Ha! In my house a speaker has to double as some kind of end table!
with the main speakers growing taller. I got the
"your just going to make those damn things so high, I can't put anything on the top are'nt you" past 5 years Ive been using marine spar varnish on coffee and end tables or anything that seems like a drink or a plant would sit on. It held up well for all the wooden boats in the water and its great when someone forgets a coaster too.
Bill