Cats & Hifi

[Fretless]

Fond as I am of my moggies - they can be an utter pain.

Yesterday evening I heard bumping and yowling coming from my spare room where the NVA installation stands. Going in there - the two cats (brother and sister, same litter) run out having one of their regular 'Top Cat' confrontations. There was a nasty buzzing coming from the Hifi, putting on some music - it was muffled,echoey and in mono !

After some switching on/off and careful testing of interconnects I discovered that they had managed to knock one of the SSP mk.1 cables and loosen the connection. Putting in a spare (luckily I have a couple) solved that. But it's a nuisance.

Time to consider a set of SSP mk.2's - they would be more cat-proof.



But cats seem to have a definite fascination for hifi:
The tangle of leads behind a system is just like a garden shrub you can hide in.
Amplifiers, when left on, are lovely warm spots to sit/sleep on.
Speakers are really handy high places where they can safely sit to observe the rest of the family's activities.
Kittens just love chewing on wires - especially those of expensive, brand-new headphones.
Stacks of CD's are just waiting to be knocked over.
All those tiny loose hairs that (used to) cover my LP's.

I hate 'em: flea-ridden fur-bags !!!



Alright - I confess, I love them, really. Wouldn't what to be without them....

.. IF they leave the stereo alone !!!!

[southall-1998]

I hate it when they sit on the Hi-Fi

S.

[Fretless]

I forgot one:

Loudspeaker grilles are actually disguised scratching-posts.
The cats were ecstatic when a pair of Magnepan panels got installed.

In the instruction-book it is advised to treat the speakers, as a precaution, with cat-repellant spray.

Now there is a manufacturer who understands animal behaviour !

[jammy395]

Love pussy ......but.

Confession.

22nd Dec......Ran a Ginger n White cat down.
I feel really bad about it but.....nowt I could do ( ).

I tell a lie....
I came to a Wee village 30 speed limit.....doing 40.......5am morning....
No traffic to be seen..thump.

Now I heard a thump so know I hit it......but the cat ran off into a garden.
Could be dead....could be alive....could be injured.

No idea......They say a cat has nine lifes.....Hope it has eight left.

But.....its not nice, and I feel like a right prick.
Cant help feeling . ive spoiled the kids / owners xmas.

I wanted to stop......but.
Not obligated to do so for a Cat.

[terrybooth]

One of my cats lives in the room where the hi-fi is. Ignore me most of the time but when I sit down to listen, she's there, purring away. My musical cat.

[jammy395]

God bless the Pussy.

[antonio66]

When I had two cats, never had a problem with them sitting on the hifi, just one who liked to chew wires. One or both did use my record storage as a scratching post, damaging some of the LP spines. After that they were never allowed in the room when we were not there. Really miss all of my cats though.

[zebbo]

Love pussy ......but.

Confession.

22nd Dec......Ran a Ginger n White cat down.
I feel really bad about it but.....nowt I could do ( ).

I tell a lie....
I came to a Wee village 30 speed limit.....doing 40.......5am morning....
No traffic to be seen..thump.

Now I heard a thump so know I hit it......but the cat ran off into a garden.
Could be dead....could be alive....could be injured.

No idea......They say a cat has nine lifes.....Hope it has eight left.

But.....its not nice, and I feel like a right prick.
Cant help feeling . ive spoiled the kids / owners xmas.

I wanted to stop......but.
Not obligated to do so for a Cat.

Having had a few breathe their last in my arms after being run over, I can confirm that it is not a pleasant experience. It's a bit easier to handle if they stop, obligated or not.

[_D_S_J_R_]

Titch used to like watching the turntable platter going round and round, but having been deafened by the big ATC's when I once switched them on with volume up, he left them well alone. Ollie just ignored it all. The two feline visitors we have today, don't get involved at all.

[slinger]

You're not alone by a long chalk. Professor Brian Cox posted this image of his cat on Twitter last year...