Tonearms with a mini-din connector – Ayre Acoustics P-5XE User Manual

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turntable, the custom cables must be made flexible
to allow proper motion of the suspended sub-chassis.
This is normally done by removing a section of the
cable’s outer jacket near the turntable.

A custom phono cable using a single cable may also
be used as shown below:

Please note that this configuration requires cabling
that has a multiple of four conductors plus a shield.
If there are eight or twelve conductors, they must be
paralleled to create four composite conductors. Also,
a short section of the cable jacket must be removed
at each end of the custom cable to allow the
connectors to be physically separated.

Tonearms with a Mini-DIN Connector

Another common tonearm configuration has a 5-pin
mini-DIN connector below the turntable base. This

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1

1

Shield

Male XLR

To

Turntable

To Phono

Preamplifier

Ground Wire

Spade Lug

Spade Lug

Male RCA

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