Review: JYSK JERNVED TV Stand - HiFi-Friendly Scandinavian Design

After moving to a new apartment I decided to upgrade my old smallish IKEA BESTÅ TV. Searching several online shops for a good while I stumbled upon JYSK's JERNVED. It retails at about 230 € here in Finland but luckily I managed to get mine at a discount price. The measurements of 150 W x 45 H x 45 D (cm) and smart layout without drawers (only shelves with push-to-open doors) meant that it was perfect for HiFi equipment that usually tend to come at 44 cm max width, so in total it would house three full size HiFi devices in two levels. Of course you would have to place those giant monoblocks somewhere else as the height for each slot is approx. 18 cm, which is of course enough for most devices. You can however adjust the position of the shelves behind the left and right doors, so I guess it's giant monoblock-friendly after all! Just remember to keep the doors open if yours happen to run in egg-frying Class A.

Plenty of Room for HiFi Devices

The assembled TV stand weights over 50 kg. The assembly itself takes couple of hours of your time and having a partner makes it a whole lot easier. I'd even say that having extra pair of hands is absolutely necessary, and I think the manual states that also. The finished product looks good with its knobless white gloss doors, hiding all those beautiful gaming consoles, amplifiers and DACs your girlfriend simply can't stand. After the doors have been installed they require some adjustments but it doesn't take very long if you have the nerves. The top and sides have "concrete" grey finish - could have been all white but it's still good looking like this too, if a bit more masculine. I didn't install the back cover (don't know why anyone would) so that there would be plenty of room and for cables and ventilation for the devices.

Batman Approves

All in all it's a sturdy and good looking TV stand that in my opinion has a great layout and plenty of room for home entertainment devices. And if you happen to mount your screen to the wall, there is even more room on the top for, for example, turntable, tall tube amplifier or center speaker (a small center speaker can also be placed behind top middle door) if multi-channel is your thing.

You might have guessed that I'm happy with the purchase, and I think that the JYSK's JENVED offers very good quality and elegant and smart design even at full retail price. Recommended!