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Originally Posted by Nickthedentist

All this non-compliant DIN stuff was apparently a source of extreme frustration to the cassette deck reviewer of HiFi Choice in the late 1970s (Angus McKenzie?? https://www.stereophile.com/news/011...zie/index.html )

The trouble with Angus in those days is that whenever a DIN type plug/socket was used, he 'assumed' that the accompanying electronics should be to the DIN standard (for valves!), when in truth that plug socket arrangement was simply being used for simplicity or the choice of the designer. DIN plugs and sockets are not the most versatile, and they were plagued by some poor quality ones on the market, but personally I've never had a major problem with them and apart from what I've mentioned, never had a problem with them; they're plug and play, as they say..