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Child-Proof Speakers

I have a six-month-old now and in the process of trying to child-proof the house. I'd like to keep the sound system in the living room, where the whole family can enjoy it, but concerned about the little one knocking something over, getting hurt in the process and/or breaking a valuable piece of equipment. I recently got a cover for my Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum (so she doesn't get burned on hot output tubes) and bought an equipment rack with closable doors. The next step is potentially replacing my stand-mounted speakers (Sonics Anima) with less tip-able floor-standing ones with more robust drivers (less vulnerable to being prodded by child fingers). Any recommendations on speakers in the <$3000 range? I listen to mainly rock, reggae, world and jazz, and usually on vinyl. I really like the Sonics and Audio Physic sound as well but looking for other options too.
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rlwainwright
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The ADS 710s, 810s, and 910s from the early 80 had terrific metal grills. There is NO way for a kid to access the drivers thru those. Floor stand them or mate them to the low-profile, tilted ADS stands or the Auralex SpeakerDudes stands and you'd have a fairly kid-proof setup.

Those ADS speakers sounded damn good and can be purchased dirt cheap nowadays...

http://www.auralex.com/sound_isolation_speakerdudes/speakerdudes.asp

-RW-
ait
480 posts
 
These would most likely do the trick:

Vitavox Loudspeakers

Note the "Blast-proof" models further down the page.
buconero117
2,311 posts
 
Give it all up, I am sure more children to come. They need your undivided attention, not to mention the saving to their college funds. Listening to music is a distraction from good parenting. So, sell off the equipment for now. Once they leave for good, hopefully that is after college, build a new and better system. For now, learn to live off tunes on your iPhone.
shumazing OP
25 posts
 
Thanks for all the suggestions, except for the one from Buconero117 (you're insane! I can't just "give it all up"). I'm preparing for the worst practically and mentally, and I think I'll try gates around the speakers first and then an electrical fence, as a last resort.
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srosenberg
209 posts
 
Vandersteen 5's, though a little above your budget, are fantastic sounding speakers with the drivers mostly well out of reach.

Have you considered keeping the Anima stand mounts and simply placing them atop a low console or credenza? I had the same concerns about stand mounts or floor standing speakers and went this route... no issues so far. TV and speakers are on a low credenza with nothing on the floor. An added benefit is greater WAF, at least in my case.
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