I had some "expensive" issues with toddlers too in regards to my equipment. But that's another story.
Since you have your main system downstairs, you can make your upstairs system your "family" system.
Here's the solution I used jsut to show that it can be done. Not that you can't do it another way.
I put my TV on a stand (duh!) with my VCR and integrated amp (or receiver if you wish) on the shelves of the stand. It was a cheap Ikea type of stand that was enclosed on all sides except the front.
I went to Home Depot and bought a piece of plexiglass, cut it and attached some glass door hinges and door pulls on it and attached the doors to the front of the TV stand. Only cost a couple of bucks for materials. I then put a childproof plastic lock, like a bicycle lock, through the handles of the door pull. The remote works fine through the doors although you do have to open them to change tapes of cd's or whatever. The back of the cabinet was also enclosed so I drilled a few holes to run the wires through. The kids can't get their hands in the back of the stand to reach the equipment if they crawl behind the TV stand. I then used wall mounted speakers out of reach of the kids. If you don't like the wires hanging from the speaker, and if you don't want to make holes in your drywall, then you can buy little plastic channels called "raceways" at a home hardware store and run the wires through them. They're designed for this application and more discrete and decor friendly than speaker cables. Another alternative is to buy a mass market home theatre package with wireless speakers. I think Panasonic make one, as well as Sony.
My only concern about the Bose is that for the same money, you can get something with much better sound quality. Pretty well every manufacturer makes a small wall speaker for this type of application, so you have lots of choices. However, If you're happy with the Bose that's fine. They hit their market very well and what you require in terms of needs is right up their alley. Your Ferrarri is in the garage...the kids get the minivan.
Since you have your main system downstairs, you can make your upstairs system your "family" system.
Here's the solution I used jsut to show that it can be done. Not that you can't do it another way.
I put my TV on a stand (duh!) with my VCR and integrated amp (or receiver if you wish) on the shelves of the stand. It was a cheap Ikea type of stand that was enclosed on all sides except the front.
I went to Home Depot and bought a piece of plexiglass, cut it and attached some glass door hinges and door pulls on it and attached the doors to the front of the TV stand. Only cost a couple of bucks for materials. I then put a childproof plastic lock, like a bicycle lock, through the handles of the door pull. The remote works fine through the doors although you do have to open them to change tapes of cd's or whatever. The back of the cabinet was also enclosed so I drilled a few holes to run the wires through. The kids can't get their hands in the back of the stand to reach the equipment if they crawl behind the TV stand. I then used wall mounted speakers out of reach of the kids. If you don't like the wires hanging from the speaker, and if you don't want to make holes in your drywall, then you can buy little plastic channels called "raceways" at a home hardware store and run the wires through them. They're designed for this application and more discrete and decor friendly than speaker cables. Another alternative is to buy a mass market home theatre package with wireless speakers. I think Panasonic make one, as well as Sony.
My only concern about the Bose is that for the same money, you can get something with much better sound quality. Pretty well every manufacturer makes a small wall speaker for this type of application, so you have lots of choices. However, If you're happy with the Bose that's fine. They hit their market very well and what you require in terms of needs is right up their alley. Your Ferrarri is in the garage...the kids get the minivan.