"love this media center -- it really makes the living room look put together. the pieces are larger than i remembered seeing in the store and in the catalogue. they're realling substantial. assembly was simple, but did take a while and you really need two people for the center media cabinet (you could assemle the side media towers on your own -- but then again you need some to assist in moving everything because they are heavy). worth is because they are really solid pieces. and they offer so much storage (which i won't have any problem using up)."