This desk is just on a whole other level than what I had before, sort of like comparing a kids tricycle to a Lamborghini, so as far as my knowledge goes of these kinds of desks, it's limited and I have no comparison points. Regardless of that, I decided to put some pros and cons below for anyone to read!
Note: I bought the Orbit without the racks and instead the studio monitor holders. Wasn't sure where my review should go since everything is modular.
Pros:
- Sit-stand: Goes as low and as high as needed for someone who is 5' 11"!
- Studio monitor holders are great at doing what they do. No problems holding some Yamaha HS7's!
- Quality build (from the looks of it). Doesn't seem like it will break down anytime soon.
- Attention to detail is really high with this desk. From the leather pad for your arms to rest on, to the desk inlay (it's a big desk, really appreciate being able to pass cables there), to even just the suction cups on the legs of the desk to prevent scratches on the ground... There CLEARLY was a lot of thought put into this desk.
- Keyboard rack is really strong and sturdy
- I appreciate the lack of branding on this desk and the LED's look nice!
Cons:
- Keyboard rack could go a bit deeper to accommodate more pianos/keyboards (no concerns with width/height for the most part). Could fit my Yamaha P-45 but let's just say it was a bit tight.
- Instruction video could use some work. At some points, the camera pans to someone's hands with screws to attempt to show what the screws are, but some of them are very similar to one another and the video is blurry so you can't actually tell which screw they are using. Wouldn't be surprised we put the wrong screws in a few places (likely not a big deal, but worth mentioning). Instruction manuals didn't particularly help with this either.
Other things to consider:
- I used to have a two-monitor configuration where I had one computer monitor centered right towards my face and one to the side. If you plan on putting studio monitors/speakers to the sides of the desk, that won't work anymore. Either deal with having your two monitors equally placed on the desk (so you stare into the crack of your monitors), buy some monitor arms/holders to vertically stack your monitors (will be trying this) or just go back to one monitor.
- Buy long cables for everything, it's a huge desk. I use the desk's inlay/hole to shove some cables, but if you don't want to or can't do that for some cables, then they might not be long enough.
- Buy a huge mouse & keyboard pad. Prevents potential scratches.