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Cats and audiophiles

Are there any cat owners and audiophiles out there? Do your cats listen with you? I have four hyperactive bengals 2 males 1 year old and two females 18 weeks old. The males will listen to chamber music but not symphonic; all hate opera. None use the Avalons nor the Acoustats as scratching posts... lucky I guess. All four will sleep or listen on the sofa except the alpha male Crash (apropos). He will wander over to the Spectral DMA 180 and lay on it for warmth ( why I don't know because the room is warm enough). They will all leave disgusted if I attempt to put on rock or jazz. They will listen to Mozart all night long or until they are hungry, in which case they will "coo" (bengals coo--rarely meow) and do their love bites to let me know it is time for food.
shubertmaniac
sogood51
2,157 posts
 
My cat won't let me listen without her...funny to watch her tail get going on the songs she likes best.

Dave
calloway
816 posts
 
i have 6 cats inside but only one of them sits in my lap every night when i turn out the lights to listen.the other 5 have their own place to sleep but 'brown nose' is in my lap until i go to bed...
jeffjazz
95 posts
 
My male cat "Nick" will immediately roll on his back with his legs up when I play the piano (mostly jazz) and will jump on my lap when I listen to jazz music (he thinks he's a dog - he licks my face like a dog also!). My female cat "Eve" seems to prefer classical music, and she is much more enamored with my wife who happens to play classical piano. Coincidence?
mwilson
430 posts
 
I have found my cat lounging inside the front opening (bass fold) of my Klipsch La Scalas numerous times. Not while playing, of course, but the irony always amuses me. He's always keen on watching movies with us, where he seems mainly interested (and very much so) in the center channel, which really grabs his attention - ears and head tracking the dialogue and center channel sounds intently.
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albertporter
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These stories are wonderful. I can just picture these cats doing all the things described here. The winning story however, is from Bob Bundus. PET FOX SQUIRREL?

I thought I had a pretty good thing going, calling my bunch down from the trees in the front yard and letting them eat wheat bread from my hand.

Having a tame one as a pet? That takes it to a new level and is really something. Surprised he (or she) doesn’t chew the furniture.
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