I also have some Blessing 2 Dusks, that i love, but honestly they get quite fatiguing after a while. I work with headphones on for pretty much 8h every day and I wanted something comfortable that wouldn't break the bank and these fell just in the right category. I honestly thought that swapping the cable would have been much easier, but I guess not thanks, sennheiser.

what do you mean by cut the ring around it? do you mean the red and black rings on top of the connector that indicate the sides of the buds? you can safely remove them?

If it is a yes, i will certainly try

I know it is a scam and it sucks, but when i see something like this, i'm like : " if you're smart enough to be browsing the internet, and you have enough disposable income to even consider buying this, AND YOU DO, you kinda deserve it. Even if only as a lesson for yourself hahaha