Ok but how would I test the plug and one end of the wire since one end of the wire is in the earbud and one end of the wire will be bare wire when I'm putting a new plug on?

       My pair of westone UM1s which is quite a bit past warranty has started having wire problems and the left monitor has stopped working. I've never soldered wires before but I get the gist of it and I've researched how to go about it. The problem I'm having is that none of the three wires...