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I think I'm going to attempt to cut out, carefully sand down and replace the damage panels first. That way if it does mess up the adjacent panels I can always go have a cabinet made. I really appriciate all the info and feedback. It will probably be a few weeks before I can get started so if anyone has any other ideas or tips I will gladly listen. Now to pick out some cool veneer... Thanks again guys.

That's what I was thinking, just didn't know how well the cabinets are built. If I could remove the two damaged panels without damaging the adjacent panels. Definitely don't want to damage the motorboard or the rear panel. The Klipsch labels with the serial numbers are still on the rear and they are a sequential numbered pair. Also are the Quartet cabinets made out of MDF or what material are they made of?

Here are the pictures of the damaged cabinet. The warpage is hard to photogragh, it kind of a "you gotta feel it" thing.

Bill, Definatly not the pair I bought, I would of passed on those. The pair I bought play fine and sound good, just one cabinet has the damage I mentioned. Thanks for the reply though.

Hello all, Long time reader, newbie for posting. I recently picked up a pair of sequintial numbered Quartets. Had to drive 1-1/2 hours to get them, when I got there the seller "forgot" to mention that one of the cabinets has what I would consider - heavy warpage. Looks like someone had a plant sitting on top of it and the top panel and the left side panel are warped due to over watering and the water running down the left side panel. The warpage is into the MDF, not just the veneer (I think). The speakers still sound great, no resonating in the warped speaker and while both could use a light sanding and oil or stain the warpped one is noticable (to me). I didn't want to leave empty handed after the long drive so I offered the guy 2 bills for the pair and he took it. Now for my question or questions, after I empty the cabinet how difficult is it to remove the top and one side panel and replace with new MDF of the same thickness? This of couse is without damaging the other adjacent panels. I know I will have to re-veneer the entire cabinet/pair which is not a bad thing as there are alot of really cool veneers out there. I just need to know if it is more trouble than its worth. Any advice or suggestions are deeply appreciated.

Actually got them a few days ago... Picked up a pair of oak Heresy II's (no risers) for $200.00 and they sound fantastic! Been sitting hear listening to them for the past couple hours.