I don't what all the fuss is about. I think this is a great gym. However, you have to understand my perspective on gyms. A gym serves two purposes. First, to get your exercise on. Second, to serve you up a bounty of eye candy.
In terms of equipment, this LA has pretty much everything. It can crowded during peak times (4 to 5:30), but I have never had to wait around to workout. I just went to a different machine or did a different exercise. At one point at least 5 of the treadmills were broken and that was frustrating. There was also that one week that the whole gym was closed for renovation and nothing actually changed.
In terms of eye candy, the Scottsdale men have got it going on. So much beefcake. Yes, there are the rich white woman and white men with their sagginess scooting about, but by in large, this gym is populated by the studly.
So final thoughts: You can get a great workout in here with front row tickets to the gun show.