Im sure Im not alone amongst the What HiFi readers in that I have kids. The eldest is still only 2 & a half but already he's showing great interest in shoving his fingers through the cones of my speakers. (boo hoo - sob sob!)
Im currently running an old pair of Linn speakers that sound pretty good but Im not very attached to. I expect they'll hit the skip soon enough. My main speakers were a pair of Mission 705 towers that I loved. (were, because Ive just sold them) These beasts really are large speakers and I figured its only a matter of time before they get knocked over and hurt somebody. Either that or I'll enter the room to find a child sitting contently on top of one of the speakers having just used the cones as foot holds to assist with the assent to the summit!
So my dilemma....
Who has any good ideas on how to child-proof a speaker set up? Im thinking smaller floor standers with covers on when the kids are around. Im even thinking perhaps book shelf speakers that are wall mounted out of reach. Is this a recommended way to mount speakers? I thought not but apart from the height of the speaker I don't see why not.
Any good suggestions or advice would be appreciated.
Dave
Im currently running an old pair of Linn speakers that sound pretty good but Im not very attached to. I expect they'll hit the skip soon enough. My main speakers were a pair of Mission 705 towers that I loved. (were, because Ive just sold them) These beasts really are large speakers and I figured its only a matter of time before they get knocked over and hurt somebody. Either that or I'll enter the room to find a child sitting contently on top of one of the speakers having just used the cones as foot holds to assist with the assent to the summit!
So my dilemma....
Who has any good ideas on how to child-proof a speaker set up? Im thinking smaller floor standers with covers on when the kids are around. Im even thinking perhaps book shelf speakers that are wall mounted out of reach. Is this a recommended way to mount speakers? I thought not but apart from the height of the speaker I don't see why not.
Any good suggestions or advice would be appreciated.
Dave