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Cat friendly or actually unfriendly speaker

So my wife adopts a cat and now my speaker choices are more limited. Using at present a Plinius 8200mkII (175 watts)and have been using Joseph AUDIO RM7 mK11. Am looking for floorstanding speakers with speakers and grills well out of reach of a cat or another monitor that is special, a "step up" from the Josephs. Room is about 17 x 13 with hardwood floors and not a tremendous amount of absorbent furniture (which I know will impact on anything I get), speakers will be along the long wall, Also speakers need to be relatively easy to move for listenig or not more than 12-18 incles off the back wall (which is actually floor to ceiling bookcase). Thinking of Spendor sp1/2, harbeth compact 7 (which would be slightly more than my upper $ limit used), Totem Forest. Will be looking for these speakers used. Your help would be greatly appreciated, and no my wife will not consent to have the cat de-clawed.
rspark
drew_eckhardt
394 posts
 
If you're not using burlap sacks for grill covers the cat will probably ignore the speakers.

A scratching surface in his preferred orientation (horizontal or vertical) in the same room will be preferred because it feels better.

And if none of that works, there's always spray from a water bottle.

I've had a cat with various speakers for 9 years and no problems.
rspark OP
37 posts
 
I think that if I have the speakers on stands like the Spendors or have speakers high up on a column like the Totem's this cat's not going to jump up on them. With that, my room as described, and with the Plinius, any other suggestions? Thanks
clio09
2,978 posts
 
I'll assume you know your cat better than I do, but I thought I knew mine pretty well too until she made the 1m vertical leap from the floor to the top of the Spendor without a hitch. It was a fast and delicate exercise on her part. Not a scratch on the speaker as a result. On the other hand my other cat had no interest in leaping on top of speakers. Her forte was more like 2m plus leaps from ground zero to the top of cabinets and the like.
rspark OP
37 posts
 
So if I did not have a cat (no, I have not killed it) now that I have some good tricks to keep the cat away from your suggestions, what speakers would you suggest, thank again
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
still the spendors...sit nothing on the floor, and cover with plastic or cloth when you're gone.
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