Assembling is easy. It comes with its own tool so you dont need to look for the right screw driver! The knobs on top are a little hard to put on, you just have to tighten it enough to make a bigger hole for them. I have one stand like this already that I got years ago, and I needed another one, so I went online to search for it because you cant find cd stands like this in stores anymore, so I was happy when I found it online!