Kenwood LS-403a Speakers

[MRPowers]

I need help with a set of Kenwood LS-403a speakers. I picked them up online for $10, I couldn't pass them up. I have the larger LS-408 speakers and love them so why not get these. I know they won't compare but fun to restore anyway.
Both woofers are good but need to be re-foamed. Kit on the way. The one tweeter is original and blown. There was no crossover inside. The other speaker has a replacement tweeter and has a strange crossover setup. Connected to the back panel is an 8uf 50v. It had the glue on it so, i think this is original, it's then connected to a 5w 2ohn ceramic resistor, then to what looks like a newer 4uf cap then to the speaker.

I read a few thread and one person has just 1 4.7uf in line with the tweeter.

What was the correct setup for this speaker?

 

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That is one pair I regret selling. Kinda, anywho...

Didn't take the time to reduce the excessive port chuffing at higher volume,....needed a velocity stack...lol.

@ MRPowers

Sorry,...I didn't take notes when I recapped my pair.....

 

[MRPowers]

Update on the speaker restore.

I did the woofer re-foam. Luckily the drivers were good. The original Kenwood tweeter was toast. The other was a Radio Shack replacement, good but low quality. I upgraded both tweeters to A484s. Although one metal tweeter grill was missing, I just took it off the other.

The speaker with the weird crossover setup looked mostly original, as the 8uF cap and 2 ohm resistor had the original glue on it. I pulled out the 4.7uF connected in line. I put it together and it actually sounds pretty good.

The other speaker with missing crossover, I added the 4.7uF in line with the tweeter minus the 2 ohm resistor. This seems a little brighter, and I like it.

I'm going to order 2 new 4.7uF caps and call it done.

My quick review of these Kenwood LS-403B speakers is quite nice. Of course with an 8" woofer, no driving low end but overall I think they sound well rounded.