The outer edges were kind of rough though and also veneer, so it made much more sense to clean off the entire top. Since the top centre panel was raised I first thought of routing out just the centre. It pays to think these things over for a while before tackling them. Top panel veneer is raised likely due to moisture so I will need to rout out the top inset veneer to a depth for new veneer.įirst order of business was to resolder the crossover connections properly, reinstall it and cover up the openings. Will need to make some cables with banana plugs to go with these. The hole is too small to replace them without routing out a larger opening. Very close together to use bare stranded wire and difficult to tighten. The binding posts were pretty crappy back then. The other woofer lost a little lamination on the cone and has a small dimple in the dome tweeter but it's just cosmetic. The woofer is dusty but otherwise in great shape. I've posted some photos before but I am including all photos to be complete for reference. Plan to give these to my daughter if they turn out ok. A little soft in the high frequencies (just need a bit of eq) but they are very pleasant to listen to with good bottom end for a bookshelf. I hooked these up to my Denon AVR and they still sound very nice. (Thank you KEF for maintaining a database on vintage product!) One cabinet has badly damaged corners and the other some swelling on the top panel likely due to moisture, so I'll have to rebuild the corners and replace the top veneer which is walnut. These were built in England in the early 1980s and since the woofers use a butyl surround they are not susceptible to foam rot. Decided to rebuild a pair of KEF 103.2 that were given to me.