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Kenwood KD-750 DIN tonearm cable help

bisonguy

bisonguy

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I have just purchased a Kenwood KD-750, but it won't arrive for a couple of weeks. It is missing the DIN tonearm cable and I would like to be proactive in getting/making one but I have a couple of questions if there are any KD-750 owners out there.
1. I believe that the DIN connector at the tonearm is a male connector and I need to use a female one for the cable. Right?
2. From the service manual it appears that the tonearm cable DIN connector is straight and not a 90 degree.
3. Is the DIN connector a 180 degree pin layout and a standard DIN connector

I am leaning towards making the tonearm cable vs buying one. I can't understand why the prices are so high for the ones I see being sold. Maybe I am missing something. I do know that I need to add the ground wire, but that is not a problem.
 
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bisonguy said:
I have just purchased a Kenwood KD-750, but it won't arrive for a couple of weeks. It is missing the DIN tonearm cable and I would like to be proactive in getting/making one but I have a couple of questions if there are any KD-750 owners out there.
1. I believe that the DIN connector at the tonearm is a male connector and I need to use a female one for the cable. Right?
2. From the service manual it appears that the tonearm cable DIN connector is straight and not a 90 degree.
3. Is the DIN connector a 180 degree pin layout and a standard DIN connector

I am leaning towards making the tonearm cable vs buying one. I can't understand why the prices are so high for the ones I see being sold. Maybe I am missing something. I do know that I need to add the ground wire, but that is not a problem.
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I have a KD-750 as well and use an Audioquest Wildcat tonearm cable with it. The Wildcat is less than $100 on Amazon and it works well. The "DIN" plug is actually a JIS, whose pin layout differs slightly from the standard 5-pin DIN you'd find on an old computer keyboard. Congrats on your new turntable. The 750 is a very nice table.
 
Problem was solved thanks to the help of a stereo shop called the Vinyl adventure in England. I received the turntable, took a picture of the DIN connection and sent it to them. They confirmed that their DIN cable called the "Rebel" would do the job. It arrived a few days ago and works fine. Cost was $43 U.S. plus shipping.
 
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