Whew Cuppa tea and a lie down! 
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Pins 2 3 and 5 are from the soldering side and it goes into the amp this exact way, so 2 3 and 5 are always on the left side of the din plug. You need to solder the opposite side for the outputs which are 1 and 4 solder side and the diagram shows clearly that the left side of the din plug is soldered.
People are getting confused because of the diagrams showing the NON-SOLDERING side. Iâm making some 2 rca to 5 pin dins myself and you should always work from the soldering side.
It certainly confused me! It may be an idea for @Richard.Dane to add something to the FAQ. Probably not a picture, which doesnât really help, but a clear statement that says âif you want to get a lead to feed a headphone amp from a Naim preamp, get it soldered to pins x,y and zâ.
I say x,y and z because Iâm not sure myself now.
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I am not a fan of telling people how to do something, unless I am sure I know more about it than they do.
A simpler alternative is to ask the cable supplier for a Naim DIN to 2xRCA for a headphone amp.
Even eBay sellers seem to know the different wiring configurations.
Any electrician or engineer wants a diagram, the less words the better.
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I went into this thread knowing the answer, then doubting myself, checking, doubting further and am now back where I started ( knowing the answer).
But, as an engineer it is my job to specify what I want rather than accept what I am given. I work to a standard and compromise only when it is necessary ( in my proper job, more than I like!)
I recently purchased a similar RCA to DIN connector from Ebay to allow me to bring in a RCA device to my NAC 72. I read what was on offer, but when challenged/confirmed what I wanted it for, the seller simply told me again what it was he/she was selling without explicitly answering my question.
There may be many reasons for that, perhaps they thought they were clear. I was trying to confirm what I thought I was buying.
But I get that many on here will rely on the seller selling what they want rather than what the seller wants to sell you.
But, given the confusion this thread has created to a simple question, the Id agree that something in the FAQ would be useful. However, I also recognise that Naimâs answer will be âjust use DINâ
Ianâs picture is correct and it aligns with Richards image of the tape in/out, no surprise there!
As Ian says, it isnât difficult, I was making these cables up as a kid!
It might help your understanding if you plug the âpin shellâ of the din plug into the tape in/out socket and assuming that you are viewing the back panel as per the image, you can then note the backs of the pins now facing you and note which pin aligns with each description in the diagram very kindly provided by Naim on the panel below the socket.
Or you could get a cable wired for both in and out and just use the âOutputâ phonos into your headphone amp, you can leave the input phonos plugs unused. As far as I am aware this is a pretty standard din to phono cable for connecting tape decks.
Pull the plug âpin shellâ out of the equipment socket before soldering!
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Me tooâŚ!!
Back in the day, DINâs were more common than Phonoâs. In fact, thinking back, I have never had an amp with phonoâs. Other than my NAC42 which came with Phono sockets on the Phono input, but was swapped out to BNCâs a bit later.
Good advice - plugging the âplugâ insert into a mating socket. In fact a separate mating socket makes a very good support for soldering. I wouldnât recommend using the socket on your Naim prodict for this, thoughâŚ!!! 
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My word - if only peace in the Middle East were so simple.
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Din plugs used to be the norm for me, my first stereo amp and domestic tape recorders.
My first amp a Keletron KSA, a full 7W per ch!!
Vintage-Keletron-KSA-1500-MKII-INTEGRATED-AMPLIFIER|400x299 
Note: actual wood veneer sleeve on a ÂŁ15 (new) amp, 2 pin din sockets for speaker connections and reference to handbook on how the pins are wired. :0)
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Now added.
Just to confuse mattersâŚ
Imagine my confusion when I replaced my trusty A&R A60 with my first Naim amp, and discovered that I needed an RCA interconnect to hook up my LP12 (my only source) to the NAC. That just didnât seem right at all.
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Same hereâŚ!!! My Rega Planar 2 had had a DIN plug put on it, to mate with the A60.
OMG - my new Naim 42 was PhonoâŚ!!! 
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Seems to have been a common problem back then. Still got my A60, always hoped to get a second system going with it, 30 years and counting!
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Exxx-cel-entâŚ!!
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