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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

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richlane
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Merlin VSM (used), may be a good choice in your price range.

You may also want to buy your Cat; a scratching post, cat bed, or other Cat toys and put some Catnip around those items to draw her attention away from the speakers, and towards something more pleasant. Although, Cats don't play by the rules!

You could spray her with a water bottle, or blow a horn if you catch her messing with your speakers. You could also tie ballons around the base of the speakers with string and if she pops one then, she probably won't mess with them again, but just make sure that she doesn't swallow the popped ballon.

You could also have her de-clawed, and I'm not taking about the Cat. "Only Kidding"

Good Luck,
Rich
richlane
167 posts
 
I would recommend speakers with the drivers and grills high up on the cabinet, so that the Cat can't reach them with their claws while stretching on their hind legs.

A slippery, automotive type finish is also better than a stained wood finish that the can dig their claws into.

That's why I had suggested the Merlins.
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