Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners how to protect the speakers from pet or toddler?

You need a break from all of this. When do you leave for (break) arrive at Axiomville?

Birdman speaks the truth. Parenting with vigilance is the key. My kids are 5, 2, & 4 months. They know that the speakers, (M80's) are like the fireplace - not to be touched. So far I've only had one mishap, and it was my fault. I left the grilles off once, and out of curiosity, my 2 year old pushed in one of the woofer dust caps.

Be sure not to do anything that will leave permanent emotional scars on your kids. (erhem, Spiff)

It seems seafan didn't find all those posts helpful or amusing, as he has not responded. Some good ideas, though.
One more: call Axiom for replacement drivers if anything gets damaged while in the process of teaching the kids to leave stuff alone. Won't be a big deal at all. They probably wouldn't charge you much - especially if you tell them how much you like Canadian beer.

I've been reading this and trying to think of anything to say that may be helpful for the original poster. I can think of nothing. I was originally afraid that my grilles would be savaged by my cats, but for some reason they have left them alone while sharpening their claws on every other cloth covered object in the room. I got lucky. Children are another matter however. Until their brains fully develop when they are around 30-40, there is not much that can be done to protect your possessions. When they stop destroying what you own, they will begin borrowing what you own. Just like in a marriage, what’s yours is theirs and what’s theirs is theirs.
Speaker grilles are not meant to be childproof. Even rigid ones such are found on PSB or Klipsch are not designed to withstand the punishment that a determined 2 year old is capable of delivering
Some sort of physical barrier is your best bet. I’m sure that your electronics are protected, speakers are much more exposed but you will find something. Most likely you will get lucky and nothing will happen, but if something does well…welcome to the joys of parenthood.
Any speaker you buy will be in danger of being destroyed, so you have a choice, you can put crap out there and not care one way or the other, or you can go with the choice you made and keep listening. With luck, the kids will develop an appreciation and keep their hands off. At least until they discover the remote.