I really love this wine cooler. The light is bright which make it easy to see what is on the shelves. It is quiet. The shelves are close together,but once I realized I have to pull the shelf out a little, it is no longer a issue. There are 5 shelves that fit 8 regular bottles.  I have 6 bottles on the two bottom shelves. It is not full yet, however by my calculations I will easily get 52 as advertised. The bottom shelf has my 6 larger pinot noir bottles that would not fit on the other shelves. There are two positions for the shelves so if you like the big white wine bottles you could adjust the shelf accordingly.