Dealing with the old DIN-connectors can be a challenge nowadays. Cable-adapters might solve some situations. But there are more elegant solutions. I bought a very cheap HiFi-preamp Grundig XV 7500 in good condition. it has DIN-in- and outputs so you can connect a phono-player, 2 tapes and a microphone, has an aux-input. It has cinch-stereo-outputs and can do tape-to-tape. The main output of the preamp goes into a stereo-channel of my main-mixer or directly into my audio-interface, pedal .... My second solution is a Uher Mix 700 Stereo, i cought for little money. This mixer has 5 mic-inputs, inputs for phono, radio and tapes and several outputs, a crossfader, channel-mutes, headphone-control for each channel and channel-faders. I can connect several machiones mith the old DIN-connectors to it. The main output goes into a stereo-channel of my main-mixer or directly into my audio-interface, pedal .... I hope this may help people looking for a solution, that supports even complex setups with the good old gear we all love. I love your channel. Peace
@@Mosssyndrome If you want to take a look at the gear please search for them in the internet, even on TH-cam. There are a few websites with information about them, too. You also may look for the Uher Mix 500, the smaller 'brother' of the Uher Mix 700. You will need cables anyway to connect your tape or whatever you like to connect. The Grundig SXV 6000 is the predecessor model of the XV 7500, a ('legendary') high-end hifi-preamp, too. You may look for the manuals of these gears to check out if they fit your needs. The manuals (in German) I found show all in- and outputs and information you need. And it might be a good idea to have the gear checked and cleaned by a technician, which means extra costs. Yes, old gear is some kind of expensive. I bought the Grundig and the Uher in Germany at 'Ebay Kleinanzeigen'. But 'Reverb', 'Ebay' or other platforms for old gear might be a good address. I paid really little money for both of them some years ago, but currently the prices for ancient gear generally rise. But as always some cable-adapters might be the cheapest way to connect old gear and modern equipment. There are some dealers out there selling those cables, easy to find them. Just search for 'DIN cable' or '5 pole connector'. But pay attention to get the correct adapter (pin-sigbals). There are different versions out there of 5-pole-adapters. Check the pin-signal-connections match with your gear. The manuals or technical sheets of old gear generally give you the information of the signal-flows to the pins of the connectors. There are lots of webpages explaining how to wire a 5-pole-DIN (male/female) to a 6.3mm or cinch-connector (male/female). Most of the DIN-connectors only use 3 pins. so it is easy to build your own adapters - if you know which pin is uses for which signal. If you use adapters (DIN to 6.3mm or cinch) you might connect the tape to a cheap used small mixer. The pre-amps of the mixer-channels shoul amplify the signal from the tape to an useful level. The output of the mixer will feed your audio-interface or other gear. I hope this helps. Peace
Dealing with the old DIN-connectors can be a challenge nowadays. Cable-adapters might solve some situations. But there are more elegant solutions.
I bought a very cheap HiFi-preamp Grundig XV 7500 in good condition. it has DIN-in- and outputs so you can connect a phono-player, 2 tapes and a microphone, has an aux-input. It has cinch-stereo-outputs and can do tape-to-tape. The main output of the preamp goes into a stereo-channel of my main-mixer or directly into my audio-interface, pedal ....
My second solution is a Uher Mix 700 Stereo, i cought for little money. This mixer has 5 mic-inputs, inputs for phono, radio and tapes and several outputs, a crossfader, channel-mutes, headphone-control for each channel and channel-faders. I can connect several machiones mith the old DIN-connectors to it. The main output goes into a stereo-channel of my main-mixer or directly into my audio-interface, pedal ....
I hope this may help people looking for a solution, that supports even complex setups with the good old gear we all love.
I love your channel.
Peace
Thanks my dude!
Are these still available? If yes where can I get one?
@@Mosssyndrome If you want to take a look at the gear please search for them in the internet, even on TH-cam. There are a few websites with information about them, too. You also may look for the Uher Mix 500, the smaller 'brother' of the Uher Mix 700. You will need cables anyway to connect your tape or whatever you like to connect.
The Grundig SXV 6000 is the predecessor model of the XV 7500, a ('legendary') high-end hifi-preamp, too.
You may look for the manuals of these gears to check out if they fit your needs. The manuals (in German) I found show all in- and outputs and information you need. And it might be a good idea to have the gear checked and cleaned by a technician, which means extra costs. Yes, old gear is some kind of expensive.
I bought the Grundig and the Uher in Germany at 'Ebay Kleinanzeigen'. But 'Reverb', 'Ebay' or other platforms for old gear might be a good address. I paid really little money for both of them some years ago, but currently the prices for ancient gear generally rise.
But as always some cable-adapters might be the cheapest way to connect old gear and modern equipment. There are some dealers out there selling those cables, easy to find them. Just search for 'DIN cable' or '5 pole connector'. But pay attention to get the correct adapter (pin-sigbals). There are different versions out there of 5-pole-adapters. Check the pin-signal-connections match with your gear.
The manuals or technical sheets of old gear generally give you the information of the signal-flows to the pins of the connectors. There are lots of webpages explaining how to wire a 5-pole-DIN (male/female) to a 6.3mm or cinch-connector (male/female). Most of the DIN-connectors only use 3 pins. so it is easy to build your own adapters - if you know which pin is uses for which signal.
If you use adapters (DIN to 6.3mm or cinch) you might connect the tape to a cheap used small mixer. The pre-amps of the mixer-channels shoul amplify the signal from the tape to an useful level. The output of the mixer will feed your audio-interface or other gear.
I hope this helps.
Peace
@@exoner6110 Fantastic! Thanks so much for the detailed reply. I def got all the info I need. Cheers!
Pleeeease where can I buy this box? Im an idiot with electronics. Halp!
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