN PLUG is wired, before you can buy the appropriate DIN socket to RCA phono cable.

The pinout of the plug will be shown somewhere, either in the user instruction manual, or online somewhere.

For absolute certainty, it's an easy job to slide back the plastic cover on the plug and have a look what pins the wires are connected to.
You'll see a small square on the body - its where you push in a sprung metal piece - that allows the cover to slide backwards from the plug / pins body.

If you don't know what you're looking at - just post a zoomed in picture of the wired pins and we'll advise.

Do the same with the socket you've bought and there's a good chance you'll see why it only works on one channel (the wiring will not be matching the plug wiring - which it needs to be).

Hi,

If I understood you right you meant to open the din check that if the din is 1-5 pins and holes than making sure that pin 1 is red and also hole 1 is red and then 2 is white etc.

I found the TT manual online but couldn’t find anything about the adapter.

Also it’s very difficult to open the din of the TT, is it supposed to be like that?

I couldn’t open the adapter female din at all since it doesnt have this little square that supposed to be pushed inside.

And I couldn’t find anything online about it , what would you recommend ?

 

[Maor]

He sort of does. The original thread was about isolating the problem. It is looking increasingly likely the problem is the cable. If it isn't the cable, its the turntable, and its considerably cheaper to get a replacement cable than turntable, so that was the obvious last test. The other question was under "HiFi". I suggested he posted in "Turntable" in the hope of finding someone with a B&O dec who could steer him towards the correct cable,

Also, yes I did exactly what you wrote there.
I had a thread under wifi and the people there helped me understanding which component is problematic.
Than i posted this thread here cause I wanted to see if maybe someone with the same TT had a similar problem or knows a little more about how to approach this situation, maybe they have a b&o TT as well.

I am happy i did it cause you insight was already very refreshing and I will try your method today.

 

[Al ears]

Hi,

If I understood you right you meant to open the din check that if the din is 1-5 pins and holes than making sure that pin 1 is red and also hole 1 is red and then 2 is white etc.

I found the TT manual online but couldn’t find anything about the adapter.

Also it’s very difficult to open the din of the TT, is it supposed to be like that?

I couldn’t open the adapter female din at all since it doesnt have this little square that supposed to be pushed inside.

And I couldn’t find anything online about it , what would you recommend ?

Cheap DIN plugs will be moulded plastic and pretty impossible to open. You need to find an adapter with a metal bodied plug.

 

[Juzzie Wuzzie]

See if "cool-novelties" can help you on flea-bay. I got a DIN to RCA adapter from them (albeit 4 pin) and it worked wonders.

 

[Gray]

Hi,

If I understood you right you meant to open the din check that if the din is 1-5 pins and holes than making sure that pin 1 is red and also hole 1 is red and then 2 is white etc.

Yes, with both plug and socket wiring exposed, you could clearly see whether the pins and pin receptacles correspond correctly.

I found the TT manual online but couldn’t find anything about the adapter.

It's the pinout of the turntable's DIN plug you wanted to see.

Also it’s very difficult to open the din of the TT, is it supposed to be like that?

Well, they didn't think anyone would need to open it 🙂

You asked what I would suggest 🤔.....
Maybe contact the place where you bought the adaptor, they will know whether it should be working for you.

Failing that, if you can get it to me in Essex....in the (unlikely) event that I couldn't get into the DIN plug, I'd fit a twin RCA cable right the way from your turntable.
(And you could keep the DIN cable in case you ever wanted to revert the TT to original and sell it). 👍

 

[Jasonovich]

See if "cool-novelties" can help you on flea-bay. I got a DIN to RCA adapter from them (albeit 4 pin) and it worked wonders.

I was browsing there also, there appears to be quite a bit of customised cables for the Bang & Olufsen Beogram 1900.
Worth checking out

Pardon our interruption...

 

[Gray]

I was browsing there also, there appears to be quite a bit of customised cables for the Bang & Olufsen Beogram 1900.
Worth checking out

Pardon our interruption...

Good thought Jason (or Darth 👍)
But he's paid more than 26 Euros!! for the adaptor he's got.
Their customer service needs to swing into action for him I'd say.

Question for @Maor:
Have you, or anyone you know, got a multimeter and are able to use it for continuity testing?

(That would give you certainty on the plug pin connection and help when you contact the supplier of your adaptor).

 

[Maor]

Hey everyone,

Here is my latest update: i contacted the shop that sold that DIN to RCA adapter and they will send a new on on the house. nice of them, hope it will work.

i wanted to try to modify the R&L inside the din and i opened it but ev erything is soldered inside and at this point i just understand that since i can't solder it myself and it means that i have to go to a professional anyways if i got to modify it.

I was thinking of maybe changing this to a RCA and finish with all that DIN story.
what do you think ?

 

[Gray]

Hey everyone,

Here is my latest update: i contacted the shop that sold that DIN to RCA adapter and they will send a new on on the house. nice of them, hope it will work.

i wanted to try to modify the R&L inside the din and i opened it but ev erything is soldered inside and at this point i just understand that since i can't solder it myself and it means that i have to go to a professional anyways if i got to modify it.

I was thinking of maybe changing this to a RCA and finish with all that DIN story.
what do you think ?

If that shop is sending you the same as what you have,then it's likely to give the same result.

...but it would be a very easy job for someone to find out what you need, then modify the adaptor (and possibly charge you less than you paid for the adaptor!).
The same person could easily convert you from DIN to RCA.

What country are you in by the way?

 

[Maor]

they will send the same one since I am not convinced that the problem isnt simply that the cable is defective.
I am in Paris, France

 

[Gray]

they will send the same one since I am not convinced that the problem isnt simply that the cable is defective.

Hope you're right.
Let us know 👍