[duff138]

I just moved and now my audio gear is being placed in the loft area.  With no door and a cat that will jump on anything I want to keep my VPI HW-19 mk3 table safe.  Any link to affordable (under $400) racks would be appreciated.
   I'm hoping to find something with doors, or maybe something like the higher end salamander racks.  The salamander racks with a longer top maybe an option, I'm hoping the cat with then not jump directly onto the turntable, or if she does it'll be less likely to fall off.  

something like this:
 http://audioadvisor.com/store/productdetail.asp?sku=SALT20BA&product_name=Synergy%20Twin20%20Rack

[TheeeChosenOne]

With no door and a cat that will jump on anything I want to keep my VPI HW-19 mk3 table safe.

Barb wire fencing my friend........just dress any rack up with it and I guarantee you that fucking cat won't   put its dirty paws on your turntable.  



In all seriousness, the rack you linked to seems fine.  

[duff138]

With no door and a cat that will jump on anything I want to keep my VPI HW-19 mk3 table safe.

Barb wire fencing my friend........just dress any rack up with it and I guarantee you that fucking cat won't   put its dirty paws on your turntable.  



In all seriousness, the rack you linked to seems fine.  

Maybe chicken wire!  Actually I may try that.  The salamander looks good, but I'm hoping maybe someone can direct me to a similar rack for less.

[Marbles]

Why not just train the cat with a $5 can of pepper spray?

Every time it gets close just hit it in the face with a small amount..it will get the message pretty quick.....hey it worked for my kids  

[skchow]

How about something from Ikea?  They have tv/stereo cabinets and while they don't look nearly as good as the salamanders you pointed to, they are considerably less expensive and have the all-important doors.

http://www.ikea-usa.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10101&storeId=12&productId=11148&langId=-1&parentCats=10104*10174">Cabinet 1
http://www.ikea-usa.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10101&storeId=12&productId=15218&langId=-1&parentCats=10104*10174">Cabinet 2
http://www.ikea-usa.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10101&storeId=12&productId=11146&langId=-1&parentCats=10104*10174">Cabinet 3

Sunny.

[JackStraw]

I just moved and now my audio gear is being placed in the loft area.  With no door and a cat that will jump on anything I want to keep my VPI HW-19 mk3 table safe.  Any link to affordable (under $400) racks would be appreciated.
   I'm hoping to find something with doors, or maybe something like the higher end salamander racks.  The salamander racks with a longer top maybe an option, I'm hoping the cat with then not jump directly onto the turntable, or if she does it'll be less likely to fall off.  

som ...

I have a Salamander Synergy Twin30, which I chose to protect my system from our cats. Part of Stan's mods to the Aiwa include a neat optical cable design that uses an LED on the DAC end of a very thin cable. Well, with my old open rack, our cats went crazy for the little red light. Have you ever used a laser pointer as a cat toy? That's what this was like, only with this thing they could catch it...

I'm sure that someone will point out that you need more airflow. This is why I chose the perforated stell side panels. Also, the back piece doesn't cover the whole back -- there are 1" gaps at the top and bottom for cables and air flow. It's really a great system.

See www.audioadvisor.com for the whole Synergy series.