Do your cats see your speakers as scratch posts? BL5 / BL9 / BL20

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Simonbeo (archived2)
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Posted January 24, 2015 at 18:12 GMT
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9 LEE wrote:

Mr 10Percent wrote:

Felix did it once.........

And after a stern telling-off, I have assurances it wont happen again.

I assume he's your 'flat mate' ...

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Good one Lee!

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mediabobny
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Posted January 24, 2015 at 18:15 GMT
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Just a thought; I don't have any direct experience with these products.  At least one of them mentioned speakers.

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Millemis
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Posted January 24, 2015 at 19:25 GMT
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Don't ever trust a cat.

MM

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geoffmartin
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Posted January 24, 2015 at 19:54 GMT
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9 LEE wrote:

Here's a BeoLab 5 from a pair we bought a couple of years ago..

Apparently his cat used to take a run up at the rear of them, jump, then hang there (also digging it's rear claws into the fret) until it got bored, then it would go and do the same to the other speaker.

Although I have to confess that I've never heard a BeoLab 5 with cat-scratch fever, I am pretty certain that they'll sound exactly the same with or without the feline decorations.

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mediabobny
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Posted January 24, 2015 at 20:09 GMT
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One would think the woofers would scare it away  (Lee started it  :p

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TellW (archived2)
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Posted January 24, 2015 at 20:25 GMT
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We have two cats and two BL20 and no problem so far.

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Millemis
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Posted January 24, 2015 at 22:01 GMT
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Don't tell your cats about this thread, then 😁

MM

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AdamS
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Posted January 26, 2015 at 13:03 GMT
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We have two cats and I own....er.....lots of loudspeakers! The female cat once walked towards one of my loudspeakers and stretched out a paw - my wife was upstairs at the time and said my shout made HER jump! Both cats ran away and have never been anywhere near any of my loudspeakers since - and that was two years ago!

Generally, though, when it comes to cats scratching things, we have found that a firm "NO" plus a quick blast of water in the face from a water pistol or a plant spray bottle soon gets the message across.

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chartz (archived2)
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Posted January 26, 2015 at 13:43 GMT
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AdamS wrote:

Generally, though, when it comes to cats scratching things, we have found that a firm "NO" plus a quick blast of water in the face from a water pistol or a plant spray bottle soon gets the message across.

Well said Adam. Same experience here! 

 

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jfrancis49
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Posted January 26, 2015 at 15:15 GMT
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I had a cat that was never allowed outdoors because of the traffic and other compelling reasons. This may sound drastic but to save the B & O speakers as well as the furniture I had the cats front claws removed. It did cause some angst on my part to deciide to do it, but the cat got over the operation quickly and seemed to not hold a grudge.

 

John

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