merkin Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Not being a cat lover (I'm not a hater either I just don't like them in "my" living space) I am giving my daughter and future son-in-law a pair of forte II's . Is there any trick or hack outside of a burlap bag with a brick and river to keep that cat from destroying the grills? I already have the passives covered with a metal grill from parts express. Colterphoto suggested that 15 years ago. I know there are cat lovers on here and I will probably get hate mail, but I hope my daughter gets married, has a kid and decides to get rid of that hairball producing, butt licking furniture destroyer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Don't know if you read the one I posted recently so, here: https://www.klipsch.com/blog/stop-cat-scratching-speakers @merkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 @merkinCats are attracted to the Heresy -Cornwall - Khorns Heritage fabric to scratch their claws/nails , it's a very thick material , the regular speaker fabric used on the Forte II , I'm no so sure that it would interest a cat . My Cornwall grilles were ruined by our cat , we purchased a Cat Scratcher Mat , the cat stayed away from the grilles , it was that simple . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWOReilly Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 More scratching posts. Too bad my cat already ruined the grilles on my giant Polks. Hasn’t touched them since. My Cornwalls run sans grilles just to be safe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avguytx Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Try surrounding the perimeter with moth balls of some sort. Cats hate the smell of those and stay away from them. I had a cat years ago that decided to use my shower rug as its litter box for urinating. I'd read about putting some scented mothball crystals around areas to keep them out and low-and-behold, it worked. I also used to put mothballs under the mulch in my "flower beds" to keep neighborhood cats from crapping in them. That worked, too. It's cheap and worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadoc Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Just a very very light dab/touch of Carolina Reaper juice on the inside of each grill. Nose height, no problem anymore. Footnote: If cat brings you a bowl of guacamole, you are in trouble. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyErnie Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Peppermint oil in the same location might work. My other methods would get me perma-banned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 I love cats and dogs. Mine finally have left this world. Our cats were indoors only, and we had their fronts declawed. (no comments about what that means to the cats... I understand) They were happy and lovable, and lived to an old age. They never tore up anything and only used the liter box (which was cleaned daily). Still have the fabric grills from my early '70s JBLs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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