Child Damage Mitigation

hapafoto,

"I'll pull them forward when I'm going to do a serious listening session..."

Then you won't be pulling them forward for some years to come, I am afraid.

Expanding on jetter's outlet covers, etc., just so you know there is no such thing as "childproofing a home". Still, you have to do the best you can. She will always make you proud how she outsmarted every obstacle and childproofing contraption you have come up with.

"...too high for the rugrats to climb..."

How high would that be? Higher it is, more chairs will be stacked to reach it.

In a little different approach, I feel the kids should be allowed to touch all the things with some directions, if possible. However, and that is why bottom-heavy large-base speakers were my recommendation, it may be unavoidable that a child bumps into something while growing up so that particular thing may need to be set up safely.

"I also recall a friend’s child tried to play a PB&J sandwich in their VCR."

This reminded me of something unrelated to speakers.

If you have a CD/DVD player or something like that and you cannot find some CDs/DVDs in their cases, take the cover off, remove all 10 CDs/DVDs that you daughter managed to push in the player without you noticing, put the cover back on. It is surprising that these players play with a bunch of discs crammed inside (not on the tray, though).

geof3,

...but children actually learn the word “no”.

Did you win the lottery, too?

I am trying to pick the word for this moment. Envious or jealous?

Another option may be a helmet for the kid.

By the way, your days of "sitting in the sweet spot enjoying my audiophile-grade recordings" have been numbered. Hopefully, you have a long commute to make up for that.

While you are at that, get it while you can. You may or may not be sorry, but she will appreciate it one day.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Walt-Disney-The-Best-Of-Disney-Vinyl-Compilation-Album-1985-REH-573-VG/2239...

Some people have healthier look at life and priorities than others. That is all that there is.

This is the moment you can justify the change of equipment.

Right now you may be concerned about your speakers, but that is a cheap concern. You can buy another pair. As someone mentioned earlier, after a year or so your daughter will be much faster and still not well-controlled. It will last for a few years.

The problem is not her damaging your speakers, but speakers damaging her. Get something she is unlikely to tip over. Bottom-heavy, large base if possible. For that reason, It may be wise to avoid anything with stands. Of course, as another one said earlier, some gentle teaching from the beginning will help but there is no way she will not run into your speakers over time. Make them safe for her.

You have two speakers, but only one daughter. Think of how to protect her. Screw the speakers.