Sonax E-0068-BG Granby 60-Inch TV/Gaming Console Bench

First, the instructions were not at all clear. Although I have assembled many pieces of furniture and consider myself fairly handy, I had to disassemble twice to reassemble. The third time was a charm. The front of the bottom piece had a fairly big chip on it but, rather than return it (how would one even go about that nightmare?), we used a black permanent marker to make it less obvious.

The most serious complaint I have with this piece is the absolute lack of stability for tipping forward or backward (a big safety hazard if you have small children). Both side pieces extend to and touch the floor from front to back for side support, but the bottom is otherwise elevated from the floor approximately 1.25". The only support offered in the middle is one small circular "leg" which allows the piece to rock forward and backwards. We purchased some wood slats from our local hardware store to build a better support in the middle to prevent tipping, but it is still not extremely stable. Fortunately, we have no small children so it's not as big of an issue for us. However, in my opinion, this is a huge design defect and should cause a recall of all of these products. (See the CPSC report at)

Packaging was efficient, 100 lb box. Instructions were basic and assembly was easy (60-90 minutes). I love this tv stand it easily holds cable box, modem, router, ps3, xbox 360, wii, original xbox, ps2 and remotes with a kinect sensor and wii sensor... plus whatever you want to store behond the glass cabinets. Hands down, this tv stand is perfect for anyone with a lot of consoles.

But this is what you need to know... my stand wobbled slightly, but when I put some adhesive-backed felt moving pads uner the legs, it was perfect. The finish it a coating and it was chipped off in a few spots but nothing noticeable I don't have a furniture marker to cover it up but that would do the trick to fix it. And teh only other note I did not install the backing to the stand because I wanted the open space for air circulation. It's the standard thin backing that you nail into the particle board (similar to Ikea furniture) I son't mind it but after a few moves, the nails might come loose.

Conclusion: The stand is exactly what a gamer needs and it looks awesome with a big screen tv on top of it I highly recommend.

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Easy to assemble, all by myself :-). tricky part is the glass door hinges, but that's something I've never done before, not a flaw in their instructions or product. Went together great, looks great. I left the backing off completely (it's the wierd paper board like you put on the back of a bookshelf) as I want to make sure the airflow is high to the electronics inside. Looks fine without it, Top three bays, tall enough to hold a Stereo Receiver, PS3, Direct TV Box (the later two with room to spare). Center shelves, tall enough to stand DVD's on, side shelving... their picture shows a speaker in in the right shelf space, but the only speakers that would fit are the smaller surround speakers. Biggest benefit on this product was being able to find the schematics prior to purchasing to measure against the items i was trying to put in certain places. Great product, great price, great service from the seller.

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