Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
DIN-Schacht
English translation:
standard-sized car stereo slot
Added to glossary by
Kim Metzger
Oct 24, 2004 16:18
19 yrs ago
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German term
Mexico
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Native in: English (Variant: US) 
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DIN-Schacht
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Electronics / Elect Eng
car audio systems
Es wird immer mehr Expertenwissen benötigt, um selbst triviale Anwendungen noch zu beherrschen. Schon gar, wenn es darum geht, in einem modernen Fahrzeug die Klangqualität des werksseitigen Soundsystems zu verbessern. Daher nehmen neuerdings viele Musikliebhaber frustriert Abstand von einer solchen Nachrüstung und nehmen einen jahrelangen klanglichen Kompromiss in Kauf.
Früher war alles besser, da gab es noch den guten alten DIN-Schacht, und man konnte ein Radio seiner Wahl mit entsprechenden Verstärkern und natürlich Lautsprechern nachrüsten.
Früher war alles besser, da gab es noch den guten alten DIN-Schacht, und man konnte ein Radio seiner Wahl mit entsprechenden Verstärkern und natürlich Lautsprechern nachrüsten.
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41 mins
Klaus Herrmann
Germany
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Germany
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[In the good old times when car stereos had a] standard size
In case your audience is not familiar with DIN standards, standard size should fit the bill. If you'd think it's important to keep DIN in the sentence, there's a 'DIN sized car stereo slot'.
... is a built-in speaker and it comes complete with a TV aerial so it’s just a simple
case of fitting into your existing DIN sized car stereo slot and away you ...
www.m-99.co.uk/Car_Audio/In-Dash_TV_DVD_Motorised_Scree/ in-dash_tv_dvd_motorised_scree.html
... is a built-in speaker and it comes complete with a TV aerial so it’s just a simple
case of fitting into your existing DIN sized car stereo slot and away you ...
www.m-99.co.uk/Car_Audio/In-Dash_TV_DVD_Motorised_Scree/ in-dash_tv_dvd_motorised_scree.html
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Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
United States
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mounting place or chamber
In other words, a standard provision for mounting equipment post-factory.
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Note added at 14 mins (2004-10-24 16:32:35 GMT)
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Also: mounting bay or slot,depending upon what it likely to be mounted.
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Note added at 47 mins (2004-10-24 17:06:14 GMT)
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Consider also: mounting location
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Note added at 14 mins (2004-10-24 16:32:35 GMT)
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Also: mounting bay or slot,depending upon what it likely to be mounted.
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Note added at 47 mins (2004-10-24 17:06:14 GMT)
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Consider also: mounting location
1 hr
DIN mount
maybe?
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Gets quite a few hits
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Colin Newberry
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the good old (DIN) standard dashboard cutout
That's something like what I've used before.
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