Grills OFF or Grills ON ???

Cat proofing the house, especially when we are talking about audio gear, can be serious stuff. When I think of the things that I have done to protect my systems from my indoor cats ... people just don't believe me (it is now 1AM in the morning and I am getting up to investigate what Archie and Ruby are using for a puck in tonight's hockey game).

In two of my systems, the speakers are either on top of the bookcase or placed on the top shelf inside of the bookcase (6 feet high) to keep them from my two curiousity seekers. Over the years, I have had cats that have chewed through cables (Vino); tore up a woofer (Sylvester); and shredded speaker grills (Maddie).

In the end, the cats are just being cats ... so it's not personal (though there was that Dual 1057 turntable that plummeted to its early demise and no one fess'd up). And at the end of the day, I love my cats more than my audio equipment (it is close though).

To sum up, either leave the grills on/remember to put the grills back on/close off the room (if possible) or accept that your speakers may get caught in the crossfire.

Good luck and regards, Rich

JB:

Sorry to hear of your plight. I should have added to my previous post the following ... no matter how many well-intentioned people tell you that you can train a cat or you can use a squirt bottle or blah, blah, blah and they have been successful ... quite frankly, they have just been lucky or they are full of it. I have owned cats for over 20 years, in various multiples (1 to 6) and they ultimately will get into stuff. and it is very much, monkey see ... monkey do with cats, as well. Assuming that you wish to remain a cat owner (which is preferable for me), you either get the cat's front claws removed or move the speakers to where the cats can't get to them or leave your job and spend your time supervising them.

Give them a can of tuna tonight ... Rich

JB:

At least you have identified a second career in audio repair. My dad had a TV repair shop in Brooklyn from the late 1940's until the mid 1980's and I remember him fixing a torn table radio speaker with some rubber cement and tissue paper. Worked fine, once it dried. Hug a cat today.

Be well, Rich