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Own Magnepans? Got Cats?

Just got two 14-week-old Pixie-Bob (bobcat cousin) brother & sister kits, and they're now loose in the house... So, to protect my prize 1.6's, I made anti-climb covers for them; simple, cheap & easy to place & remove. One 4x8' sheet of 1/8" thick black foam-core board from the local art supply store made a pair of protectors for the 1.6 (and with zero scraps).

Cut the 4x8' sheet in half to make two 4x4's, score vertically at given points with a sharp mat knife to about 3/4 of the foam-core's depth, bend to a box shape, wrap around the speaker fronts, and use stick-on hooks in the back to connect where the edges meet. I also cut small square holes where the cables enter. The "boxes" are 20" wide and 4" deep. (If these cats decide they want to jump higher than four feet, I guess I'm in trouble.)

Email me for photos of the finished product if interested (I'll send a pic of the kitties, too).
ggeers222

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blindjim
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I heard balloons.. they'll pop one... maybe two, but that's it. Stick 'em too double sided tape in a ring around the speakers.... get the long sausage type balloons.

they should be sonically neutral enough too... the balloons, not the cats.

The pheremone spray still tops my list.. as only they can smell it... and it would apear invisible.... it'd be like Claude Ranes was standing there protecting them... well, either him or Chevy Chase. Kevin Bacon would scare me off.
blindjim
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Ggeers222

Stand by..... that will change.

I'd leave the front door open, myself.

Big cat pheramone spray. The spikey 'carpeting idea seems a good one, if enough area is dedicated to the project, and you can live with the look. 'Course, cats have small and nimble feet.... eg., feline proof, above.

... and they can jump up very very well...

Leave 'cat nip' off the shopping list!
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