Lat Pulldown Z-Shape

This thing is awesome. As someone dealing with an extremely low ceiling, this really was my only option for a lat pulldown that wasn't some horrendous 150 Euro Amazon special. At the 450 Euros I paid for it, it's still extremely cheap for the build quality you're getting - everything feels rock solid and stable. The pulley action is buttery smooth, and the footprint the unit as a whole takes up is tiny compared to most lat pulldown machines. What's not to love? Well, two things actually. One: if you use the recommended adaptors to turn the weight pegs from one to two inch size, you can't slide 20 kg/45 lb plates smoothly on and off the pegs anymore - they get caught on the metal side supports of the machine. This can easily be fixed by putting a one inch block of wood under the weight lever arm before adding and removing plates, so it's not a huge deal. It still feels like a design oversight that's unbecoming of a German company. Two: because of the lever arm design, the resistance curve is uneven - easy in the beginning and harder the further the cable is pulled. I don't mind this, but somebody else might. The limited range of motion of the lever also means that you have to dial in the exact starting position well using a chain or daisy chains. Then again, you only have to figure all that out once. Overall, rock solid piece with some small drawbacks. For the price and the tiny footprint, I really can't complain though.