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Headphone Jack Broke Completely Off Earbuds

Help! My earbuds are very expensive and suddenly while I was using them the sound got dramatically smaller so I checked what was going on. The headphone jack was bent (probably because my laptop was on my lap and maybe I was putting pressure on it? not really sure why it was bent) so I tried bending it back into place but there was still no sound. When I bent it back into place, I started adjusting it to see if it would somehow work but it completely broke off. Now I am left the cord, the thing that the headphone jack used to be in, and the headphone jack. I don't have any tools but I can get a new headphone jack. Is there any way that I can fix it? These earbuds are really expensive.

Update (12/30/2016)

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Please give us the make and model number of your earbuds

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I bought this a few years ago and there is no logo on the earbuds so I'm not sure what brand, make, and model number it is.

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It depends on the type. Can you post a picture of the wire and the part that broke off?

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Just added a picture

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unfortunately, the only way to fix it, is to splice them into another jack. this is very difficult, as most headphones are now CoAxial, and cause a lage sum of hassle for the technician doing them. most payed technicians would charge around 125$CAD for that type of repair.

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That makes no sense... I do this all the time and it's really not hard.

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splicing coaxial cables? where one braided cord, is inside a second braided cord?

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I don't know if my earbuds are CoAxial. I did get them a few years ago, so if that is a new thing, I may not have that. Does the picture I just updated in my original post help to see what kind of fixing it needs?

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it looks like it is, but it could just be a 2-1 cable. woulnt be able to know unless the wires were stripped

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Ok, when I was looking this up on Google I saw things about stripping wires and soldering back the headphone jack but I don't have the equipment and don't think I will be able to do it. Do you know if I can bring it to Best Buy or somewhere to fix it? Not really sure what to do if there is no easy fix.

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