Speaker grill material

cokewithvanilla
cokewithvanilla Posts: 1,777
edited April 2011 in The Clubhouse
I am in the process of cat proofing the monitors. I've got them heavy enough that they shouldn't be knocked over, and I actually think the spikes on the stand hold the speakers in place enough for the cat to jump on them (I got BlueStik in case this isn't true).

Problem, when cats jump off of high places, they put their feet as far down on the object as possible. This means that, at some point, his feet will move across the tweeter, probably with devastating results.

I want to pull off the mesh grill and put on something hard... like, I don't know, animal screening or something.

Any suggestions for something that will stop the destruction without altering the sound?
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,741
    edited April 2011
    Put something sticky on the top of your speakers. They will jump there once, and never again. Use your imagination; be creative. Something that won't hurt the finish, but will annoy the cat. You can probably remove it after a few weeks and never have the problem again.
    For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore...
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited April 2011
    i had 1 talk with each of my 3 cats about my speakers...never any troubles...at least when i'm home to see:rolleyes:
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited April 2011
    Get dogs :-)
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • cokewithvanilla
    cokewithvanilla Posts: 1,777
    edited April 2011
    Ha. Everyones been telling me to find a way to get the cat to stop jumping up there... I just don't trust him to stop regardless to what I put on the speaker. He is a very persistent ****... trust me on this.

    If I set everything up correctly, I won't have to worry. Redoing the grills will be a real cheap investment that may save me 100+ down the road.
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  • thesurfer
    thesurfer Posts: 574
    edited April 2011
    Seeing you want to keep the cat, id put it, with its food, water, and litterbox, in a place where it cannot get to the speakers,,
    Not an Audiophile, just a dude who loves music, and decent gear to hear it with.
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,773
    edited April 2011
    I was told that cats won't jump where there is nowhere to land. So my wife put a couple of stuffed animals on top of each of my SDA1C's when we got a cat that liked to jump up there. The cat hasn't tried it since. It may even reduce reflections a bit, never really noticed a change though.

    Did the same thing with the sub, seems to be working there too, and it's only two feet tall.
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  • cokewithvanilla
    cokewithvanilla Posts: 1,777
    edited April 2011
    WilliamM2 wrote: »
    I was told that cats won't jump where there is nowhere to land. So my wife put a couple of stuffed animals on top of each of my SDA1C's when we got a cat that liked to jump up there. The cat hasn't tried it since. It may even reduce reflections a bit, never really noticed a change though.

    Did the same thing with the sub, seems to be working there too, and it's only two feet tall.

    whoa, great idea! I didn't even think of that.

    I'll try this right now. He's crazy, so we'll see if he goes for the crash landing.

    Thanks!
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,412
    edited April 2011
    a little flat cardboard and tacks sticking through once will be enough
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited April 2011
    Get hold of an audio clip of dogs growling and barking and leave it playing on a loop through the speakers when you're not around. That'll keep the cat away.
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • slk55amg
    slk55amg Posts: 305
    edited April 2011
    I have my two front LSI,15,s and two side surround monitor 70,s my two cats have never jumped on any of them ever.
    Emotiva XPA5, Sony ES 5300,: Lsi 15,s LSIC, Monitor 70,s, ( side surrounds) FXI 3,s, (rear surrounds)Micropro4000, Velodyne DEQ 10, Sony 55inchXBR 930D Sony BDP 790 Bedroom rig SonyES 3200 RTIA1,s CSIA4 FXI3,s polk PSW 10 SONY 34inch XBR960:cool:SONY BDP550
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited April 2011
    slk55amg wrote: »
    I have my two front LSI,15,s and two side surround monitor 70,s my two cats have never jumped on any of them ever.

    Your cats have no sense of adventure. :tongue:
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • cokewithvanilla
    cokewithvanilla Posts: 1,777
    edited April 2011
    So, I put some stuffed animals on the speakers... one is gigantic, hanging off either side by more than a foot. The other is too small.

    As I was putting the big one up, my cat was walking around base of the stand, looking up while yelling at me (he has a distinctive yell). Later, he found that there is still enough room on the speaker with the small stuffed animal.

    This just might work if I get one more large stuffed animal.
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  • JimKellyfan
    JimKellyfan Posts: 696
    edited April 2011
    I do, but the cats probably wouldn't like it.
    Or PETA and some other folks.
    Onkyo TX-NR636
    Main - polkaudio Monitor 60's
    Center - polkaudio CSI A6
    Sub - polkaudio PSW10
    Sub2 - polkaudio PSW505
    Surrounds - polkaudio Monitor 40 series II
    Front Height - polkaudio Monitor 40's
    Audio Outdoors
    Pioneer VSX 406 - polkaudio Atrium 5
    Shed
    Sony junker str-dn2010 with Sony bookshelf floor models and polkaudio R150's
    Shed 2
    Nakamichi soundbar
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  • JimKellyfan
    JimKellyfan Posts: 696
    edited April 2011
    kidding.
    photos ?
    Onkyo TX-NR636
    Main - polkaudio Monitor 60's
    Center - polkaudio CSI A6
    Sub - polkaudio PSW10
    Sub2 - polkaudio PSW505
    Surrounds - polkaudio Monitor 40 series II
    Front Height - polkaudio Monitor 40's
    Audio Outdoors
    Pioneer VSX 406 - polkaudio Atrium 5
    Shed
    Sony junker str-dn2010 with Sony bookshelf floor models and polkaudio R150's
    Shed 2
    Nakamichi soundbar
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,849
    edited April 2011
    Few of these pupppies for the first week ..then your good to go :wink:
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,602
    edited April 2011
    cokewithvanilla wrote: »
    So, I put some stuffed animals on the speakers... one is gigantic, hanging off either side by more than a foot. The other is too small.

    Well clearly you are throwing off the tonal ranges of them speakers by doing it that way. That'd be like sitting a 12 ounce beer can on 1 speaker and a 20 ounce beer can on the other. Just does not make for good balance or fung-shway.:biggrin:

    Oh yeah, a 12 gauge will solve the kitty problems. :tongue:

    jus' kiddin'....:smile:
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • JimKellyfan
    JimKellyfan Posts: 696
    edited April 2011
    have em stuffed and placed up there for good ?
    again, kidding
    Onkyo TX-NR636
    Main - polkaudio Monitor 60's
    Center - polkaudio CSI A6
    Sub - polkaudio PSW10
    Sub2 - polkaudio PSW505
    Surrounds - polkaudio Monitor 40 series II
    Front Height - polkaudio Monitor 40's
    Audio Outdoors
    Pioneer VSX 406 - polkaudio Atrium 5
    Shed
    Sony junker str-dn2010 with Sony bookshelf floor models and polkaudio R150's
    Shed 2
    Nakamichi soundbar
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited April 2011
    NotaSuv wrote: »
    Few of these pupppies for the first week ..then your good to go :wink:
    And if that fails a Remington model 700 30.06 should solve the problem ...permanently.:wink:
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  • cokewithvanilla
    cokewithvanilla Posts: 1,777
    edited April 2011
    JimKellyfan wrote: »
    kidding.
    photos ?

    stuffed.jpg

    the zebra is in its death throes in order to take up the most possible space... and because its got a limp leg...
    halo71 wrote: »
    Well clearly you are throwing off the tonal ranges of them speakers by doing it that way. That'd be like sitting a 12 ounce beer can on 1 speaker and a 20 ounce beer can on the other. Just does not make for good balance or fung-shway.:biggrin:

    Oh yeah, a 12 gauge will solve the kitty problems. :tongue:

    jus' kiddin'....:smile:

    Damn... gotta go back to the truck stop and get another giant stuffed animal to balance out my sound :eek:
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited April 2011
    Hobble the little puss like James Caan got on the movie "Misery". No more jump jump.:wink:

















    JK.......sort of:biggrin:
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