Its a real shame.  I did the same and my flatmates had a bit of a "play" with my 3000 and 4000 speakers.  You would think that people would be proud to be in an environment with such classy and beautiful stuff.  But no, they seem to take a sadistic pleasure in having a go at other peoples stuff.

 At the end of the day, there are just some real dickheads out there - period.

some people have no respect at all.

I was in my dealers the other day and someone bought some really old piece of gear in for repair. Her child ran riot in the store, touching the screens with grubby fingers. The kid even knocked of a pile of brochures and a BeoLab 6000 😭

I was horrified. The lady didn't even say sorry when she left.

jazz
 

I've taken our Beosound 1  to a number of parties in Brasil without a scratch or dent as yet.  2 years ago I made a lite plywood box with a handle and lock on top for the unit, AUX to RCA cable,  and a stack of CDs.  I've connected it to SKY TV and other sound sources ( World Cup, ) using the AUX connector at the bottom of the unit. But the unit is always within sight, and the Beo 4 stays with me.

I accept the fact that sooner or later it might be dinged a bit, but I accept the risk. But the design and craftmanship quality always draws people towards it.

More expensive equipment like our BS 3200 + BL 4000 or 2000 etc. are all wall mounted anyway, high on the masonry away from small fingers and hands ( hopefully ).