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Hi Everybody,

By now most of you have heard we purchased an Axiom Grand Master System. We are absolutely amazed with this system.

We did somethings that are a little different like mounting the M22's to the sides of the TV and burying most of electronics in the wall behind the TV. The one item that is not buried in the the wall is the Dish Network Receiver. That sits on top of the Sub woofer.

Our Cat has decided that the Dish Network Receiver puts out just the right amount of heat and sleeps on top of it all the time. The other day we were playing a Josh Grogan CD and the bass coming from the Sub was something our cat needed to investigate.

She got her nose right up to the vented area of the sub and each time some bass was coming out of the sub she jumped back as the air from the vent hit her in the face. This happened about 6 times before she decided to turn and walk away. As she did some base came from the woofer and her whole rear end jumped up off the floor. She moved and sat about 10 feet from the sub and waited for the CD to finish before she went back up on top for the Dish Network Reciever.

I have a picture of her sleeping on the Dish Network Reciever which I will post with the rest of the system pictures as soon as I finish the roll of film in the camera and get it developed.

Bob & Annie,
Nikki (CAG)
McGyver (GW)
Sasha (Persian Kitty)

That really made me smile, I can hardly wait to see the photos.

For some reason that I'll never understand both our cats leave all the AV equipment alone.

That also made me chuckle Bobby ... our cat has found a home between the wall and the base of our EP600. No matter how loud or how low the LFEs get she seems to not be bothered in the slightest, cracks me up.

Our dog doesn't like my subwoofer one damn bit.

But she's prewired to be pretty tense.

My daughter is allergic to cats, so my life is blissfully empty of feline scorn.

>>> But she's prewired to be pretty tense.

Tom we have a first cousin to your German Shorthaired Pointer (looks like that's what she is?) so we are very aware, he's a very hyper Weimaranar who loves to sit between the couch and the coffee table ... right under our feet, and is oblivious to the system regardless of the db level.

Hehe that made me laugh reading that.

I am a total animal lover and own a cat myself (Rufus). Rufus hasn't quite wrapped his head around the low frequency stuff - when my sub starts pumping bass, he gets tense and stairs toward the door- thinking someone (or something big and scary) is coming up the stairs.

He also loves to chew on 12-gauge speaker wire. He doesn't do it so much anymore, but there are numerous teeth marks on my cables.

I always found it interesting that cats never chew on power cords- it's like they know there is something in those wires that they shouldn't come into contact with.

Typical Rufus:



edit: People need to post more pictures in this message board!

film...? developed...?

LOL! Rufus is a computer whiz, I see.

>>film...? developed...?

Film is really cool stuff. It's like combining an image sensor and a little LCD together on a strip of plastic, so you don't need a computer to view the image. Really high resolution (> 10 MPixel) without the high cost, and can be more light sensitive than a "real" camera.

Obviously ahead of its time

I thought that wasn't coming out until next year.

*cheer*

Another M22's-as-Desktop-Computer-Speakers-User!

I'm excited.

However, I hate cats, sorry.

This is probably one of my favorite cat jokes of all time.

Dear cat owner,

Thoroughly clean the toilet. Add the required amount of shampoo to the toilet water, and have both lids lifted. Obtain the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom.

In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids (you may need to stand on the lid so that he cannot escape).

CAUTION! Do not get any part of your body too close to the edge, as his paws will be reaching out for any purchase they can find.

Flush the toilet three or four times.

Have someone open the door to the outside and ensure that there are no people between the toilet and the outside door.

Stand behind the toilet as far as you can, and quickly lift both lids. The now-clean cat will rocket out of the toilet, and run outside where he will dry himself.

Sincerely,
The DOG


*runs for cover*

Dead-on, Rick

My inlaws have a Weimaraner. He's kind of grumpy and needy, but not even close to that undermedicated GSP b*tch we have. We're still trying to figure out what magic tonic or pills will save her (and us, and our house) on the Fourth of July and Halloween and New Years and Garbage Day and ...

And yes, I do kind of like it that she cares when I depart and arrive.

That's awesome! I was LOL for a good while.

My favorite part:

"Never mind the noises that come from the toilet, the cat is actually enjoying this..."