Third party earphones from Apple Retail Store - Warranty?

Hi guys,
I purchased some RHA 450i earphones on the 30th of December last year and have been very pleased with the sound and comfort.  Unfortunately the first pair were DOA - Apple retail exchanged them as soon as I could get back there.  The next pair have been working well, but the fabric sheath on the cable has fallen apart, as has the strain-relief at the jack.  I thought I'd check out warranty before I went to work with some thick heat-shrink.  Apple Retail said 'Yep, should be covered, but you do it through RHA's Australian Distributor' and showed me the warranty form on the distributors website.  Interdyn (the distrib.) got back to me pretty quickly, but say that they don't deal with products sold through Apple - I must go to Apple.
What do you think?
1.  Apple
2.  RHA/Interdyn
3.  Chunky heatshrink
Thanks

review your Country's Consumer laws , someone is responsible ,they all cannot play "pass the parcel "

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