Zaor Miza 88 XL Flex Wengé Grey

I received my Miza a couple of days ago and now I wished I would have read the other reviews more thoroughly. I'm using it for my home studio with lot's of rack gear, effects and synths. My main MIDI keyboard I use with the table is Arturia Keylab 88 MkII.


First the good things:
Table looks good and feels fine
Assembly instructions were very good
I could build it alone but it helps if you have other person at least on the last step helping you. It is also quite heavy so prepare for lifting when the package arrives.
Racks are nice and even rack screws are included.
Lot's of room on the tabletop and lot's of height available for keyboard.

Then the bad stuff:
I'm not sure if this is actually good design as Zaor tries to sell it. I'm not even sure that have anyone even tested this after 3D CAD drawing since it has clear problems detected instantly if used and stated on the other reviews as well.

The keyboard drawer is at least 3-5cm too low. This might not sound much, but you have to have very low chair to fit your legs under it and play it comfortably. There is plenty of height available for your keyboard though, maybe even too much.

The tabletop is set too high. You will have serious ergonomy problems if you have mouse and keyboard on this table and at the same time try to stay low for the keyboard. The display will also be too high for this position.

Tabletop is also very deep, so if you have keyboard tray open it's almost impossible to reach the rack gear without moving the tray back or get standing. Of course this means that you have lot's of room for equipment on the table if that is what you are looking for.

I'm planning to fix keyboard height issues buy purchasing different set of wheels and moving the rails up a few cm, wish Zaor would have done this instead of DIY solution though.

Summary:
It could have been an awesome table, but with these "small" design flaws it's not so fun to use. So Zaor if you are reading this here's some suggestions:
- get tabletop down a couple of centimeters
- get keyboard level up a couple of centimeters
- shorten the tabletop a few centimeters
- test the product on real people and equipment after modeling it

Okay, so to start with. The quality of this desk is insane. I'm not exaggerating. The thickness, the density and the sheer weight of the desk speaks for itself. The design, features and cable management opportunities are more than enough for a desk this caliber. The rack space is perfect. The space for mixers, and MIDI controllers is well thought out and it is absolutely great. I have an Avid S1 + Dock with 2 iPads on the desk, and below it is an Arturia 88 key MIDI keyboard, with apple trackpad and keyboard. It fits perfectly. Besides the mixers is a Clarity M Stereo and a UAD Twin X Duo. I still have space next to them for anything I'd like. On the top, any kind of monitor speaker pair fits. Even ones with 8" woofers. I have a 48 In-Out Patchbay which is full and I could completely hide all of the cables. Also all of the rack space is filled. So this desk is a dream for anyone who wants professional design and function. All of the cable management holes and Velcros and places conveniently to route everything you want. A couple of extras, which other desks don't seem to have, is the legrest and the lower back of the desk, which hides any other cable that you plan to run along the walls or on the floor. The proportions and size of the desk is not huge, but it is really big. Fortunately not so big that it doesn't fit in a normal room. The assembly was easy, only a few hours with help from another person, because this desk is heavy and dense. I recommend it to everyone wanting a professional desk.

This desk is no joke. A very serious, well designed and heavy (over 100kg in total) piece of studio furniture. The instructions claim to have an extra set of screws to slot in but they're already placed for you and it makes life a lot easier. its depth is also something to consider if you have a small space to work with but other than that it's absolutely incredible. From the very well made rack mount slots all to the way to the very clever wire management tray at the back of the desk. Would recommend to absolutely anyone looking for a studio desk that's future-proof.

Great desk. The quality of it is great and it was surprisingly very easy to put together on my own (although I DO recommend having another person help you assemble it as it is VERY large.

I am pleased to have not got the even larger model, and this desk is already extremely huge!

Unfortunately, my only concern is the height of the back shelf, as putting a monitor at the back makes the strain of your neck really bad and cannot be used for long durations. I have tried using an even higher chair, but then my legs will not fit underneath the desk!