Cat-proofing your speakers...

Are the protective grills on the Gallo Nucleus Reference 3.5 Loudspeaker wire? If so, those may be an option.

Get some old ADS speakers, they had perforated metal grills.

I understand your concern...

I'm awaiting the delivery of some Tekton Lores any day now and am worried to death that our cats are going to find the whizzer cone and go to town like they did my Moth Audio Cicada's. In fact, I purposefully ordered the ones with rounded corners so they didn't get the idea of scratching/rubbing their little faces (which leads to mouths and teeth) on the corners. I plan to place spikes on top of the speakers, upside-down, while I'm not listening to them, so they'll at least stay off the tops (where they'll get at the drivers). I do this with my current monitors and they no longer pirch atop them, contemplating a feast.

I seem to remember another thread about this some years back, as well, and someone suggested placing aluminum foil around the base of the speakers, stating that cats hate the texture on their feet. I've never tried it - and it would obviously be darn unattractive - but as one of the posters alluded, they really can't be stopped. Cats are curious little biggers and will stop at nothing to fully investigate their surroundings, paying particular attention to things new to their environment.

Lastly, I must defend my wife, who's a defense attorney, and say that much like there are no atheists in fox holes, everyone hates lawyers until they need one.

Cheers all.

One of our cats likes to chew on cables, the more expensive the better. I'm having some moderate success with strategic, upside-down placement of deep pile carpet protector. It might not be decor-acceptable for everyone, but it seems to be working so far.

And I feel compelled to say that all of the hateful cat comments in this thread are, frankly, hurtful to us cat lovers. I imagine that if I said something comparable about dogs, people would be jumping down my throat about it. Why are cats fair game for your mean and unnecessary comments? How about being respectful of what's important to others? A big three-finger salute to you all.

Some interesting comments here, and actually a few good ideas too. You would think with computer programs like PawSense that auto-detect cat-like typing and prevent data loss that someone would market a line of audiophile yet cat-deterring products. Cats also love to jump atop spinning turntables and swat the tonearm, but tables are easier to hide in a cabinet. Well, at least kitty grew out of chewing on AC power cords-- THAT was a BAD habit.