Customer Reviews

Bush Furniture Midnight Mist Audio Tower, Black/Chrome

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4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

The Bush Midnight Mist Audio Tower is handome and sturdy. It fits in with anything in the room. Audio components easily fit and the cord cover in the back is a great idea. A caution here is that it definitely needs 2 people to assemble it. That is not the major problem. The Bush Company could stand tighter quality control standards in aligning the drill holes for the screws. Some of them were too tight and had to be "worked" larger. (Those are metal components, not wood.) One screw hole was so poorly misaligned the scew would only fit halfway in crooked fashion. It took considerable "grunt work" just to do that. Luckily, in this case, it faces the back of the unit. The workmanship of the drill holes was a large disappointment and caused much unecessary work. Outside of that, it's a top notch audio cabinet that will stand for years and continue to look sharp.

If you have several components in your home theater or audio system, this tower is great with its 5 shelves. The shelves are not adjustable but I found the space provided for each shelf sufficient as it was, allowing enough room for the components that give off heat. The holes in the back help organize all the wires somewhat so they're not a complete mess. The metal frame is fairly sturdy and the shelves thick tempered glass; despite that, it's easy to move around when needed. The only slight negative about the design is that the clamps which help hold the shelves in place are only on one side of the unit, which surprised me. It seems that the suction cups on the rods that stick to the shelves do a fine job of holding them in place though. I've had no problems with the unit at all. Be sure when you get it that you have help though - the package is very heavy and requires two people to move.

I purchased the companion to this piece, the matching TV stand, for my 40" Samsung LCD HDTV. While the stand is nice, I needed another stand for my audio components.

Built of sturdy metal and tempered glass, it stands over 35" tall and gives me perfect access to my components from across my bedroom. I use this stand to hold my Sony STR-DG910 7.1 receiver, a Samsung upconverting DVD player, a VCR, my Playstation 2, the cable box, and I still have room on the very top glass shelf for photos and the like. The shelves are tall so you can stack components on top of each other if you wish, and the airy design allows for plenty of ventilation.

Like the previous reviewer said, this product is packed very well and can be heavy because of the tempered glass pieces. The best way to overcome that is to unbox everything and carry it into your house or apartment. There aren't many pieces, and I managed it fine by myself (and I'm a woman).

Bought this item back in 2005. It is heavily used and abused. We have moved three (3) times, re-tasked it numerous times, and have given it only a small amount of attention (dusting).
It is still scratch free, both metal and glass, and very sturdy. Currently it holds a 26" TV and a medium sized printer. Steady, solid-as-a-rock.
Metal wire guide in back is not flimsy and has stood up well to our abuse.
If you need something like this, get it. We keep finding uses for it. It is still as beautiful as the day we bought it.

This unit is great. It looks great, and it went together quickly and easily, and they include all of the tools (two allen wrenches) you need.

There were only two 'gotchas' I ran into during assembly: first, pay attention to the pictures in the instructions and make sure you actually take note of the part letters and numbers. There are two parts ("A" and "B" -- the black side U posts) that look almost identical, except for three screw holes at the top. The instructions don't point that out, but the picture does show the differences. Second, the little clamps on the side that hold the glass in place -- the glass rests on suction cups that are surprisingly strong, but they won't keep the glass from sliding out on the sides. These clamps are too big for the glass and don't really lock it in place like the pictures in the instructions show. Focus on clamping the clamp to the glass and not to the chrome bars, and you'll be fine -- the glass will still be locked into place, even though it looks kind of strange. Obvious tip: put the clamp side on the side you'll see the least. :)

I bought this stand about a year ago. It does it's job well. I use all 5 shelves Equipment housed on it are:

TURN TABLE
CD PLAYER
PRE AMP
POWER AMP
HOME THEATER RECEIVER

It has a really sturdy feel and is pretty heavy duty, the back black panel can hide cables back there pretty good, but you would have to be a little creative and use zip ties or duct tape or some thing. OH and its pretty wide to house and type of audio equipment and the glass is pretty thick too.

I highly recommend it

As soon as I lifted the box that this stand arrived in, I was impressed. This stand is HEAVY! Assembly was a piece of cake with all of the tools required provided. I had it together and ready for components in 20 mins. The picture on the website doesn't do it justice. This is a quality piece of entertainment furniture. Everything that is not glass is a black, European-style, heavy metal with a durable and attractive finish. It looks great and built well enough that I will keep this tower stand for many, many years. You can't go wrong with this entertainment stand.

As always, I purchased this upon past reviews and the reasonable heft of the unit. I am not mechanically inclined, yet I was able to put this together in 30 minutes. Free shipping and need for a platform for my components after a move brought me to this. Definitely a contemporary look without being over the top, I'm sure I could have spent less $,and if that is your most important criteria, then continue looking, but I am fully satisfied with the quality and appearance of this product.

Construction wasn't overly difficult. Very sturdy.

It supports my menagerie of electronics with ease, and I haven't had any problems with overheating. Even with two PS3s, two receivers, an xbox 360, and a number of external hard drives, no problems.

My only complaint is that dust is extremely visible on the tempered glass, but that isn't a fault of the product itself.

Maybe it's because I have only went cheap when it came to entertainment center equipment in the past, but this feels as good as it looks. Sturdy and solid. I only deduct one star because of the odd clamps. I get what they are for, but they don't work really well. Putting the suction cups in the holes was not pleasant, but otherwise easy construction. And the looks..this is a very beautiful piece of equipment, and is spacious enough for all of my components, even my unusually large AV receiver. Love this stand!