Go from a AVR receiver to a 2 channel receiver for 2.1?

[N Boros]

Speakers on stands wouldn’t be an option. They would back up to my dining area and a busy walkway.

That makes sense. I have a living room that is also open concept, being open to the entire rest of the house. So I didn't even try to put my Ascend speakers and plasma TV in that room and just opted for a better room in my basement. It is still open to everything, but just in the finished basement. The nice thing about this room is that my wife doesn't care about aesthetics. Eventually I plan to put up a couple of walls to make an enclosed room though.

I also have a 1.5 year old son who is extremely busy and curious. He would have them tipped over in no time.

I have a 3 and 6 year old right now. I had speakers on speaker stands with both of them and I haven't had any issues. It just watched them closely when they were between 1 and 3 years old, making sure that they know not to get near the speakers. But, my situation is different where the kids usually stay upstairs, so they are not around the speakers as much. It is funny though... last year my 6 year old, who was 5 at the time had some friends over in the basement when I wasn't home. My wife was telling me that she was the one telling her friends to not go near the speakers, since I would be really mad if anything happened to them. I don't really worry about it at all anymore. I was really nervous when I first got my Sierra 2s about 3 years ago and putting them on 30" stands.

[curtis]

I have a 3 and 6 year old right now. I had speakers on speaker stands with both of them and I haven't had any issues. It just watched them closely when they were between 1 and 3 years old, making sure that they know not to get near the speakers. But, my situation is different where the kids usually stay upstairs, so they are not around the speakers as much. It is funny though... last year my 6 year old, who was 5 at the time had some friends over in the basement when I wasn't home. My wife was telling me that she was the one telling her friends to not go near the speakers, since I would be really mad if anything happened to them. I don't really worry about it at all anymore. I was really nervous when I first got my Sierra 2s about 3 years ago and putting them on 30" stands.

When my kids were that age, I made sure that I didn't do anything to the system when they were around. Because I didn't make a big deal out of them, and they didn't see behind speaker grilles, or see me fiddle with controls, neither did they.

They are now 18 and 20 years old, they love music and appreciate good sound. The first time either of them gave an opinion was when I picked up a pair of Sierra-1's...my daughter said she liked the way they looked, but would rather have piano black. I got the naturals.

[diesel79]

With my little guy it’s not even about him seeing me fiddle with stuff. He hears sound coming from the speakers and goes up to investigate. It’s funny to watch his curiosity trying to figure out what is making all of that noise. Needless to say the grills don’t come off of mine.

We had a custom tv stand built specifically to house my S2’s and keep them from messing with them/tipping over speaker stands. Most people dont even notice there are speakers in it, but my little man does. My 5 year old daughter could care less.

I have a pic attached. Never mind the mess. Kids were helping mom wrap presents and I opted to catch up on The Walking Dead vs picking up. Also, pay no attention to the distracting mirrors behind the tv. I tried. Lol. I usually have a chair in the sweet spot but had to temporarily relocate for Christmas tree, etc.

Hopefully in the next year we can get the basement finished, then I can have some freedom and much more space.

On another note, I can’t get a pic to attach.