I've a lot of customs, none have a stubborn cable such as my jh16pro.  I just received it yesterday and I can't for the life of me remove the cable, I have a custom cable for it and I am trying to swap it.  Is something wrong here? It is requiring a really uncomfortable amount of force that...

My original master plan was to go:   Fiio x3/j3 > 3.5mm to ALO balanced interconnect > ALO International > Balanced JH cable > JH16   I am not sure what to do, some people recommend me the JH3a and some recommend the International based on my sound preferences.  I prefer a warm sound...