Disappointing Product at a High Price
I purchased this after receiving several Rogue gift cards, which made the price less prohibitive. After using a similar device in the gym for rehab on a shoulder injury, I thought it might be a good at-home product. First, let me get this out of the way in terms of installation: this simply isn't that easy and the instructions provided are only for a wall mount. There are no written instructions for rack mounting, and the video from Torque fitness is less than ideal, if not completely unhelpful.
So, let me spell out specific issues prior to anyone purchasing. First, if you don't have 10' or above ceiling space, then this isn't going to work at the suggested height. I have a Rogue RM-6 100" rack and 9' ceilings (108"), so that gives me 8" of clearance, which was not nearly enough. You need a full 12" of clearance if you are going to attach this to a rack, whether a pillar or top side beam. And that brings me to my second point about rack mounting. If you think you are going to mount this to a pillar at the top, remember that most Rogue racks have large connecting bolts that will prohibit mounting on that top portion of the pillar. You might be able to mount it lower, but the rope may drag on the ground. If you think you are going to mount it to a top side beam, then height is again prohibitive for anyone with less than 10' ceilings, and the machine comes with a back mounting plate that essentially serves as a clamp. If you had sufficient height, you will simply have the bolts laying on top of the rack, which some people will not appreciate due to scuffing and scratching.
That brings me to my third point about the need to purchase a wall mount. Rogue doesn't currently sell that item, and you will need to purchase it for approximately $100 from Torque. Torque recommends a 103" height for mounting on wall studs. Again, that's not ideal for ceilings lower than 10'. I dropped it down about half a foot and had a little less than an inch of clearance. The rope didn't hit the ground, and the machine was firmly affixed to the wall studs.
NOTE: Regardless of your mounting method, this is a two-person job. Unless you want to attempt to shoulder carry a 45-lbs. machine up a ladder and then try to attach screws while balancing and holding it in place, avoid the risk to your own safety. It's not worth it, so make sure you have at least two people for this.
Finally, for the machine itself, it is well built with sufficient magnetic tension to make for a good workout or rehab exercises. I would say that the pulley housing is commercial quality, but the rope on the other hand is not (many reviewers on other sites have noted that). This is just a bad decision on the manufacturer's part, since they have decided to join two ends of the rope with what looks like a rubber melted adhesive. This creates a notable bump in the pulling process when it goes through the pulley wheels and simply creates a weak point (the weakest link?) that will snap or degrade over time. There are a lot better ways to join together two rope ends, so I really don't understand why they chose this method.
I wanted to be as thorough as possible in this review, since this is a luxury item with a high, if not prohibitive, cost. Is it worth the cost? I would ultimately say no, unless endless rope workouts are part of your normal routine. The machine simply doesn't provide as much versatility as say something comparably priced like lever arms. I really wanted to give this a better review, but the extreme hassle of mounting coupled with a bad design decision in the rope connection means it's simply an average product at an excessive cost. I will use it for rehab work, but I wouldn't recommend it for all the reasons I mentioned above.