Having recently aquired a child who is showing all the signs of growing up and wanting to start walking about soon I have been advised my the wife that my current speakers (Monitor Audio RS1) on stands (Soundstyle Z2) aren't very child friendly. I'm therefore after some advice on two fronts.
Firstly, the issue is that its almost inevitable that the speakers will eventually get knocked off their stands so I'm thinking that a set of floorstanders might be a safer option. Has anyone ever compared the child-proofness of stand-mounters vs. floorstanders? I guess both could be knocked over but a stand-mounter would surely be more likely to topple off.
Do you reckon floor-standers are a safe bet? My wife is suggesting wall-mounted but I don't think I can bring myself to consider that just yet!
Assuming floorstanders are the way to go then I need recommendations for something good, cheap(ish), small(ish) and appealing to the wife's eye. My initial thoughts are as follows but would like suggestions of anything in the sub-£500 bracket that might be worth a look. Size is probably most important as I need to find something as small as possible that can be positions very close to a wall.
Kef iQ5SE
Monitor Audio Bronze BR5
Mordaunt Short 914i
Mordaunt Short 904i (probably a better bet size-wise than the 914i)
Of the above I think the Kefs are probably the best looking which ultimately will probably decide it.
Any thoughts or advice?
The speakers will be used with my Squeezebox 3 / NAD C325BEE amp primarily.
Firstly, the issue is that its almost inevitable that the speakers will eventually get knocked off their stands so I'm thinking that a set of floorstanders might be a safer option. Has anyone ever compared the child-proofness of stand-mounters vs. floorstanders? I guess both could be knocked over but a stand-mounter would surely be more likely to topple off.
Do you reckon floor-standers are a safe bet? My wife is suggesting wall-mounted but I don't think I can bring myself to consider that just yet!
Assuming floorstanders are the way to go then I need recommendations for something good, cheap(ish), small(ish) and appealing to the wife's eye. My initial thoughts are as follows but would like suggestions of anything in the sub-£500 bracket that might be worth a look. Size is probably most important as I need to find something as small as possible that can be positions very close to a wall.
Kef iQ5SE
Monitor Audio Bronze BR5
Mordaunt Short 914i
Mordaunt Short 904i (probably a better bet size-wise than the 914i)
Of the above I think the Kefs are probably the best looking which ultimately will probably decide it.
Any thoughts or advice?
The speakers will be used with my Squeezebox 3 / NAD C325BEE amp primarily.