Looking For The Perfect Listening Chair

[FrantzM]

Hi

It would be good perhaps to list what you require from a good listening chair. I did use the same Herman Miller Aeron , i had in my office. I think they now have a model with a headrest. I believe however that the backrest must be narrow enough not to "cup" the head and provide unwanted reflection. The ear have to be free nothing really behind them I also think the chair should be adjustable in height ...

Ao a list of what you are looking for in a listening chair would help us more

Frantz

 

[steve williams]

Hi

It would be good perhaps to list what you require from a good listening chair. I did use the same Herman Miller Aeron , i had in my office. I think they now have a model with a headrest. I believe however that the backrest must be narrow enough not to "cup" the head and provide unwanted reflection. The ear have to be free nothing really behind them I also think the chair should be adjustable in height ...

Ao a list of what you are looking for in a listening chair would help us more

Frantz

comfort ,cost and practical along with being stylish

 

[Angela]

Sressless YES and that last FOREVER! they cost a pretty penny but are worth it! We even have one from Roger's dad that is 30 years old along with a newer one purchased about 8 years ago. so nice on the back!
Here is our main listening chair

 

[Randall Smith]

just got this chair last night for $280. Really comfortable, great support for the back, and incredibly cheap. It was a floor model and had a few flaws, but I couldn't pass it up.

 

[steve williams]

Nice looking. Who's the manufacturer?

 

[Randall Smith]

http://www.roomstogo.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=showItem&ipac_id=18214

the color I got has been discontinued. there was a couch and love seat that were ok, but the chair was simple, comfortable, and cheap

 

[steve williams]

still a bargain at $550

 

[Nicholas Bedworth]

I'm pretty tall, 6' 2" roughly, and thin, Anything resembling a plump cushion is very UNcomfortable for me; not enough support, anywhere. The kind of chair I'd like is a typical long-haul 1st class airline seat that has VERY hard foam and it's narrow. Recaro makes these, and they cost about $60K each for airline purposes.

So is there a Recaro-style chair that's suitable for residential use, rather than in planes or cars? The seat in my Honda Element is somewhat similar; perhaps a trip to the junk yard is in order?

 

[RUR]

A couple of years ago, I spent months searching for the perfect antique club chair without success, so I purchased this:

with matching ottoman. Although it is quite comfortable, I deliberately chose a mid-shoulder back height. No one's going to fall asleep in it, but that suits my listening habits perfectly.

http://www.restorationhardware.com/rh/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=prod1505053&navCount=2

 

[Angela]

I have a confession to make: I literally DROOL when I get one of their catalogs in the mail. Nice taste and a beautiful chair.

 

[mep]

You guys are all spoiled rotten. I never gave a thought to what chair I sat in to listen to music other than it must support my 6'3" 225 lb frame and keep me from falling on my ass. I have been using director chairs for years. Cheap and I am fine with them. I am happy to have the music pamper me.

 

[Angela]

I have worked my butt off my whole life, I am READY to be spoiled a little

a nice chair, some good music, a glass of wine - now that is S-P-O-I-L-E-D

 

[mep]

Angela-I have worked my butt off my whole life too. I went out today and bought one of the nice chairs. I think it might be one of the same ones you have. I hooked up with some female neuro surgeon today and bought one from her that looked like new. Pictures at 11:00.

Mark

 

[LesAuber]

I'm pretty tall, 6' 2" roughly, and thin, Anything resembling a plump cushion is very UNcomfortable for me; not enough support, anywhere. The kind of chair I'd like is a typical long-haul 1st class airline seat that has VERY hard foam and it's narrow. Recaro makes these, and they cost about $60K each for airline purposes.

So is there a Recaro-style chair that's suitable for residential use, rather than in planes or cars? The seat in my Honda Element is somewhat similar; perhaps a trip to the junk yard is in order?

Don't know if they still make them or not but Recaro used to make desk chairs designed like their car seats only with arms and a swivel base. Little cheaper than the airline variety. Perhaps what you're looking for? Don't know about the residential part though.

 

[Angela]

Angela-I have worked my butt off my whole life too. I went out today and bought one of the nice chairs. I think it might be one of the same ones you have. I hooked up with some female neuro surgeon today and bought one from her that looked like new. Pictures at 11:00.

Mark

good for you! life's too short.

On another note, last weekend we went down and hauled off 4 trailer loads of slash from our newest neighbors. We had a bad wind storm in May and they had 14 pine trees uprooted and Roger went over and cut them all down and cut them all into firewood. Each summer our local fire district has slash clean up where you can take it all, so we hauled it all off for them. Fire is our enemy in the Rocky Mountains. In our neck of the woods, everyone is on 5 or 10 acre lots, so the neighbors are not just "next door" or "across the street". Anyway, during this time we found out that they were retired music professors and that they had a baby grand in their living room, I invited them to come over any time to listen to music on Roger's system. They have a son and his wife who both play cello and used to play professionally and they were coming to visit this weekend. So they all came up today to listen and they had recordings of them playing (and they are really really good) and anyway, it was a wonderful time and before they left, they bought a complete system. That was not the intent of the time up here. It was really just to share and give them something unusual to do for one of the days they were here. Roger was able to pull out a lot of the recordings he had personally recorded of symphonies and we put it on full blast on the 10c system. The most wonderful moment for me was listening to The Symphony No. 2 (by Gustav Mahler) known as the Resurrection, but this symphony orchestra was comprised of 116 plus pipe organ plus soloist plus 500 voice chorus. It was pretty freakin' amazing.It was a nice way to spend a Saturday.

 

[steve williams]

Terrific story Angela

 

[Angela]

My favorite quote from yesterday was from the son's wife who turned to look at all of us and say "this is what I think I sound like when I am playing". They make really good recordings and have listened to them on all kinds of systems, only to be disappointed. Their faces were so alive listening, it was a joy to just watch them. When their dad (a retired professor and chairman of music education at Miami University), was wiping tears while listening to an aria from a Puccini opera, it was clear that is was really like being at the performance. It was a wonderful experience to have folks that understand and appreciate music from the "other side" of it (from playing) here and witness their reaction to hearing it.

sorry for jacking the thread. . . but it was too wonderful not to share

 

[mep]

Here are some pictures of my new chair

I have to say I love my "new" chair and wonder how I got along with out it before. This is a super comfortable chair that seems to be just right for me. I sit a little lower than I used to and I think it sounds better as a result.

 

[amirm]

That's the chair I am sitting in. Except I also got the side table so that I could use my laptop with it typing this message. It is in our living room though. I have had ours for 2 years now. Alas, it took 5 months to get it as we wanted it to match the sofa and the color we picked had to come from Ekornes factory in Europe. They only stock a couple of colors locally in NJ and the rest have such a long lead time.

 

[steve williams]

Mark.

Do you play the guitar.