Great TV stand for the price, December 3, 2009

Just received this stand and put it together this week. I’ve been on the lookout for a great stand at a great price for a few months now and finally settled on this one after exhaustive researching. The price dropped to $265 + Free shipping and I just couldn’t pass that up!

First things first, this baby weights A LOT! I still can’t believe they shipped it for free. I was a little intimidated after opening the box and seeing all the parts. But after taking a deep breath, laying everything out nicely and browsing the instructions briefly it wasn’t bad at all and everything made sense. I almost had a heart attack when I thought one of the support feet were missing but a quick check back into the box with tons of wrapping and foam to keep the parts safe and I found it. I didn’t time myself but I’m thinking maybe a good 60 to 90 minutes putting this one together is about right. I love the color and finish on this. While it is black it almost has a dark brown feel about the color which is perfect for my setup. While some have made mention of the center area which isn’t big enough for a normal/standard center channel it wasn’t a problem for me. Even though mine would easily fit as I have the Sony HTIS-100 I chose to set it on top anyways. The two storage areas on either side aren’t huge but they have adjustable shelves and are the right size for standard components and with the windows you shouldn’t have any problems with the remotes. I’m at a point now where I don’t feel the need to display all my components and would rather focus on the TV itself and this stand is perfect for that. It also sits at just the right height to accentuate viewing of my 52″ Sony XBR9 whereas my last stand sat rather low. This one is perfect.

Overall I’m very impressed with this item. Great quality construction, fairly easy to put together, great price and incredibly good looks you really can’t go wrong. I also liked that with the doors you have the capability to mount them on either side for opening depending on your setup. A real nice touch for flexibility. Overall I’m VERY happy with this product and would highly recommend it to anyone with a 42 to 55″ TV. Thanks!

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Looks great but isn’t very practical, October 5, 2009

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Steven M. Messinger (California) – See all my reviews

  

They do a great job mixing quality wood that’s visible and low quality wood (to keep costs down) in all parts that aren’t visible.

This stands looks really nice but it isn’t very practical. The mesh center cabinet meant for your center speaker is far too small to fit the majority of center channel speakers. The side cabinets aren’t wide enough to fit the larger receivers.

This is still a quality sturdy stand but make sure if you need it to hold your components that it will fit them properly.

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Great Unit!, February 7, 2011

Great unit. For anyone wondering their center speaker and components will fit into this unit, here are the dimensions:

cabinet top:

59-7/8″W x 19-3/4″ D

weight capacity: 200 lbs.

center compartment:

available space: 13-3/8″W x 17-1/4″D

weight capacity: 33 lbs.

adjustable shelf: 19-1/4″W x 15-3/4″D

door with cloth panel for center channel speaker

right and left compartments (each):

adjustable shelf:

19-1/4″W x 15-3/4″D

weight capacity: 33 lbs.

bottom shelf:

19-1/4″W x 15-3/4″D

weight capacity: 33 lbs.

tempered glass doors

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