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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
blindjim
3,092 posts
 
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.
rhdrico
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See my system for photo of my MG .7 with vinyl coated hardware cloth (1/2 wire mesh) for cat scratch deterrent.  I also have them on a pair of Magnepan LRS speakers.
I wrapped the wire mesh around the shipping box, making a loosely fitting enclosure 2' high.  Fold back the ends so they don't snag the grill cloth.


gmosley
129 posts
 
No pets for me!!! I won't feed my amp and speaker and have to feed a cat that sprays all over to mark there area, NO THANKS
ebm
9,311 posts
 
Cats and High End audio a VERY BAD combo.
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b_limo
2,274 posts
 
10 years with my cat and stereo.  She shows no interest in my stereo and has never touched it.  I guess Im lucky.  Worst she does is wants is for me to constantly let her in and out of the listening room.  She has 4 chairs in the listening room, I have 1. I guess we know who’s the boss.
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