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Eiron wrote:
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.

Lots of alternatives.

Who would design a plug that connects the signal before the ground?

Why would that matter? No domestic connector like that is designed to be
plugged and unplugged regularly. Unlike, say, a charger lead to your
phone. Or headphones.

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.

Destruction of what?

Problem with the standard quality DIN sockets and leads found on domestic
equipment is they become unreliable long before a similar phono does.

You can buy good quality connectors to the same format as DIN, though.

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