Millenium SD-120 C StudioDesk

Amazing

UK customers, for your information, this unit arrives on a palette delivery and took 8 days in my case from date of despatch. First thing I noticed- the panels and internal packaging were a little wet when unboxing mine! The outer box was dry...no idea what's going on there, but a quick wipedown and all was well...perhaps someone was packaging it in the rain, or maybe the fire sprinklers came on in the factory...?! Tools - Hex key is included, you just need a screwdriver for some parts, that's it. Height adjustable - this is a nice touch and should make it suitable for almost anyone. If you also have an office chair that is adjustable, even better, you should be able to find a setting somewhere in between them that works for you. colour - mine wasn't so much cherry as a rich golden amber, which is actually quite lovely and looks much more expensive than it is, so that was a bonus in my book, but if you're fussy about your wood colours or want to match other cherry furniture, you might need to take that into consideration. The light weight of the wood panels is really the only thing that gives away its budget status but once assembled, you can't tell anyway and the whole unit is absolutely rock solid, as strong as my previous Omnirax (which was worth about £800 back in 2008) The assembly instructions are nice and clear, however the pictures flip in some sections between front and rear view. This caught me out and I put in the rack walls upside down initially! So look out for this, otherwise all perfectly well presented and neat The 19" racks use the smaller screws that desks like this often use, rather than the larger type that standard 19" racks use, but hey they give you some in the box to get started (with washers!) and if you need more, you can take one of them to your local hardware store to match up more the same, so it's really not a problem. Slidey shelf - Solid, nice smooth action and doesn't rattle from side to side like my old desk. Perforated shelf - that perforated panel you see under the sliding shelf is actually a shelf where your external power supplies can sit, so they're not hanging in mid-air... such a thoughtful feature! Another handy feature is the two headphone hooks on the sides, someone is really thinking about how a desk like this is used in the real world...how many times do you see headphones lying around with trailing wires looking messy on a desk like this, because there's nowhere else to put them?! Conclusion : if the desk fits your criteria but you're suspicious of the price, don't be! Honestly I felt the same way, but decided to try it anyway based on the good reviews (plus it's not too much money if things went horribly wrong) but I'm very glad I went for it, it's brilliant. Absolutely delighted with it and a total bargain

Great for the price!

Pros:

-insane price for what you get

-compact enough for home studios

-nice looking

-actually pretty good quality on mine, especially for the pricepoint

cons:

-a little too high for the monitor, I am tall (1m96) so that doesn't bother me too much, but I have to raise my chair higher than usual which makes me hit the keyboard drawer with my legs sometimes.

Outstanding value

This desk suited my needs perfectly for setting up a secondary mixing station in a different room from where i usually work. I was able to put it together on my own in about 60 - 90 minutes and it feels completely rock solid. The racks and sliding keyboard drawer do what they need to and do it well.

Little metal shelf on the back end is helpful for keeping power and speaker cables tidy and out of the way and headphone hangers on each end are handy for headphones, patch cables etc and other things you need within reach.

There is a slight disparity between the level speakers sit at when on the top shelf and the height you need to adjust your chair to, to get your legs in under the desk, but buying freestanding speaker stands for behind the desk would solve this problem easily, if you need to always be in the "sweet spot" for critical listening and long mixing sessions. Try and find a better studio all in one desk at this price point. You probably won't.

Quite nice table for the smaller homestudio

When i started my homestudio a few years ago, i used an ordinary officetable for my computerkeyboard, Push 2, loudspeakers and a few midi-controllers. I dont have a big studio at all, but this fine desk meet my demands quite well, and besides that i like the look and feel of the wood. Its cherryish. The table comes with an assembly manual. I was a little surprised how easy the table was to build. All items for the table are named with a number or letter, aud due to the easy manual, i managed to get the table ready for use in less than 30 minutes. The table comes with to rooms for rackmounting, one plate for your compouterkeyboard and mouse and one plate for other items like PUSH2 or midi-controllers. The table fits the demands for any smaller homestudio.

Brilliant Quality Desk

Can't fault this amazing desk which was bought as a gift for my fiance who absolutely loves it, plenty of leg room to fit not only a gaming pc but also a pedal board for creating music.

Very sturdy and plenty of room for routing cables through, alongside the headphone hooks being a great quality of life touch. Plus delivery time to the UK was very quick too.

Would 100% recommend this desk to anyone looking for a high quality and sturdy desk

A good home studio table

At this price, there is nothing better on the market in terms of quality or size. I wish an 88 key keyboard could fit the (somewhat wobbly) lower shelf, but you can put it on the desktop, and use the keyboard shelf for the mouse anc pc keyboard. The top shelf, where I placed my pc monitors, is a bit too tall, but all in all I can live with these compromises. It is however great to have such an affordable desk for a home setup.

A good desk

It was reasonably easy to assemble.

For me the pull out tray was too low to sit at the desk comfortably (I am 6'2") But after I added an extra couple of pieces of wood to raise the tray up it was excellent.

Affordable studio desk

I think you can't go wrong if your looking for an easy to assemble and very full featured studio desk. Monitor height is perfect for mixing.

Keeps the setup tidy

Before I had this desk I had equipment everywhere and it wasn't cool. The desk gave me a place of focus in my life. Kind of like having a car you fix up or guitar. This desk has inspired me to make my setup more effective and sustainable. Very ergonomic.

Massive and trustful

Once it is assembled, you can feel how steady it is. Have some patience during the assemble. You might need to refine some screwing after you finish, the keyboard drawer was not fitting good, but after a few minutes figuring out it moves and fits smoothly. One change i'd make, the height. I need my monitors at 122cm high, to get that i'd have to use the monitors horizontally.