 "Worth the money" | 2009-10-03 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3E8PVPDH5JPMH |
| Made of particle board so VERY HEAVY - even the individual parts! Would suggest having help assembling and moving. If you're VERY careful not to nick the edges during assembly, looks like real wood when assembled - very nice. Suggest going to the Techcraft website to see the inner dimensions vs. your equipment. With the doors and door-hinges in place, it was a bit of work to get my larger stuff in there. Very solid and able to easily hold my heavy TV without any bowing. The finish was slightly darker, and a tiny bit more "reddish-cherry" than the "golden/yellow-maple" in the picture, but the picture isn't way, way off. Pretty good value for the money. Would recommend, unless you can pay hundreds more for real wood. |
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| "Beautiful stand, but center channel rack a little flawed" | 2009-09-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: AAQUUTM68K0LQ |
So I spent many days researching tv stands, and having a hidden center channel rack was one of the biggest criteria. Especially one in which I could mount a decent center channel. In the end I found this Techcraft to be the best - on paper. It had the largest center channel shelf of pretty much any stand I could find, able to accommodate 18" wide. And as already mentioned in previous reviews that's just able to house a Polk CS1, which is a pretty decent center channel.
I purchased the stand in black from another site, and when I got it I was very happy with it. It's not too difficult to assemble and the quality was very good. All in all it turned out to be a very sharp looking stand. But one thing I noticed right away was the inside of the center door - the one housing the center channel. The mesh frame, as well as the frame of the door itself, makes the mesh opening much smaller than it appears from the outside. You can kind of see what I'm talking about in one of those review pictures where the door is open. So while the shelf is able to accommodate 18" in width, the actual mesh opening for the sound is considerably smaller. When I placed the CS1 on the shelf and installed the door I noticed just how bad it was. I would say the mesh frame (made of a strong cardboard) covered about 75% of the woofers and almost covered the tweeter entirely. This was unacceptable. I spent an hour with a dremel carving off the top half of the cardboard frame - so that way the mesh went all the way to the door frame itself. After doing that I would say that only about 10% of the woofers are blocked (now by the door frame itself) and the tweeter is pretty much clear. I was pretty happy with what I did.
The next day though while watching a movie I noticed that the center channel sounded ever so slightly muffled, or almost like it had an echo to it. So what I did was rig the door so I could open it and close it while sitting in my normal seating position. While continuing watching I opened and closed the center door and could definitely hear a *slight* difference. The CS1 sounded a bit more clear and bright while the door was open - and didn't have that mild echo to it. So even with the mesh frame cut out there was still a slight sound quality hit to the CS1 when the door was closed. I haven't decided yet if I'm okay with this and I may just end up placing the CS1 on top of the stand (since the tv will be wall mounted). I'm not too bothered though, I still feel like I got a great looking stand for a great price, and I can just used the center channel shelf for storage. The mesh would still serve a purpose as that's where I put my receiver as well, and it's good for that to get some air.
So - great stand. Solid and good looking. But I wouldn't recommend it for a larger center channel. Having most of the speaker blocked by framing is quite unacceptable. |
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| "Nice Unit...." | 2009-09-10 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1Z1TVO724CH81 |
Firstly i would say that yes this is good sturdy unit no doubt my 52" TV looks like it has a good firm base to it... which was my most imp criteria...
Only cons i see with this product/design are
1.) The back panel is to flimsy.. though yes its not imp.. but wish it was a little more sturdy.. and not just a 4mm laminate to be nailed..
2.) I do like the whole unit design.. but have a suggestion for the designers of it.. the middle door panel with that fabric could be modified.. with something like louvers or something to look more sophistocated.. and still allow the signals to go through.. existing isn't bad
3.) Another thing about the Packaging that comes from TechCraft itself ... the packing can easily be damanged in transit.. thats what happened in our delivery.. Our first shipment was damaged in transit by FEDEX itself before it even reached us.. due to poor packing by the TechCraft.. and then PricePro had to reship hence the delivery came in late but after looking at the way it was packed when i opened.. TechCraft needs to have enough buffers for the TopPanel its very heavy piece & needs more support in packing.. (am glad for the interaction with PricePro for their immediate actions and response to the shipment delays don't know who beared the cost, but i didn't even have to question about it)
4.) As said by most people here, yes the assembly instructions given by the maker of the product TechCraft are as good as not given for anyone whose doing a assembly for a furniture for the first time.. so we had to use a little commonsense to make it work.. and ofcourse anyone saying only 1 person and 1 hour assembly i cant agree with them.. as the top piece is so heavy.. u need 2 people to hold it... and 2 hours for sure to hold the doors to get the alignments and things right..
Overall pretty satisfied with the final product...We Love it :) |
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 "Excellent Piece of Furniture" | 2009-08-28 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1CGH0IRJUYT33 |
| This TV stand looks excellent, is relatively easy to put together and holds a lot of technology. Would highly recommend for any living/family/rec room! |
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| "You must assemble this item" | 2009-08-05 |
| - Reviewed By User: A23YIYTXY8RGQP |
Before purchasing this item I read all of the product description and did not read that some assembly was required. My only problem was that I had to have someone come in to put it together for me.
It was delivered in a timely manner and the box placed in my home.
It is beautiful and everything fits nicely.
The free shipping was a big plus.
I would purchase from this vender again. |
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 "Looks nice if it were undamaged" | 2009-06-15 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3JU4LCIU8E0YO |
| This TV stand was perfect for our 60" 200lb LCD TV. It looks nice, hold the weight, and wasn't too hard to put together...once we received all the necessary parts. When we received the box not only were the edges of the top piece damaged in several places, but all the hardware to put it together was missing! I called in and eventually they sent out a new top piece and all the hardware at no extra charge of course. To my dismay, the new top piece still had a few small dents in the edge, but much less noticeable than before so I decided to just let it go. The design, function, and quality are great, but I have to say that the packaging leaves some to be desired. |
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