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Baby Proof Floorstanding Speakers

Hello! I have an 8 month old baby and she's starting to get pretty nimble. Instead of playing with her baby toys, she enjoys trying to push over Daddy's Piega C10LTD speakers. They weigh around 130 pounds and are a bit wobbly. My wife says they have to go, and she's right, because if they somehow got knocked over they could cause a lot of damage.

So I'm now looking to find a pair of floorstanders that are baby-proof. What this means to be is VERY stable, nearly impossible to knock over. Also grills are a necessity to prevent curious fingers from damaging drivers.

These Piegas sound great ($27k list though I snagged them on ebay for $4k) and so I would like to find something with great sound quality, in particular:
  * Transparent & neutral
  * Big, dynamic sound
  * Full range

...and to make things even easier, I have a budget of $3k used.

Can you help me restore my stereo while making it safe for my baby? (and soon to be toddler!)

Thank you audio friends!


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goatwuss
pintop
1 posts
 
I have the same problem. My solution to protect the JBL L112’s and my toddler was to hide the speakers inside a cabinet.  
I got an ikea cabinet with solid wood doors. I cut the center out of the doors, and covered that new hole with upholstery fabric to let the sound through. Also added child-proof locks to keep everything shut.  
This may be an acoustically awful solution, but it will keep baby and the speakers safe for the next few years. Out of baby’s sight, out of baby’s mind. 
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noromance
9,699 posts
 
You could try laying some of those zap mats designed to keep pets away from things. "If you give them a short, sharp, shock, they won't do it again."
cissado
113 posts
 
Any speaker you place there will have the same results. If the child gets used to the speakers and environment there, then they eventually disappear into the landscape of the room. You have to say "No".  You can play with the child near the area to show them the speakers and equipment are part of the landscape, do to speak. As soon as the child veers off into touching or going to the direction of the speakers, then you say no and resume playing in the vicinity. 

I had two stand mount speakers in my living room since my 2 kids' birth. Of course they were curious but a quick "NO" and resume elsewhere/redirect  eventually worked.  The speakers and equipment just became invisible into the room at some point.

If you replace with a $500 or $50,000 speaker, that won't change the child's behavior. 
Bith you and your wife need to be on the same page with this.
Good luck

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kingsleuy
180 posts
 
I feel fortunate.  My kids were 3 and 5 when we divorced.  They never touched my stacked Quad ESL's.  Fluttermans which were on the floor next to the Quads or turntables located on a low shelf.
lostinseattle
50 posts
 
If you can find a pair, the AV123 strata minis are pretty darn nice, and would be almost impossible for a baby to damage let alone knock over. 
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