Thanks kookoo, I see this here is very interesting:   http://www.head-fi.org/t/524036/audio-technica-ath-esw9-and-ath-esw9a-thread/705#post_11779312 

Hi   I have a pair of audio technica ES7 broken right can cable somewhere along the cable. I can connect straight into the solder points on the driver and get output.   ES7 aren't big cans. Any comments on:   1. simply getting a replacement cable  like...

Hi - first post, pretty ignorant so apologies.   I have a pair of audio technica ATH-ES7s. I've been really happy with them. Then the right can stopped working.   I've opened up both cans, on the right side I connected a 3.5mm jack from an audio source onto the driver connects - sound comes...