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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
zlone
420 posts
 

We have found that a couple of strips of packing tape, sticky side up, solves the problem very quickly. And it is entertaining to watch when the cat gets their paws stuck on the tape. Just make sure it is loose so they can bail out, and they will. 

rodman99999
6,023 posts
 

       Adopt (or borrow) a constricting reptile (ie: either Boa or python, preferably over six feet in length) and don't feed it.

                    Within a day or two: your cat will be well, "trained".

googoogjoob
84 posts
 

deep fry it

jwei
134 posts
 

As @allenf1963 mentioned, cats seem to be afraid of cucumbers.

So maybe put a few cukes around your rig.

https://youtu.be/Vq4q8g7ClH4

attila7
10 posts
 

Cats like to be warm for comfort, up high for safety and occasionally entertained. Your gear checks all the boxes. A couch or chair back in the sun is heavenly to a cat, as is a nicely carpeted box up near the ceiling. Offer a more inviting place to nap and the audio stack will be ignored.

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