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Without knowing anything about the gear, what connector do you prefer?
Personally, i like the TRS connectors because it makes it possible to build slimmer gear, which is nice. I also feel like the TRS to DIN adapter is worth it.
Are there other pros/cons to each option, in your opinion?
USB all the way, preferably USB C (or B if needed). Allows for power, computer, audio, MIDI, all over one cable.
DIN - works with gear from the '80s, '90s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s. Doesn’t require a computer, but can be adapted to computers from each of those decades.
If the device has USB MIDI, it should also have DIN or TRS.
Edit: if it has USB-MIDI only, it doesn’t have MIDI. Eventually something about the USB connection will be FUBARed, whether it’s driver for non-class-compliant, or the USB spec changes (USB C only, no more USB A!) or USB gets deprecated in favor of whatever optical terabit solution people are using in the 2040s.
Not really a hill I’m willing to die on, though. I can manage TRS adapters, I can manage USB hosts. But DIN MIDI is Real MIDI 
I’m fine with DIN or TRS, I don’t think I have a preference, but I chose TRS as it is a bit smaller and neater - if we’re to move forward with a standard that seems the more logical.
USB midi is no use to me, personally.
With MIDI 2.0 .
I’m actually surprised by the results this far
TRS B ruined my day yesterday.