My first major purchase for a home gym, overall very impressed with it, however, a few things to address.
Cons:
- A few marks, spots, scratches and chips on the machine that is annoying to look at. When spending a few thousand dollars you'd hope this would've been caught in QA
- Instructions are light on the information. Which way do the weights go on the stack, with the plastic piece only on one side, face up or down?
- Some tips on putting the weight on the poles would be nice, felt a bit sketchy loading 200lbs at 10 at a time with the poles tilted
- The clips for attachments are a little annoying with the screw to close or open, doesn't really stay in place sometimes
Pros:
- Incredibly smooth pulley system
- Once put together it looks awesome, feels awesome, and the 200lb stacks is above the normal 160lbs you see on other machines
- It was nice that each tower was mostly assembled already, making it easier to finish the assembly
- The included attachments are awesome, the options to add attachments into the bars is pretty awesome as well
Overall for $70 in shipping and the machine, I would highly recommend. I'd give 5 stars depending on the manufacturer's response to some of the defects I pointed out.