This fan is awesome, it's exactly what I wanted, an industrial, 'old fashion/trendy' looking fan for a room I'm redoing.  Came in a reasonable amount of time, box was nixed on delivery and in turn base has a gouge, not bad, not worth the hassle of sending back.  Some have commented on the sound - it sounds like a fan, calming, smooth, trust me, no issue.  Assembly- unless you live under a rock, you can put this together in 15 min w/out directions.  Great buy, a bit more than I wanted to spend, but I wanted something which spoke to the look I was hoping to achieve and this hits all points.    If you're wavering, just go for it, you won't be disappointed!