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My Flying Cats Are Destroying My Speakers - Can You (or God) Help Me?

Mish♥Music

Mish♥Music

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I swear to God, I am an awesome pet parent - BUT I am ready to snap! My Polk Audio TS-100 tower speakers have been knocked over at least 9 times. My bookshelf speaker was literally knocked off the wall, and mind you it was attached with a bracket and the speaker wire runs THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF THE WALL! Would it destroy my tower speakers if I removed the back (appears to be glued on?) and filled the bottom with sand or lined bricks to weigh them down? Obviously attaching them to the wall is pointless..
OR.......
Will the sound be destroyed if I ennclose ALL my speakers in a "cage" made of wood or metal?

Is there a better solution? I cannot kill the cats (yet?), nor can I rehome them. I am afraid however that I might find myself in the nearest psychiatric hospital if one more speaker hits the hardwood fllor with a merciouly brutal bang.
 
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Ten Commandments of Audio. See #6.

Thou shalt have no hobbies before this
Thou shalt not engrave or deface vintage equipment
Thou shalt not speak to thy equipment in vain (such as when pressing the wrong button and unable to get sound)
Remember the grill cloths, and keep them on there (when not listening)
Honor those who came before so that we can have what we do
Thou shalt not have cats
Thou shalt not smoke in the presence of the equipment
Thou shalt not "pirate"
Thou shalt not speak false impressions about thy equipment
Thou shalt never touch another's speaker cone/dome
 
I don't think you'd want to put weights inside the speaker, but how about a concrete patio block under them, then you can bolt the speakers to them using some concrete screws and steel angle brackets. If you don't want to drill holes in the sides of the speakers, you could get some strips of 1/16" steel about 4" longer than the width of the speakers, screw them to the bottoms of the speakers and then to the tops of the blocks. If necessary, stack multiple blocks and strap them together. Cover the blocks with felt to improve their appearance.
 
If they are jumping on top of the speakers, a sheet of aluminum foil placed on top (temporarily) may deter them. It will make the perch too slippery for them to jump to and cats don't like the "crinkly" sound and texture of the foil. My cat won't go near the stuff. Don't give up on them.
 
Mish♥Music said:
Is there a better solution? I cannot kill the cats (yet?),
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That was my first thought:rolleyes:

Ok so you have thin tower speakers, are they keepers or would a lower wider speaker work better for you?

Let's say you really want to keep the speakers.

How about supporting them to the celling?
In other words they are standing on the floor, but you run cables from the tops to the celling. They will not fall over this way.

How about something like a expandable shower curtain rod?
This would run from the top of the speaker to the celling, pinching them and putting pressure down on the speaker.
 
jbrainey said:
If they are jumping on top of the speakers, a sheet of aluminum foil placed on top (temporarily) may deter them. It will make the perch too slippery for them to jump to and cats don't like the "crinkly" sound and texture of the foil. My cat won't go near the stuff. Don't give up on them.
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I was thinking of something like that too.
 
4-2-7 said:
How about something like a expandable shower curtain rod?
This would run from the top of the speaker to the celling, pinching them and putting pressure down on the speaker.
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cargo bar ?

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Keeper-Ratcheting-Cargo-Bar-47059/207097432

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The key word is cats. When you have more than one they can feed off of each other and become very destructive. Trying to find a toy a cat likes can be an expensive process and none will hold their attention for long. Honestly if you can't curb the behavior I'd definitely think about finding a new home for for them or at least pair it down to one cat. I just couldn't let a cat or a dog rule my life and ruin my stuff.

If you don't enjoy them do you want to 12-15% of your life dealing with them.
 
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I love audio gear but seriously.... cats and all living beings come first.
Some good tips here on ways to either deter the cats from the speakers to begin with, or fixing them so that they aren't as easy to topple over.
It may even be as easy to put a small fake plant on the top so that they don't have clear landing ground.
I have 2 cats a dog and a toddler running around.... they take priority over my hobbies.
 
Mish♥Music said:
I swear to God, I am an awesome pet parent - BUT I am ready to snap! My Polk Audio TS-100 tower speakers have been knocked over at least 9 times. My bookshelf speaker was literally knocked off the wall, and mind you it was attached with a bracket and the speaker wire runs THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF THE WALL! Would it destroy my tower speakers if I removed the back (appears to be glued on?) and filled the bottom with sand or lined bricks to weigh them down? Obviously attaching them to the wall is pointless..
OR.......
Will the sound be destroyed if I ennclose ALL my speakers in a "cage" made of wood or metal?

Is there a better solution? I cannot kill the cats (yet?), nor can I rehome them. I am afraid however that I might find myself in the nearest psychiatric hospital if one more speaker hits the hardwood fllor with a merciouly brutal bang.
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I couldn’t find any pictures of a PA TA-100. How old are they?
 
Two possible solutions:
1) Get rid of the cats (my preferred option)
2) A more stable base for the speakers, ie a wooden platform wider than the original to which the speakers are screwed (through the base). Something like this:
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