I give it a 5 because its is sturdy, well-designed and beautiful, even though the price seems high. First delivery was damaged by shipping gorillas, so StudioDesk sent out another. Goes together easy once you figure out the concept. I put it together myself, but there's a critical step or two I'd recommend a helper. One of my legs was missing half the screw inserts so had to steal from unused others. The cable tray was tweaked considerably, but nothing a workbench with vice and mallet couldn't fix. The neighbors happen to have a large construction trash bin out front, so I was able to dump the shipping pallet. Now that I'm installing my hardware, getting power squared away, running cables, etc. the desk looks gorgeous. Plenty of desk space on the sides of the mixer, monitor placement is perfect, good hardware access - quite impressive really. If you can afford it, it is recommended