Any High-end speakers "kid-friendly" not fragile?


OK. Crazy question. Have friend who wants to set-up nice system in multi-purpose 17x22 room where kids will play. Wants to know if there are any hi-end spkrs (budget $5k-10k used) where the drivers are not so fragile or so expensive to replace (ie, he doesn't want B&W diamond tweeter that is both very fragile and costs $1200 or more to replace). Now, mind you, his kids aren't playing with knives, lol, but the occasional bump or finger touch to paper cones, metal dome tweeters are a concern. Any sugestions?
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Klipsch Heritage speakers such as the La Scala could be a good option. The cabinets never really made it into the hoity toity hall of fame in terms of beautiful furniture, and would likely even survive attacks from sledge hammers, bows and arrows, footballs, etc. Beyond that, the woofers are "shielded" ala the horn loading by a layer of plywood and the metal horns should be more or less impervious up to and including gunshots.

Innersound/SandersSound might also be considered. Roger once told me he buried his pair when he was snowblowing one morning in his home in the mountains of Colorado, and didn't notice the front door was wide open. He was pretty amused they suffered no apparent damage.