Bent 3,5mm jack on 3 months old 120€ earphones

[Stromobrad]

Today I woke up to my phone lying on the floor with my earphones still plugged into it so because the phone probably fell on the jack it bent pretty badly (I got woke and went broke, hahaaa). I would like to know if soldering on a new jack is the only solution which I would like to avoid because I've never done it before and I don't want to mess it up and if it was the only solution, how much (or if at all) would it degrade the sound quality. Buying new earphones is obviously not an option.

[gnomik]

Soldering a new jack is the only option. It will not degrade sound quality. If you are unsure about your soldering skill, take your headset to an audio repair place or smth.

[NelizMastr]

Doesn't look to bad. Might be able to bend it back.

[gnomik]

1 minute ago, NelizMastr said:

Doesn't look to bad. Might be able to bend it back.

It might brake off when he pulls it out.

[ItsTheDuckAgain]

I'm in @NelizMastr's boat. Doesn't look to bad to me either. Stick it in a phone (not your own!!! <-- important) and bend it back. Then pull out. If ok, then fine, else run.

[Stromobrad]

Thank you for your replies, I will try to straighten it first, if it breaks off no harm done because it was broken anyway, then try to solder it and even if I mess it up I can still take it to a repair shop.

[Froody129]

I'd try bending it back first, but soldering can't be too hard. If the cable is replaceable then just buy a new one if you're not up to repairing it.

[Stromobrad]

Unfortunately the cable is not replaceable but I have a few old phones lying around so I can try to straighten it with one of those first.

[EsaT]

20 minutes ago, Stromobrad said:

Unfortunately the cable is not replaceable but I have a few old phones lying around so I can try to straighten it with one of those first.

More easier to see how straightening is proceeding (or failing) when using some hard object to press tip and rings part against table etc.

[Stromobrad]

I straightened it, now it looks 99% perfect BUT the sound is a bit broken. It sounds the same as before only when i press the jack in a certain direction, when I dont touch it it sounds horrible. Maybe I can figure something out to hold it like that all the time but now that it looks almost flawless I can try to get it back to the shop I bought it from and get them to repair it for free because it still has 21 months of warranty left (please cross your fingers so that they will accept it).