A friend of mine has a very similar one, a mission - style chair that reclines, very nice. I like the style too. For me it's the back height and the short distance to the floor.
Looking For The Perfect Listening Chair
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A friend of mine has a very similar one, a mission - style chair that reclines, very nice. I like the style too. For me it's the back height and the short distance to the floor.
Back height is perfect for me. But all the chairs I find best I basically need to build a platform for.... to be ideal anyways.
I love the Ekornes Stressless lounge chairs, as they are the only lounge chairs I have ever found to be truly comfortable for me. But Mike L has an excellent point about not wanting the ears to be up against the back of the chair.
I have used for many years as an office chair the Humanscale Freedom chair. I find this to be the most comfortable office chair I have ever found. It is not comfy like the Ekornes Stressless lounge chair, but it has a low back so nothing is behind the ears.
Does anyone use the Humanscale Freedom chair as a listening chair?
I have used for many years as an office chair the Humanscale Freedom chair. I find this to be the most comfortable office chair I have ever found. It is not comfy like the Ekornes Stressless lounge chair, but it has a low back so nothing is behind the ears.
Does anyone use the Humanscale Freedom chair as a listening chair?
Hands down the Dr Evil chair wins. Would have loved to get this when it was selling
http://odditymall.com/the-ultimate-evil-villain-chair
http://odditymall.com/the-ultimate-evil-villain-chair
mine (although that's not my room....don't have any pics here at work).
the Cassina K10 DoDo. the headrest folds back, the footrest folds down, and it swivels. not cheap.
the Cassina K10 DoDo. the headrest folds back, the footrest folds down, and it swivels. not cheap.
Have never got on w the Eames-type semi reclining chairs, even less so the so-called correct orthopaedic chairs like Aeron and Herman Miller
Most are overpriced frippery and at worst so called ergonomics wrapped up in exhorbitant price tags
As an osteopath, I'm not seeing many of these chairs bring down the incidence of back pain (good for my job I guess)
I second the vote for the old-fashioned Club chair/cigar chair alternative
Comfortable, but w sufficient lumbar support to keep you sitting upright, w no tendency to slump into semi recline
And a cool retro design motif to match my vinyl listening marathons
Most are overpriced frippery and at worst so called ergonomics wrapped up in exhorbitant price tags
As an osteopath, I'm not seeing many of these chairs bring down the incidence of back pain (good for my job I guess)
I second the vote for the old-fashioned Club chair/cigar chair alternative
Comfortable, but w sufficient lumbar support to keep you sitting upright, w no tendency to slump into semi recline
And a cool retro design motif to match my vinyl listening marathons
The Ekornes Stressless Reno has continuous adjustable headrest height - in the lower position it is perfect for listening use, as ears stay well above it. For movies however I adjust the rest to completely support the back of the head. IMHO the best of both worlds - but some people feel it is too comfortable and consider that they would risk feeling asleep when listening!
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That is interesting, Francisco, thank you. I have three different models of Ekornes Stressless chairs, and none of them has an adjustable headrest.
Wow, some really nice chairs. I ended up picking up a Herman Miller Embody off Clist. Completely different than my HT seats, not quite sure if it's better or not. Seems you really have to dial it in for your weight, size and specific preferences. You don't get the plush squishy comfort but you get excellent lumbar and back support. The more I sit in it, the more I like it.
I've had this one for the past few years. Takes a bit of getting used to. It also really comes in handy after a night on the town with a significant other. Even better when music is playing.
I use a HM Aeron. Fully adjustable in both height and tilt....and it easily moves around if necessary. The chair doesn't get in the way of the music with headrests, ect. around the ears/head.
At first I thought you meant that the headrest is so high that your head rests on the headrest and acoustically confines the ears. Now I understand that you are referring to the slightly concave shape of the back of the Ekornes chair.
But, Mike, why does that shape affect the sound at the ears level if the ears are well above the top of the chair?
Also, doesn't he K10 Dodo chair have a similarly curved back?
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