Sound Town DIY 8U Studio Rack with Furniture Grade Walnut Laminate (SDRK-8WN)

The good first: It assembles EASY, and on top of that, seems more sturdy than most "made in China" products. The bad: The top piece was supposed to be cut so that it fit into a groove on the side pieces. Mine wasn't. I contacted SoundTown, who unfortunately didn't have a spare top piece to send to me. Regardless, after researching other rackmount systems, I was confident that the top piece wouldn't be a problem, and they still sent me a $35 Amazon gift card (and quickly) for my troubles. So all in all, my experience wasn't without a hitch, but the seller made it right for me. And from what I DID get, it's a really good piece for my studio. I'd recommend it. Had to take one star since I don't have the whole kit assembled.

The rack was very well packaged and padded, but otherwise I had some complaints, a couple of them serious. 1. The packing list and instructions do not list the rack screws provided, or the spare anchors. That one will become important later. 2. All the wood smells like fish or urine. Just leaving it in the car for a couple hours stunk up the whole vehicle. All the packaging smelled like it as well. 3. The 10/32 rack screws, are so tight when going in, that you have to put them in with a drill. I tried them in one of my other racks, and it’s the same thing. I tried a rack screw from a more reputable manufacturer, and it went into this rack fine. So it’s definitely the screws and not the rails. 4. They put the wrong anchors for screws in the front panel. I assembled it without screwing the front panel on, just using the wood slots to hold it in place. But I found that the rack was a little rickety that way. It was only then that I discovered they had sent me Some spare anchors, which the screws actually fit in. If they had only listed those spare anchors on the instructions and contents of box list, I would have known that I had them but they got put aside while I was unpacking and I completely forgot about them, causing me to essentially build the rack twice. I took the rack apart partially, used needle nose pliers to remove the bad anchors from the front panel, and screwed two of the spare anchors they gave me in. It was surprisingly easy to do but given that the holes are a little oversized now, I hope the thing holds together well enough. Other than the problem with the bad anchors on the front panel, the thing was pretty easy to assemble. I definitely recommend installing a couple pieces of rack equipment, or at least a 3U spacer and maybe a 1U patch panel or some such, to make sure that the rails properly align before you tighten most of the internal screws. I’m happy with the final result, though I wouldn’t have been if they hadn’t included those spare anchors and I had to send away for a replacement front panel like I thought I was going to happen. I don’t like the smell—I don’t know if they dipped it in fish oil or if one of the workers just decided he needed to go really bad before he shipped it, or what, but hopefully that will dissipate over time. I’m attaching a picture of the back of the front panel, showing the anchors that did not fit the provided construction screws, aligned above one of the other panels, that did have proper anchors. Please mark this review helpful if it aids in your purchasing decision, thanks!

I have two of these. Advertised as coming with four casters, but I received none. Very hard to move without casters! I worry the rack will break apart. I'll add that they were extremely well packaged. Every thing fit together easily and assembly was not challenging whatsoever. The finished racks look great! My wife helped me assemble these. I asked her if she remembered any casters, but she does not. I'd give these five stars if they had included the casters. Can I purchase the casters?

Like others have said, looks great but quality is lacking. Some grooves that are supposed to fit together in the assembly weren't aligned properly so it was a bit difficult to set up and would highly recommend not to bring on tour. Otherwise looks great, which is why I purchased.

This is solid and easy to assemble. I have it completely filled up and it holds the weight great. Love it.