this item looks great  for the price. Yes, it does take a while to assemble, but it looks great - Especially if you are using it for an audio cabinet for your component stereo system, not the focal point of your room. The door is difficult to align per other reviews, but I just left it. It's not that  noticeable, again if this is just to hold your components and not front & center in the room. I bought it on sale to replace an outdated cabinet & couldn't be happier.