cats and speakers - looking for clues

I have a sample set of 2 cats. 1 (the current one) is a great cat; not at all a destructive cat. HOWEVER like all cats he is highly attracted to sparkly glinting metallic bits. And unfortunately, the central gold horn of a Tannoy Canterbury driver is especially tantalizing, especially when playing (cone movement causes the outer edge sparkle to waver & shimmer) and with sunlight hitting it. We had such an incident, where I was luckily right there to chase him off, but his claws gave the driver surrounds a good glancing blow. Fortunately the surrounds on these speakers are a VERY robust doped textile - so no harm done. But I know from experience that the usual butyl rubber surrounds MELT LIKE BUTTER when faced with cat claws. 

If you have a non-destructive cat like this, then always keep grills on while your cat is around - my cat has no interest in speakers without the shimmery bits that are so like his toys. If you have a destructive cat then all bets are off. In general this will vary a lot by cat.

The only speakers I had a problem with were Acoustat 1+1s, which the cats (when they were small kittens) used to run up and sit on the top of the speakers. Didn't continue once they had grown, and I just replaced the speaker socks before selling them a number of years later.

I got my first set of JBL in the late 60s. We had a cat. Saw him eyeing the grills. In those days grandmas had their furniture covered with clear plastic. I went to a maker and had 2 clear plastic flat bottom bags made of the correct dimensions. I turned them over and slid them down over the speakers.Cat scratched but due to the covers I had no fever. 

A friend has cats and they love the wires. Steel flex worked to protect them. Best wishes for a positive outcome. 

I was lucky that my ex-wife's nasty Calico never went for my JBL L-166 grills or cabinets. That was her (the cat's) greatest attribute.