We had a wall mount unit that was WAY overloaded. Once when we were sitting watching TV the dang thing just broke. One corner separated and the whole thing fell to the ground. We came to the decision to get a bigger unit that sat on the ground. Someone had recommended this unit, it looked good to me, so we bought it. I couldn't be happier. It did take a little while to put it together as there are a lot of parts. In the end, because we aren't using it for CD's we have a few extra shelves and shelf pins. It comes with safety brackets to mount to the wall and keep it from tipping over. I would recommend this unit to anyone and everyone.