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Child Damage Mitigation

Last week the wife and I brought a new baby home - our first - and it's been fun introducing her to the music we love. It dawned on me this morning that this child will be crawling before I know it and my lovely pair of Magnepan 3.7's might be sitting ducks. They're less agile than the cat, closer to the ground than the house plants, and more fragile than the couch. As I've calculated I've got approximately 6 months to find a way to prevent any child-induced damage so your input is greatly appreciated. What can I learn from the grand wisdom of AG about how to keep the kid away from the speakers? 
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cedargrover
302 posts
 
Congrats!

I've got two toddlers.  If there's a way to move your audio system into a different room, I suggest you do.  There's no controlling little ones when they're just starting to move around--they are just too young to understand right/wrong/discipline.

Short of that, the idea of installing a gate in front of the entire audio system seems reasonable, but know that there will be bouts of upset as you contend with the toddler reality of wanting everything in sight that they cannot have.
kren0006
1,859 posts
 
Funny that title of thread is "Child Damage Mitigation" rather than "Speaker Damage Mitigation" : )
jon_5912
605 posts
 
I built a light wood frame around my speakers and covered it with some cloth mesh from a fabric store.  It kept the monkeys from doing any damage while they were tiny.  When they get a little bigger you've got to watch for them messing with the volume.  I've had them crank it up to 11, panic, and run.  If possible, put electronics on a high shelf.
kingharold
304 posts
 
My  wife and I reared two rug rats during a time when we had Magnepan IIAs then Acoustat 2+2s.  We never had any problems.  I suppose we were just lucky.  However my wife's awful bulimic house cat did once regurgitate into the innards of a Lexicon DC-1 surround sound decoder.  Repairs were $450.00 plus shipping.

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geoffkait
23,365 posts
 
How about those electric fences for dogs? I’m kidding!
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