William_Gravem
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Paul,
I've done some looking into this. First, I decided to go with some sort of wall-mountable speakers. After looking around quite a bit, what I finally decided to go with is Axiom M22ti's mains and VP 100 center mounted with the full-metal bracket, and wall mounted rears. I really loved a set of paradigms, but speaker stands and floor standing speakers are bad ideas, and the Axiom seemed to be the closest wall mountable speaker I could find (it was also cheaper which was a nice plus). If I lived in a house, I'd have more flexability, and would consider in-walls.
I've gathered a ton of advice ranging from "the cat will learn if you blast it with the sub" to "squirt it with a watergun if it goes near the speaker" and but both my wife and I work and the cats pretty much do what they want when we're not home. Also, I'm not getting rid of my cats, declawing my cats, locking them out of the living room (in a 1570 sq ft condo that's completely unpractical...) so it hasn't always been the easiest question to ask. Plus, I'm sure I'm soon going to be known as the freaky cat guy. (If I'm not already. :b )
I'm also trying to find solutions that are neat and easy. I don't want to have to remove a protective cover every time I want to hear my speakers, and I don't want to put aluminum foil all over the floor around my speakers.
The best advice I can give is to go with wall mounted speakers that the cats can't get to, and a down-firing sub. Now, it'll take work to make sure the cat can't get under the sub... so you can try a few things.
Cats don't like citrus, so you can rub lemon rinds around the base of the sub, or put lemon juice on the grills (there are sprays you can buy for this sort of thing, but they didn't work on my sofa, so I don't see them working here.) Double sided tape around the bottom of the sub will also help deter the cat from poking around under there. I'm hoping that with the citrus, double sided tape, the heavy bass "teaching the cat a lesson", and a scratching post elsewhere in the room... I won't have a lot to worry about. But I'm still on the lookout for a better solution.
Hope this was helpful.
I've done some looking into this. First, I decided to go with some sort of wall-mountable speakers. After looking around quite a bit, what I finally decided to go with is Axiom M22ti's mains and VP 100 center mounted with the full-metal bracket, and wall mounted rears. I really loved a set of paradigms, but speaker stands and floor standing speakers are bad ideas, and the Axiom seemed to be the closest wall mountable speaker I could find (it was also cheaper which was a nice plus). If I lived in a house, I'd have more flexability, and would consider in-walls.
I've gathered a ton of advice ranging from "the cat will learn if you blast it with the sub" to "squirt it with a watergun if it goes near the speaker" and but both my wife and I work and the cats pretty much do what they want when we're not home. Also, I'm not getting rid of my cats, declawing my cats, locking them out of the living room (in a 1570 sq ft condo that's completely unpractical...) so it hasn't always been the easiest question to ask. Plus, I'm sure I'm soon going to be known as the freaky cat guy. (If I'm not already. :b )
I'm also trying to find solutions that are neat and easy. I don't want to have to remove a protective cover every time I want to hear my speakers, and I don't want to put aluminum foil all over the floor around my speakers.
The best advice I can give is to go with wall mounted speakers that the cats can't get to, and a down-firing sub. Now, it'll take work to make sure the cat can't get under the sub... so you can try a few things.
Cats don't like citrus, so you can rub lemon rinds around the base of the sub, or put lemon juice on the grills (there are sprays you can buy for this sort of thing, but they didn't work on my sofa, so I don't see them working here.) Double sided tape around the bottom of the sub will also help deter the cat from poking around under there. I'm hoping that with the citrus, double sided tape, the heavy bass "teaching the cat a lesson", and a scratching post elsewhere in the room... I won't have a lot to worry about. But I'm still on the lookout for a better solution.
Hope this was helpful.