Wouldn't work with mine (Great Pyrenees, 100 pounds of hyper-intelligent "I know what you want, I just don't give a ****"). Looks almost identical to my avatar. I made wide aluminum bars for the bottom of my speakers to prevent tipping.
Ohhh oHHH, knocking could be an issue, but if it's a young dog, be sure he will try to chew the cables (then the day you switch on, short and magic smoke out of the amp). If a male, it could have the regular idea of peeing on the cabinets. Are the boomers close to the floor ? Maybe it's time to go to polyprop membranes.
If you are getting a great dane, then your only recourse is to bolt them to the floor, and that may not work. If you are getting a jack, they may have to withstand being bounced off. If you are getting a basset hound, then no worries as they will just be wandered by.
As large a base as you can, weight the bottom and if that is not enough, they may have to be mechanically attached. You can attach something to a smooth floor with 3M foam tape. Then cut it loose with piano wire and clean the glue when you leave.
As large a base as you can, weight the bottom and if that is not enough, they may have to be mechanically attached. You can attach something to a smooth floor with 3M foam tape. Then cut it loose with piano wire and clean the glue when you leave.
Dogs n.' Stuff
I've had speakers and dogs live together in harmony for decades.
-My big transmission lines were mounted on wheels. They never fell over.
-My little satellites were perched on top of a huge entertainment center
I'd custom-built to house all of my electronics, including the mammoth
C.R.T. television (remember those?) Those speakers also never even budged.
-My line arrays are French-cleated to the walls; they're not budging.
-My open-baffles are flying from wires screwed into the ceiling; my dogs cannot even jump that high.
-My computer monitors are sitting atop a very sturdy solid-wood top (and steel legs) table. So far, they're fine.
My advice?
Get -and keep- your speakers out of the danger zone.
Get 'em off of the floor.
Mr. Linkwitz flew his old KEF satellites from the ceiling and his woofers
were built-ins.
Good luck!
I've had speakers and dogs live together in harmony for decades.
-My big transmission lines were mounted on wheels. They never fell over.
-My little satellites were perched on top of a huge entertainment center
I'd custom-built to house all of my electronics, including the mammoth
C.R.T. television (remember those?) Those speakers also never even budged.
-My line arrays are French-cleated to the walls; they're not budging.
-My open-baffles are flying from wires screwed into the ceiling; my dogs cannot even jump that high.
-My computer monitors are sitting atop a very sturdy solid-wood top (and steel legs) table. So far, they're fine.
My advice?
Get -and keep- your speakers out of the danger zone.
Get 'em off of the floor.
Mr. Linkwitz flew his old KEF satellites from the ceiling and his woofers
were built-ins.
Good luck!
BUBBLE WRAP!!!! place bubble wrap all around the bottom of the speakers. the dog/animal will inevitably walk on the bubble wrap popping the wrap and making a lot of noise scaring the dog. dog learns to steer clear of the speakers. works for cats anyway. dogs may be too dumb I dunno?? LOL!
Wow, how many people remember that photo of Siegfried's speakers. I had my Tanberg Fasett's hanging from macrame ( it was the 70's you know) in my first trailer. Worked fine. Still have them; sitting on my desk right now.
Try playing music that the dog likes to listen to. AKA "His Masters Voice", he wont want to move.
Years ago I went to a neighbourhood watch meeting and heard a talk delivered by the local area Police Commander. Some old lady asked what the best way to be safe from burglars was. The PC replied to get a black Labrador, or better still several. Confused she asked why and he replied that if a villain entered at night that eventually he would trip over one of them and hopefully break his neck.
Since you said "high-traffic area," I would not fixate on the dog, but design the speakers for nightclub duty. I like the idea of somehow hanging them from the ceiling (maybe with adjustable steel cables), as this way also frees up floor space and reduces cable clutter.
Another thing one should worry about:
If you get a male dog, IT WILL **** ITS LEG at some point and give your speakers a sprinkle.
My dog watered my lil towers ONCE.......
If you get a male dog, IT WILL **** ITS LEG at some point and give your speakers a sprinkle.
My dog watered my lil towers ONCE.......
Lofty the Jack Russel Terriorist live to the ripe old age of 18......
He HEARD his masters voice that afternoon.
Dog psychology is very simple, your the boss from day one, as is every other person in the house. As others have said, get yer self a breed with a brain.
Then train it.
He HEARD his masters voice that afternoon.
Dog psychology is very simple, your the boss from day one, as is every other person in the house. As others have said, get yer self a breed with a brain.
Then train it.
You need a 120 psi semi-automatic ping pong ball cannon (or maybe tennis balls, for larger or more-incorrigible dogs) on a motorized 3-axis gimbaled mount, and a computer camera, and image-processing software that can do real-time target acquisition, discrimination, tracking, and fire control, for designated defended zones. You could even have an optional cruelty mode where the system would whistle through the speakers to call the dog to them.
You could put mini chicken wire electric fences around your speakers and that should sort your dog out pretty fast, unless its a Chris Matthews type.😛
Get a motion sensor that triggers the system to play a live recording of a 4th of july fireworks display when the animal gets close to it. Make sure your system has good dynamics and lots of power 😀 Or how about placing a vacuum with a motion sensor next to the speakers?
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