How To Keep Cat Off Stereo Equipment?

The rack suggestions work. If for whatever reason a rack doesn’t work, I have had great success placing a piece of equipment that is not ventilated (like a tuner, streamer, power conditioner, tape deck, etc.) above the ventilated equipment with some risers to allow sufficient airflow for the ventilated equipment. If you don’t have such equipment or it is too bulky for this approach, just get a properly sized piece of wooden shelving and use that as a cover.

This approach also works well as a way to handle family members who persist in placing things on top of ventilated gear without being a constant nag.

animal torture and neglect is not funny

I had a cat once about 50 years ago, only once. and this is why,

I was laying on my bed listening to an album when all of a sudden the needle started to jump around!

Naturally I leaped up and saw that my now gone cat was pouncing on top of the dust cover of the turntable! it seemed that the spinning record label had something to do with this odd behavior.

I have three cats and top vented equipment, including a 532H sitting on the floor. They lay on the top of everything because the equipment is left on all the time. I have never seen chassis damage created by the cats or hair in the equipment. I have opened the equipment for small repairs and tube changes. The only drag were the scratches on the top of a pair of JBL speakers. I had inexpensive, custom covers made for them.

Have 2 since they were +/- 2 months and were able to learn audio anything is Yes, in your turf but N/A for their amusement/vantage point(s)/napping/anything. 

Clio' is Ev's lap, Ginger reminds me of Tuxy, who was a reserved kinda guy.

I want to build them a catio....but not so long ago lost Betty to a bumper.

Zed suddenly Bridged with a GI issue suddenly and expensively.

Reluctant to test Fate.

Clio' has bonded to dog Sunny; 15 years of off/on again cats, she could give a squat.  She and The G stay out of each others' food, cool with each other.

Squirt gun if any critter forgets, hasn't occurred for quite awhile.

*Raps skull*  Knock on wood. ;)