📰 New article from RetroRGB
SuperStation One – MiniDIN L&R Audio Reversed
https://retrorgb.com/superstation-one-minidin-lr-audio-reversed.html
Even the best of us have those “facepalm” moments, and it turns out the retro gaming community just got a masterclass in how they happen.
The SuperStation One has a bit of a sonic identity crisis: its MiniDIN audio pins (Left and Right) are reversed. While the RCA jacks on the console are perfectly fine, anyone using a Sega Saturn-style cable is going to hear their stereo image flipped.
So, how did this slip past the experts? A perfect storm of hardware quirks and human error. The developer explained that they were working off a Saturn pinout that was actually incorrect to begin with. To make matters worse, during testing, the developer’s own speakers were plugged in backward, their audio interface cables were reversed, and—get this—two different RCA adapters were manufactured with the wrong color coding.
If you’ve already snagged a SuperStation One branded cable, don’t panic. The quality is still top-tier; you just need to perform a quick bit of “surgery.”
The Fix:
- If you have basic soldering skills, you can easily swap the L&R pins in the SCART head.
- All future SuperStation One cables will follow this (admittedly weird) pinout to ensure compatibility.
Lesson learned: always double-check your gear, and maybe triple-check your testers!