Unit took about 4hrs for one-person assembly. About half an hour was dedicated to parts identification. You have to look at the finished unit diagram while using the step-by-step instructions. Diagram #6 actually had to be performed before Diagram step #5 because of assembly pieces awkwardness and weight. Then the unit could be placed on its side to mount screws in step#5. Wood dowel assembly in step one was not specific enough, so I wound up having a couple of the dowels in the wrong holes of one panel. This is where looking at the total assembly picture along with the step-by-step diagrams, and other hardware pieces came into play. Also the plastic CD slot separators could go in two different ways and was not detailed in the instructions; the wrong way being where the slot won't support a CD (of course, that's the way I installed them. It looked like the correct way, until you slid a cd into the slot and it fell through to the back. Fortunately, you can gently pry them out and reverse the plastic separators without unit disassembly. Overall, the unit is very solid, attractive, and, once built, should suit most people's AV needs."..." Read more
- Jeffrey Irvin in Great Mills, MD