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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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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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yoyoyaya
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@op. From looking at pics on the net, they probably do unscrew. That is the way most neutrik xlrs come apart. However, on the Tara Labs cable, the collet that is immediately behind the xlr plugs would block that from happening - unless the collet is removed.

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