Vintage Speakers KEF 104/2

Pbredi, you hit it on the head, I have lived in Texas and now in Nashville, and if they sit in the garage or attic long enough in Texas, the whole damn thing will rot,melt and fall apart, cause damn, it does get hot and humid in those places. No speaker on earth was designed for that kind of abuse. Nashville and such they just tend to come unglued,and some corrosion on terminals and such

KEF 104/2, 107's and 107/2's all use woofers with foam surrounds that can and do rot with time. Different climates will affect the rate at which this happens. They can be replaced with original equipment parts from KEF or refoamned from any number of repair houses. There is unique inner foam ring on these speakers that is difficult to replace. Have not been able to get the definitive answer whether this is really necessary or just a cosmetic thing.

How much impact does this have? I have one of my 104/2s that the woofer foam has a few holes in it. Seems to be slowly rotting away.... Seems like they would REALLY hard to replace! SJ