Crassly

Thanks for responding, the problem is that there are 4 wires (example in the OP). Even though I've searched over the net I've found no other examples of this layout of cables. I can borrow a multimeter and probably find the ground, left/right but what bothers me is this 4th cable. And also the enamel coating on the wires themselves which I'm not even sure how to begin to strip.

Yeah, I figured as much. It certainly seems like a lost cause, seems I'll be looking for a new pair. Its such a shame though, these headphones are everything I want and at the perfect price range and besides this dumb cable there isn't even a scratch on them. Time to start saving up I guess. Thank you for the welcome! I know how annoying it can be to see people asking for help with their first post. I've been a subscriber to Linus for quite a long time now and while I'm no tech wizard I hope to stick around and give just a little back to the community.

Gonna start by apologising if this thread is in the wrong place, I looked through and this seemed like the best place to ask. I also tried searching for this information all over google and these forums. So here goes... I've made a terrible mistake! For the past year I have been the proud and happy owner of a pair of Asus Orion Pro headphones, they broke earlier this week due to a break in the wire right near the 3.5mm Jack. Its my second pair after the first pair stopped working in a similar fashion. I was looking at having to buy yet another pair or an alternative when I found a lifehacker article and this youtube video. http://lifehacker.com/repair-a-broken-headphone-plug-1125238344 And with no proper research and the bare minimum of preparation I got my shiny new plug and got to striping the wire. As you have probably guessed things went sour really quickly not only was the original plug molded resin and really difficult to remove once I revealed the wires it looked nothing like the ones shown in the video: I revealed 4 absolutely tiny enamel covered wires: red, blue, green, stripey green/gold closest picture I could find: http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i259/flee0308/IMAG0053.jpg I don't have a clue what each of these cables are, except maybe green/gold which I'd assume is ground, its now that I actually stop to consider that I don't even know what type of 3.5 jack this is. I don't even have a method to remove the enamel, so soldering will be tricky to say the least. And that's my whole story! Be honest am I boned? Can I still make this work? Is there a professional service for repairs of this kind? What would you recommend? Many thanks.