[Phantom Volume Fluxuation]

I own a pair Klipschorns that are about 4 years old using a Yamaha RX-V850 receiver.  A couple days ago I cranked the volume extremely high for about 2 minutes.  Now I have an issue with the volume increasing by itself for short periods of time 5-10 seconds.  I am guessing I damaged the Yamaha while cranking the volume but am reaching out to this community for advice from anyone who has experienced a similar problem?  Is it possible the problem is with the speakers?

[Mounting Klipschorns off the floor]

I currently have 3 cats, and have owned many more over the years. They don't mess with my speakers. We have an understanding on this, much like they also don't wander the kitchen counters. Not to be overly harsh, but where to place the speakers is not the issue.

It is when you have a cat that is mentally challenged. The other 2 cats are no problem, however we have one that was a runt and is mentally deficient. No way we would ever de-claw a cat. From experience I know that anything 18" off the floor is safe from the "naughty" kitty. I will speak with an engineer from Klipsch as suggested. If risers are out of the question, then a screen it is.

[Mounting Klipschorns off the floor]

why not build a frame and screen it in so the cats cannot get near the speakers............this solves claw marks and spraying while keeping the speakers set up for best performance

raising the speakers defeats the design purpose and you may as well have cornwalls or lascala's, If you build a platform as you state the platform would have to be larger than the Khorn to gain the needed reflection in order to keep some of the design uses, so in essence all you have done is build a step for the cat to stand on to spray your speaker

you could even use some nice designs on the screen to make them look better, and make them easily removable so while you listen and can watch the cats they are not there then when you are done set the screens up to keep the cats away

Yes, I have considered this option. May be the best solution. Thanks.

[Mounting Klipschorns off the floor]

I appreciate the feed back. The cats are staying and the room is central to the home and does not have doors to keep the cats out. I am also worried about them clawing the speakers so getting them "fixed" is not a solution. It seems to me that if I were to build a sturdy enough box with a thick top for the speakers to sit on, it should reproduce the dynamics of the floor, may have to stuff the box with insulation to modify the sound. One way or another I have to get the speakers up off the ground.

[Mounting Klipschorns off the floor]

Does anyone have experience mounting Klipschorns off the floor? We have naughty cats so I am afraid if I place my new Klipschorns on the floor they get sprayed by the cats. I was thinking I could build 18" risers to get them out of harms way but not sure what this will do to the sound. I will be grateful for any advice.