A nice piece for your HT needs., September 24, 2012

I found this unit on the Sonax site and waited for it to become available. The price was where I expected it to be (-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.

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