for the price, i love this thing. it's beautiful and was easy to assemble. power tools recommended, but don't be an ape. go slow, this is particle board after all. it'll save you a lot of time. the manual will always say to avoid power tools because people are dumb and will full torque and crack the particle board. just be smart and you can have this thing done in under an hour by yourself. anyways, my main two gripes are cable management and the lack of leveling feet. the cables are meant to come in from the middle of the unit, meaning the cables will always be visible. i just used my spade bit and drilled holes in the back of the unit so the cables could feed in from behind and be hidden. pretty annoying to have to do this to my brand new unit. it would've also been nice to integrate some raceways or cable clips behind the unit to aid in cable management, but can't complain about that too much as that's not very typical of furniture. and my other gripe is the lack of leveling feet. not a big deal to buy on my own, but you have to measure and find the right ones which is always a bit of a gamble. mine doesn't sit level (old house, not a problem with the unit), and i have a tv mounted above it and it makes the tv mount look crooked when it's really the floor/stand. pretty much any ikea furniture you buy has leveling feet included. they're cheap $.01 parts so it wouldn't add much to cost here. it's worth mentioning that the doors do not sit very tight on the rails. it's easy to knock them off the rails just gently opening them. it's just as easy to put them back on the rails, but it would've been nice to see some better tolerances here. i rarely open mine except when adding a device or troubleshooting something so it's really a non-issue for me. lastly, while not a real complaint, i would've liked to see some covers behind the grills on the sliding doors. either black or matching wood grain. this would let cables and devices be completely hidden inside, which i think should always be the goal. i might leave it as is, or maybe buy some black cloth and stick it taut to the back of the doors. it's tough to see through the grates so it doesn't look too bad, but you can tell there's a mess behind the doors.
