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How To Keep Cat Off Stereo Equipment?

We adopted a long-hair, one-eyed stray kitten. She is a very lovely cat, however, she likes jumping up on stereo equipment - tube preamp and mono block amplifiers. Am I right in thinking that cat hairs that fall inside the equipment can eventually fry things? Assuming so, I can't be the first person to have a cat AND hifi equipment. How do you keep the cat off? For the record she only jumps up there when she is alone in the room, so I think she gets that we don't want her up there, but just hasn't filed under "relevant info." I would greatly appreciate suggestions!

sid-hoff-frenchman
oregon
820 posts
 

Do NOT play Year If the Cat- every audiophile cat from Nashville will be at your door!  Play Steppenwolf, Los Lobos, Three Dog Night. 
That should do it. 

bmontani
193 posts
 
Buy a dog.
puzzleman
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As a long time cat owner, I simply put aluminum foil atop my equipment.

Cats hate it.

 

 

 

 

 

cbl117
45 posts
 

I've been using PetSafe SSSCAT Spray Pet Deterrent for nearly a decade since my cat was a kitten, and it works great.  My cat will not go near areas of the house for fear of setting off the spray cans.  Downside to this is my cat is terrified of any compressed air sounds. 😂  But other than that she's living her best life! 

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taheeti
48 posts
 

Slightly wrinkled aluminum foil sheets on top of my speakers and covering the McIntosh tube amp once it cools down with a towel. Limited to bookshelf

stand mounted speakers. Floorstanders are out of the question since they have all their claws. I’ll get some floorstanders once these critters are over the “rainbow bridge.” Excellent question btw.

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