so after trying to put it together for 3 hours it finally looks great!  thumbs down to the manufacturer for incorrectly putting these parts together. we had to remove a piece of wood from one side of the stands top piece and put it somewhere else... aside from that make sure you look at the measurements of the 2 side "cabinets".  i wanted to put the cable box there but it wont fit width wise.  all in all a good piece!