Acme 83" Music Recording Studio Computer Gaming Desk with Wood Storage Keyboard Tray, Wing Shaped & 3 Stands Tray & Botton Shelf Metal Frame, Casters Included, Easy Assembly, Natural Oak Finish

Great desk. This is our second one. Used in music studio. Very heavy. Easy to put together.

So I read the reviews before purchasing and a lot of people said the keyboard tray was too low, they banged their legs, etc etc. This is true. It's all true. But I knew beforehand so it wasn't like "Oh my, this is too low!" I knew it and I wish it was not that low and so on and blah blah blah. My ten year old basically put the thing together so I don't want to hear adults talk about difficulty. He's ten. Don't make me shame you. The two main pieces are heavy, like black hole so dense even light cannot escape heavy, so I helped him with lifting. But that was it. It's a big old mama. I had a very compact desk before, so sitting at this is like sitting at a window, gazing out at the vast meadowlands of rural South Dakota, only no worries about being gored or trampled by a bison, which is nice. You ever been up close with a bison? They're big. Anyway, the desk is big, too, and I have room for all the junk that shouldn't be on a recording desk in the first place. It seems sturdy enough. I'm not climbing up and standing on it or anything and if you are, well, you deserve whatever happens to you. But it holds my two computer monitors, my KRKs, some notebooks, a naked photo of my GF from high school, lots of guitar debris, martinis, etc. All in all, very pleased with this desk. Yeah, I know, the keyboard tray height, but I'm not going to join a bunch of whiners. I'm a manly man! I don't care if I bump my knees! I'm living on the edge!

It is very impressive once you have it set up. The possibilites as a home studio desk are endless. My 49" computer monitor and two 9" audio monitors fit great on the raised shelves (see photo). Just got the desk set up today and the creative juices are already flowing now that I have all of my core equipment at my fingertips. Speaking of tips: 1) I installed mine on carpet, so installing the 3.5" tall wheels that come with it did not make sense since I wasn't planning to roll it anywhere and the wheels probably would have made permanent indents in the carpet over time. I simply made some 3.5" tall x 5" long blocks by cutting 14 5" pieces of 2x4s, and screwing 2 pieces together to create 7 total 3.5" tall blocks laid on their sides to place under the locations where the wheels are shown in the instructions. Took 15 minutes (had scrap 2x4s in the garage) and looks and works great. 2) I suggest buying rack blank plates and extra M5 x 19mm black screws if you don't have enough rack-mounted gear to fill the 12 available 1.75" rack locations. If you don't install rack-mounted equipment and/or blanks you end up with the 3 large openings under the shelves where things can fall through. The 1.75" blanks are a little expensive, but you can also buy single large blank plates (but the large plates don't provide as much future flexibility as the 1.75" blanks).

I had been in the market to replace my 15 year old audio desk for awhile as I had out grown it and it was beginning to fall apart after a few to may moves. This is certainly bigger! 12RU of rack space and the top shelves are quite nice in size. Keyboard tray could be a bit higher but I'm fine with adjusting my chair a bit lower. Mine arrived without damage. The only con that I can find is that it only comes with 24 rack screws. That is enough to properly secure pieces of gear. All of the racks that I have bought over the years come with enough screws to mount the maximum number of gear. For example, a 6U case from Gator will come with 24 screws, and 8U comes with 32, etc. Not a big issue as I have plenty of racks screws on hand. Assembly trick - put the cable tray on last. Makes putting the center top shelf supports on easier. And was mentioned by someone else, pay attention to the 4 desktop supports. The two for the back have the mounting holes for the cable tray. Ignore the cable mess and other clutter in my pictures.....still getting things wired and put back into place!

It's almost perfect for medium-sized rooms. You have more than enough space to organize your music production tools and work much more comfortably. The only drawback I see is that the keyboard tray is very low and hits your legs when you sit down. I'm very tall, but I suppose it would be even taller if I were taller. The package comes in two parts and on different days. The box containing the desk bases is very heavy; you need at least two people to move it.

I assembled this desk yesterday and it has exceeded my expectations. 1) Assembly was easy with a helper. My stepson and I took our time, and it took about 1 1/2 hours. 2) Other desks of similar sizes and features are WAY more expensive than this. 3) Desk feels incredibly solid, and the finish is like a hard shell which should stand up to a lot of useage. 4) Looks great! 5) Legroom is reduced compared to my old desk. However, I got used to the lower chair height within an hour.

The desk arrived in two boxes, one for the top and one for the bottom. Both were extremely heavy. After opening everything up, I found major defects: one of the main support pieces was completely snapped off. That piece holds the rack units for audio gear, so there was no way I was going to even attempt assembly. I contacted the manufacturer, but they said they couldn’t send replacement parts and told me to go through Amazon instead. Amazon offered a replacement, but I had to repackage the massive box and somehow get it back up my stairs after sliding it down originally. I ended up carrying the pieces upstairs one by one and reassembling the packaging outside in the cold. And now I have to make sure I am home whenever the UPS pickup arrives, because there's no way I can take this desk myself to a drop-off location. Overall, very inconvenient and disappointing. It’s a shame the company can’t replace the top and bottom desk pieces. I’m now waiting on the replacement and hoping it arrives intact, but I’d suggest avoiding this one unless you’re willing to gamble on quality and deal with a potential return nightmare.

Very sturdy construction, very heavy and built to last. I was extremely well pleased

So my oldest child is taking Sound production and Engineering and this was a perfect gift for his graduation. Very simple assembly, he did in less than an hour. He has used this now for 3 months and he loves it. It is fit for purpose for sure. Now a year later desk is still perfect with no issues great purchase !

It was better than I was hoping for. Solid piece of furniture.