Bryun,
> I used a Q-tip and some rubbing alcohol to clean out the jacks
> but they were pretty clean on their own. I do think my cables are
> stereo, but I am unsure as to how to tell exactly?
how many 'sections' do you see on them?
Mono jack have one tip and one large section (2 in total).
Stereo ones have a tip, a ring, and a large section (3 in total)
> I noticed upomn opening it up that most
> of the jacks have two contact prongs that touch the plug, however
> both the stereo out and snare/rim have three.
That makes sense, at least to me,
I guess the tip would be snare and the ring would be the rim, but it might be
the other way around.
> I don't get it. The
> snare/rim can not be heard when the jack reaches the third prong,
> only when touching the first and second. And still no sound from them
> out of the stereo or mix jacks. I maybe need to have a professional
> see this?
It sounds more like you need the user guide.
Paul