On 26/11/2016 01:23, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

DIN connectors were pretty common on most German stuff at one time.
Odd given the German reputation (and rightly so) for engineering things
well. Spawn of satan, DIN connectors. ;-)

An odd point of view, considering the alternative.
Who would design a plug that connects the signal before the ground?
And which leaves the signal pin so exposed when a cable is connected at one end only?
I'm sure that phono connectors have resulted in much needless destruction.

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Eiron.