I have had my beloved ATH-L3000 for many years now.
It has developed a frayed cable around the split:
I am seeking advice as to possible next steps. Right now, it is not causing any performance issue (has not broken connection). As a safety measure, I have wrapped the entire junction with some blue painters tape to hold it all in place - not ideal.
Questions:
Is a replacement original cable (NOS) available? - checked with AT - they had no real response - said send it in..
Try to repair the junction? - not much room to work and secure.
Is a compatible replacement available (equal quality)?
Possible third party cable replacement recommendation? Or play in the DIY cable gallery.
I have not opened the headphones at this point, but I have no issue conducting the re-cabling myself if needed. But I wanted to reach out for any advice first.
Cheers,
Mikey