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Putting a new end on a XLR cable

I have a pair of Tara Labs 3 meter interconnects and I’ve lost a wire connection in the left cable. (It’s playing softer than the right one) For the life of me, I can’t figure out how they built it so I can take the end off, re solder the connection and put it back together. If I can’t figure out how to do it myself, My other options are cutting the end off and buying a good XLR plug or sending it back to the company and potentially paying as much as $500 for the repair.

Anyone here know how to take apart a Tara Labs XLR cable?

Thanks in advance.

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erik_squires
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PS - Also look at the face of the connector for screws there too. :)

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curiousjim OP
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I wish there was an easy way to share pictures here. It might make this so much  easier!

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curiousjim OP
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@erik_squires 

Brother, I’ve tried everything I could think of. And yes I took a pliers to the back of the female end (with a cloth to keep from doing to much damage) and nothing! I poked around the male end and tried to pop off the front and nothing. 
 

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rdk777
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This is what's wrong with this hobby/industry.  Do you really think it will take TARA Labs $500 to diagnose/fix this issue?  I think not, but even so, it's likely an isolated request/incident. TARA Labs should fix it for free - that's the way they should treat a customer. It's a drop in the bucket for TRA Labs.  Greed - IMO.

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dweller
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Tell the TARA people to answer the question "how can I open the XLR terminal?". They're just giving you some B.S..

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