Salamander Synergy 236 A/V Cabinet w/ Two Doors & Media Drawer (Black/Silver)

The Synergy 236 provides plenty of space for audio/video collections, including your new plasma or rear projection TV. The unit includes fully adjustable interior shelves (19.5w x 18"d), and room for 4 to 6 components. The 236 comes with two doors, a media drawer and an opening for a modest size center channel. Wire management is easy with removable rear panels. Optional Flat-Panel Mounts provide solid support and seamless integration for your TV. Add more style and functionality to your Synergy System with accessories including decorative feet or casters.

We got this unit to replace our previous entertainment center because our little girl is getting to the age where she is getting into everything. This unit allows us to have everything, wires included, contained inside, and inaccessible to her little paws. It is a very solid piece of furniture, and not really any more difficult to put together than any other entertainment center we have owned. It's expensive, but I doubt we'll ever have to replace it, as it is definitely built to last. most of the particle board centers sag and crumble after a few years, and we've had this one for almost two years now, and it's showing no signs of wearing down. Oh and I just rememberd that in other reviews they talk about it being scratched really bad when it arrived, and ours appeared to be the same way, but then I realized that there is a very thick, impossible to notice coating of plastic stuck on the outside of every panel, and when this protective coating was removed, it was flawless underneath. It looked just like panels were scratched unbelievably bad, but thankfully I finally noticed that it was just a layer of removable plastic that was scratched, no the unit itself.

This product arrived in one heavy box.It took me 8 hours to put together. Mostly because of poor instructions and my advanced age. Be sure to get the wheels which are very high quality like everything else about this product.

Got this TV stand from Amazon and we love it. The white-glove service ppl came in and opened it up and took the box and nylon with them.. It took a couple of hour to put together but it wasn't that hard, you would have to look at all the pieces first and the instructions that come with all these pieces to figure out the best way to proceed with the install. Once you have it assembled it looks great and of very durable good quality wood.

I had shopped IKEA and on line for TV stands and cabinets to find something I would like that would fit with my decor and support a 46" flat panel TV I was planning to purchase but I couldn't seem to find anything even close to my desires for a reasonable price until I saw this Salamander Synergy cabinet offered on line at a discount if purchased with the very TV I was interested in buying. What luck! Though I wouldn't normally purchase furniture without actually seeing it in person first, I was so worn out from "shopping" that I bit the bullet and ordered the cabinet. I'm very glad I did. It's a well-made and very sturdy cabinet. It loses the fifth star only because of the tedious assembly process required and the fact that the nuts and bolts package was one custom bolt short, which is always a bummer. There are 3 shelves and 1 drawer, all which can be "infinitely" adjusted, including putting the drawer in the upper position (which I did) unlike the unit in the photo which shows the center drawer in the lower position. You'll spend some time getting the shelves adjusted, however, because each is supported by 4 corner ledge-bolts that slide in channels of the upright aluminum posts. This is what makes them "infinitely" adjustable and is also why you'll need some patience. And make sure you install the drawer where you want it; in the upper or lower postion. If you change your mind after you've assembled the cabinet, you'll have to remove the top of the unit before you can make the change. By the way, there are 8 feet that support the cabinet off of the floor and each is adjustable. Nice unit, well-made, handsome, functional, strong and sturdy.

I bought a Synergy 236 with black/aluminum posts from an online vendor. They had the best pricing and my stand was custom ordered with side covers and left and right doors with perforated steel. I opted not to get the center door and/or media drawer to allow more air to my A/V Receiver plus I wanted to put my center speaker on top of it. I also bought Salamander Saturn Wheels to replace the supplied foot level stands. Both the Synergy 237 and 236 requires 8 wheels. Before I continue I want to say that I bought this $1200+ TV Stand because of the quality of the parts, looks, shelf adjustability, shelf space, and customization. I was looking at the cheaper stands but the wood was too thin, shelves were in fixed positions, small shelf space, and some didn't have doors and if they did they had poor ventilation and looked ugly. My friends thought I was crazy spending that kind of money on a TV stand and teased me saying "Does it come with a TV at that price?". Shipping took about a week and the stand came in several boxes. 2 of them were very heavy. I installed the Synergy 236 on a weekend and it took me about 3hrs to finish it! That doesn't include installing the back panel to do the wiring. Having the Saturn wheels installed made the rest of the job easier but I did get confused when installing the shelf pegs. I actually thought Salamander forgot to put more pegs but realized I did something wrong in the installation and that fixed my problem. Overall I am very happy with my decision in getting the Synergy 236 with no regrets. If you're thinking about buying and installing the Synergy 236 then my advice to you is that you're going to need a lot of patience, common sense, and a good strong back when installing this stand.