I found this unit on the Sonax site and waited for it to become available. The price was where I expected it to be ($3-400) as a larger/nicer unit in the Sonax line.
Prime shipping was great and the unit arrived on time. The exterior carton was protected by oversized cardboard guards on the long edges, and while there was some damage to the carton walls all the parts were intact. The single box shipping is rather heavy and some superficial damage is expected. If you want to move the full, unopened box plan to have a helper as it is long and weighs about 100lbs. Unpacking was uneventful other than the fact that the assembly instructions were located on the *bottom*, underneath all of the parts (yes the carton was opened right-side up).
The good:
-The assembly instructions were accurate, with good images and labels.
Tip: assemble the unit with cardboard under the ends and use that to help slide it into place, then remove the cardboard.
-The assembled piece feels strong enough to hold much more weight than just my TV and LR speakers.
-All three shelves are adjustable.
-The sliding doors move nicely with no squeaks or binding
Be sure to check and adjust the height of the doors before securing them I could not find an easy/quick way to get them off to adjust a slight cosmetic alignment issue.
-There are plastic feet on the bottom.
-The black color is nice, and you can see some of the wood grain.
I wouldn't really call it deep black. It is very dark, but has a bit of contrast next to my speakers and TV.
-The center shelf is built big enough to accomodate large center channel speakers such as the Pioneer SP-C21/22.
The mediocre:
-Assembly instructions underneath all the parts.
-The back panels have two decent sized holes cut for cables, but they really aren't big enough for all the cables into a receiver or a power conditioner.
Tip: If you choose to leave the backs off you won't really be able to see through the two side units with the sliding doors as your equipment and the doors will obscure the view.
If you do this be careful as the shelves can slide out the back when you try to place or reposition your equipment.
-The structure of the sliding doors is rather wide, making the window panes a bit small.
My cable box is positioned over the HT receiver and it it not really possible to read the clock or indicator LED's
-The open bottom design will be a trap for pet hair and dust bunnies underneath the unit.
I really don't have any bad points for this entertainment center. It is a good unit with lots of space, easily assembly, and subtle styling.
I spent about a month looking for TV stands that would fit my equipment and center channel speaker perfectly and on top of that look great and be of great quality. I finally settled on this after viewing stands from many manufactures and different websites. I looked at BDI but their prices are way to high for a TV stand. I found this brand while searching Amazon and decided to check out their website. Their website ( ) has many pictures and even better the dimensions of their products for every inch of their product which made picking the correct stand a great experience.
I got the stand in and it was packed really well, the box had very hard corner protectors making sure that the stand would stay damage free. As heavy as it was I was afraid it would arrive having damage but it arrived in perfect condition. Unpacking it was the most troublesome part due to how well it was packed to prevent scratching and damage. I used an electric screwdriver to put it together and took me about 2 hours.
The build quality is amazing and exceeded my expectations. Once everything was screwed into place and glued it was very sturdy, the front sliding doors are awesome and feel very well made. All 3 shelfs in each shelving area are adjustable by 3 positions which I wasn't expecting but it will make my equipment fit even better.
It maybe a little more expensive than other stands, but you get great quality, easy to put together and a fantastic looking tv stand for the price. I would recommend anyone looking to buy a TV stand pick this one up, you won't regret it.
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This product when finished looks great. I placed mine under a 70" Aquos TV and it looks really good. Here are the issues that left it with only 4 stars. 1) Assembly. This item is extremely heavy (which is a good thing). The problem is that its so big that you really need a hand in assembly. I did it by myself and surely took way too much time in doing so. Aslo, in the instructions, a few pieces were the reverse of how it actually needed assembled. I guess thats a joke on us Americans by the Canadian mfr. Anyway it took 30 minutes longer still for me to assemble because I had to take several pieces back off because the finished edge faced the wrong side. 2) Second, I thought this unit had hinged doors, but instead its sliding doors.
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I bought this unit to replace an $1,800 BDI unit that was destroyed in Superstorm Sandy. While I loved the BDI unit, this unit looks almost as good and less than 1/3 of the price. Overall the components are well made and the sliding glass doors work great. I highly recommend this unit.
It took me a little over 90 minutes to put the unit together myself. (Tip: Use a philips head screwdriver instead of the supplied allen wrench to tighten the cams much easier.)
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Bought this stand for a Mitsubishi WD-92872 and it works perfectly. The quality is good and very sturdy. If you have a big TV that needs a stand that can hold it up and has shelves capable of hold all your A/V equipment, this is for you.
The quote is: "... if you can't handle me at my worst...", not 'worse'. It would be embarrassing to plaster a huge grammatical error on your wall.
