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Re: Very low volume through DIN tape socket

greef — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 12:05:30 GMT

I cut the cable up and rewired it myself, as you said.

It did the trick, and the volume level is now ok.

Thanks!

Re: Very low volume through DIN tape socket

Medogsfat — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 04:00:44 GMT

You can get 2 X RCA to DIN plugs but they must be wired correctly, ie:- 2 X RCA to pins 2,3,5.

Pin 2 is common L&R ground (earth) pins 3 & 5 are left & right channels. Sounds like yours is wired 1, 2 & 4 in which case you would get exactly what you describe.

Chris.

Re: Very low volume through DIN tape socket

greef — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:55:34 GMT

That was a quick reply! Thanks!

I suspected the cable to be the cause, and your answer makes sense. I didn't buy the cable myself so I don't know if its the wrong direction, but it most probably is.

I'll go buy the correct cable

Re: Very low volume through DIN tape socket

tournedos — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:42:50 GMT

Most likely your cable is wired for the wrong direction (out from the DIN to the RCA). The DIN connector can carry signal both ways, but if you have a 5-pin DIN to 2xRCA adapter, it can only cater for one of them.

Very low volume through DIN tape socket

greef — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:27:27 GMT

Hi,

I've been trying to plug in a 10-yearold SONY CD player to my Beomaster 1000. It's plugged in using a RCA-DIN cable. The output volume gets very very low.

Same thing if I connect the CD to a Beomaster 3000-2 DIN socket. However, if I connect it to the Beomaster 3000 using the RCA socket the volume is at a normal level.

I have also tried other devices e.g an iPhone using the RCA-DIN cable with the same low-volume-result.

Any ideas why the volume is so low using the DIN sockets?