Sonax E-0062-BF Fiji 60-Inch TV Component Bench, Ravenwood Black

Had a large media center that I had to replace because my 36" tube TV finally gave up the ghost and no decent size LCD would fit. No matter. There are a thousand TV stands out there that will hold large screen TV's. The only problem is, as I found out, most would not hold all my AV equipment. In particular, my over sized center channel speaker which is over 18" wide and 9" tall. A big boy for sure. Add to the fact that my house is decorated in blacks and didn't want a brown TV stand. I searched through literally 1000's of stands on line and nothing worked. Most couldn't accommodate such a large center channel speaker (and if it could there wasn't enough room for the receiver, cable box, blue ray etc.) and even the few I found that could were the wrong color. I was about to give up when I cam across Sonax. To my excitement, I found it not only could accommodate this large center channel speaker and all my other equipment with storage room to boot, but was also the perfect color and to top it off CHEAP! I was looking at units twice the price and they didn't meet my needs. I ordered immediately. UPS dropped it off a few days later and I didn't realize until I was putting it together that the top piece had been damaged slightly. I looked at the box and it too had damage. I emailed about the damage and received some of the best customer service I've ever had. They shipped out a replacement top piece at no charge to me whatsoever and it came quickly. Even though it was clearly a shipping problem, they stood behind the product and resolve extremely promptly and to my complete satisfaction. I can't say enough about how that makes me feel about Sonax as a company. I have had things arrived damaged before from other manufacturers and got the run around and often left in my hands to resolve with UPS myself but Sonax really stepped up here. Other things I'll note is that this was one of the easiest pieces of furniture to put together that I have ever done. Crystal clear instructions, simple to follow, and easy for a single person to put together by themselves and this was a fairly large stand. I was probably done in 10 minutes or so. It also included a few extra assembly pieces (like a shelve holders) so nice to know if I ever lose one I have a spare. But all that aside - IT LOOKS FANTASTIC! Really sets off my room and my new TV looks great on it! I'm extremely happy with this purchase and I can't recommend Sonax enough for the reasons I stated in the title!

We're getting a new TV (55" Plasma) and needed a new (errr, actual) component-hiding tv stand. I searched website after website and was having extreme difficulty in finding one that met all my requirements and for a fair price. I was at RacksAndStands(dotcom) and found one in their "Sale" section under the brand "dCor". Came to Amazon and couldn't find it by name. Checked actual item number (E-0062-BF) and low and behold here it is! They offered it for 199 + free shipping but it would take a few extra days so I ordered it via Amazon for same price with free 2-day Prime shipping. It arrived in a Sonax box so I'm assuming Sonax is the actual brand, perhaps dCor is a sister company. Sonax did an outstanding job packaging this stand, everything was tight, secure and protected. I open the box today to put her together and - what's this? Metal hardware?! Nice! I took my time putting it together and this thing is attractive and functional. Very solid especially considering the particle boards. The smoked glass goes well with the black "grain" and it helps hide unused components. Predrilled holes were right on the mark. Extremely easy putting this together. We've got the cable box, audio receiver, xbox 360 and playstation 3 in there leaving two more nooks for the peripherals for the two systems. Outstanding item. Knowing ahead of time this was particle board I rate this a five out of five. The only thing I'd improve on is using actual wood. If the need arises in the future I can just purchase wood and build a similar/matching one using the same hardware and glass doors. Considering similar functioning tv stands are closer to the $500+ price range I really did get a lot for the price. If you want a solid bench to hide multiple components that won't break the bank and still looks attractive, this is one worth your consideration. *EDIT 7/5/12* ~Photos added showing measurements and backing cutouts, as requested. ~I'd like to add to my review is that the three shelves are not affixed: they can slide forward or all the way back which I found useful for my deep receiver and incoming cables. ~Remotes and controllers for Xbox 360, PS3, and Time Warner digital cable box work perfectly through the tinted glass doors.

I really, really want to give this Component Bench (as the item description calls it) 5 stars, but I just can't. Why not? Because of the scratches and dings on the parts. These defects are not the result of shipping, or even poor packaging, but a result of handling them prior to being boxed. How could I know that? Because how else can there be a 4-inch long scratch in the middle of a flat piece of particle board? That can't have happened during shipping. I saw maybe 4 or 5 such scratches on mine, and few that went through the black coloring and required me to touch them up with a Sharpie marker. Thankfully most of the scratches are on the inside, but it still just feels *wrong* to pay this much for an item (I'm not complaining about the price, I feel that the price is fair if maybe just a wee bit on the high side of what I'd expect to pay) and then see so many blemishes right out of the box. The reason that I want to give it five stars is because I absolutely Love the way this thing looks. It is simple, functional, and very practical. The compartments are large enough to fit my ELAC C5 Debut Series 5.25" Center Speaker by Andrew Jones in the top center shelf (and this is a Very Large center speaker!) and my Marantz SR5010 7.2 Channel Network Audio/Video Surround Receiver with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi underneath it in the bottom center shelf. The remaining 4 compartments leave plenty of room for my Blu-Ray player, game consoles, and plenty of DVD and Blu-Ray movies. Oh, I do have two other minor complaints. As other reviews have stated, this until does NOT have holes cut into the back for your cables to go through. If you assemble it per the instructions, you will have a ~3" gap at the top to route cables through. My solution was to raise it up a bit before nailing it in place leaving me with a 1.5" gap at the top and bottom. Also, the instruction booklet included with this thing is pretty bad. I have assembled a great many desk, entertainment centers, bookshelves, and the like in my years. I have also been an engineer, a CAD designer, and a teacher. And despite this I was still left scratching my head a few times while assembling this thing. It doesn't take a genius to figure it out, but the instructions were far from a clear. I spent hours researching various solutions for my entertainment center and this was by far the best item I encountered in terms of looks, practicality, and bang-for-my-buck.

This entertainment center is easy to put together, as far as these go. I've had plenty of experience putting these types of products together over the years, as well as ikea furniture. It took about an hour. I used a power drill on a low setting so I didn't strip holes. It's good and sturdy. The only thing about it, that I wish was a little more functional was the slot on the backside where cords are fed through. It's about 2 and half inches high, but runs the length of the entertainment center. Depending on your situation this may prove to be difficult. There is plenty of room for all the cords to be hooked up, and all "boxes" stay in it cube. I have a Sony surround sound, it looks like a PS3, a dish network box and an Xbox one. 3 cubes are still open at the moment. All boxes have room to sit in each cube so they still get air flow. I only put 1 door on so they didn't have a chance to overheat. All in all I like this EC. It's lower then what I had, wider then what I had, not to mention a better looking piece of furniture. I'd recommend it to anyone. The shelves are adjustable, 3 slots to move them up and down, the center cubes are wider then the ends, the feet make it easier to move across carpet, although mine was empty when I moved it across the room. Great product, I may buy another for the kids room play room. I've been eyeing this particular piece for 4 months and I feel like I made the right decision. Hope this info helps everyone. If you have questions about it I'd be happy to answer anything I can.

I was a bit skeptical about ordering this item as there were some negative comments made by some of the reviewers. After receiving this item and assembling it, I am glad that I disregarded the negative comments. To begin with, this stand was packaged very well and arrived in perfect condition. Not one scratch, chip or dent. The assembly instructions are VERY clear. Although there are no worded instructions, the illustrations are more than enough to assemble this item. If you can understand a paint by numbers coloring book, you can understand the illustrated assembly instructions. It is also essential to thoroughly examine the parts portion that is detailed in the assembly instructions in order to understand which parts/screws go where. As a result of reviewing the instructions carefully and periodically referring to them as I was assembling this stand, not once did I have to undo/redo any of the screws or pieces that I had used and all of the included parts fit as designed and intended. To make this item sturdier I used liquid nails on the parts that join together. With regard to the glass doors, I was extra cautious in putting them on the stand. Putting the glass doors on was challenging but doable. The back part of this stand has 6 holes in it to place the component power cords, cables, etc. It took almost 1-1/2 hours to carefully and thoroughly assemble this stand with a minimal amount of help from my wife, and I had stopped for lunch during assembly. By the way, this stand will be used with a 64” TV. BOTTOM LINE: This stand Is clean, modern and simple. It looks good and appears to be sturdy, and the purchase price was fair. If you are patient, careful and can understand illustrated assembly instructions, there should be NO problem in putting it together properly. I recommend this stand hands down!

I am more than satisfied with the look, build quality, and ease of assembly that this Sonax FB-2600 offered but unfortunately one of the main pieces arrived damaged (cracked). I've put together my fair share of pressboard furniture over the years and I've always received replacements parts in a quick and painless fashion. That is NOT the case with Sonax at all as I was initially sent to their website for replacement parts. I filled out their rather lengthy parts request form and even had to go as far to provide a screenshot of my Amazon invoice. The following morning I received this reply from Sonax. --Hi Tommy, thank you for submitting your parts request with us. Anytime you receive a damaged part you need to contact where it was purchased from as we charge to send out replacement parts that arrive damaged. The reason we ask you to contact where you purchased it is that it had to have been damaged in shipping as we would never pre package an item that had dents, chips or cracks in it. Once you contact Amazon they will be able to further assist you. Thank you, Brigette Luca-- I don't know about you guys but I had a living room full of various wood panels and associated hardware the last thing I want to do was to try and figure out how all the intricate (and heavy) pieces fit back in the original box so that I could then have it shipped back to Amazon for RMA. That just seems ridiculous, as does the notion that the ONLY way a damaged part could arrive is by transit from Amazon to me. This just sounds like a horrible way of doing business but I was not getting off the phone until I got a free replacement part. My advice is to stick to your guns and put the proof of burden back on them. As always Amazon provided me with a great product, competitive price, and fast shipping.

The good: - The TV stand didn't require terribly long to assemble. I did it very casually in the span of about 60 minutes or so - Once fully assembled and bolted down, it does feel fairly sturdy and was easy to move around on the carpet - Lots of space for the consoles and media with cut outs in the back for cables The bad: - Instructions require that you pay *really close* attention to the diagrams. - The parts for step 8 to place the shelf support pegs didn't fit right on many of the holes, requiring a hammer to put them in place (obviously means adjusting later on would be difficult to out of the question) - The instructions for that adhesive in step 9 wasn't clear on which side the sticky side should be going - The clips in Step 9 were too lose; you'll need a set of pliers to tighten them The bottom line: As is the general theme, the instructions are a major problem spot here followed up by some ill fitting parts that required manual adjustment to get fitted properly. If the parts actually fit the way they should (the shelf pegs and the glass clips), this would merit 4 stars. Otherwise, this is generally a decent looking TV stand that's a step up from the one I had previously.

Just like you I looked and looked and looked at TV stands, Flat Screen wall mounts, furniture you name it to hold my television. After exhaustive hours of research I settled on the Sonax brand as being the best balance of perceived quality, style and functionality. This TV stand ships in a very well packed, tidy box. Foam surrounds the perimeter of the box. The two large faces are just protected by the box's cardboard construction. The design doesn't get much simpler, its a top and bottom piece with four vertical walls and three adjustable shelves. The "fiberboard" backing is VERY stiff and strong, much improved from the flimsy cardboard of many other "budget" mass produced pieces. There are no cutouts for wires/connections, though the backing only covers 90% of the back. The instructions are to install it flush with the bottom thus leaving about a two inch gap at the top. This makes sense as heat from your components will hopefully rise and flow out. I chose to cutout a 14x6 inch section in the middle bay to route all of my speaker wire and connections for my Surround Sound Receiver, this was accomplished with a reciprocating saw and a metal cutting blade, it went very smoothly. I suppose a razor blade would suffice but it would take A LOT of effort and you'd have to score and break it. The glass doors mount fairly well and like any other are a real test of your patience to get them "just right". The other hardware installs easily and holds well. Total construction time was 10-12 minutes, maybe. Longest time spent on adjusting the glass doors. The wood finish is exceptional for this price point, it seems to be real wood veneer with a satin or low gloss finish. Does NOT look plastic/fake at all. I'm sure its NOT wood veneer but its very convincing. Also its hard to see in the stock photos but the unit comes with 8 silver plastic feet. My carpet is so thick/fluffy that you can hardly tell its on feet. If you're on a hard surface it will sit about 1.5 inches off the floor because of the feet, a nice height to collect dust!!! The TV in the stock picture is probably a 50" or 55" judging by how my 50" sits on the stand. If you have a 60" or 65" check you dimensions before ordering, your TV might hang over the edge? Let you know in a year how it holds up.