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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
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
9 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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rick_n
120 posts
 

Cats are like children....easily distracted.   Get a cage full of mice and keep the mice in another room....case solved.  ;D

hifiguy42
131 posts
 

A lot of incredibly coarse and cruel members here joking about hurting animals - what a great look you are going for!  also, congrats to anyone celebrating not having children, judging from the comments, the world is a better place for it. 

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