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    Finally a listening chair

    Like many of you I have searched for what my idea of a listening chair should be.
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    Re: Finally a listening chair

    That looks beautiful. Who is the manufacturer?
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    Re: Finally a listening chair

    Link? Love it.
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    Re: Finally a listening chair


    The chair is Vanguard and the model is Woodley.
    This is what the Chair looked like before altering the head rest
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    Re: Finally a listening chair

    Sorry for this being multiple posts and different size pictures. For some reason vBulletin here and my Mac don't get along.
    Photos randomly turn 90 deg left or right and no matter how many times I try to turn and save them they seem to have a mind of their own.

    This is the back side of the chair back with the leather removed and I have restructured the frame to have only a head rest.
    I chose the height of the horizontal welt in the leather on the front for the location to begin the head rest.
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    Re: Finally a listening chair

    This time all I get is a 90 deg thumbnail. Gerrrrrrrrrr.

    Anyway this is the footstool frame before finishing the legs and upholstery
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    Re: Finally a listening chair

    Another 90deg thumbnail.
    Let frames for footstool stained and finished


    If anyone can give me suggestions what I might be doing wrong I would appreciate it. It's a good thing I can build furniture as I can't operate a computer to save my life.


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    Re: Finally a listening chair

    Very nice Brad.
    The music better be exciting or I might end up napping with that. Looks comfy!

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    Re: Finally a listening chair

    Quote Originally Posted by brad225 View Post
    Like many of you I have searched for what my idea of a listening chair should be.

    Nice Brad , love the look. Mike has some really nice chairs also at his store, well worth it ..


    regards

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    https://www.poltronafrau.com/en/cata...and-pouf/willy

    I found my “perfect listening chair”, comfortable, sittting up, ears perfectly angled, no headrest or obtrusive side arms with rear perfectly contoured with no detraction in any way from the sound field.

    Took delivery of mine in their Ferrari red leather. This company provides leather to Maranello for Ferrari

    The chair is NOT cheap but a fantastic listening chair that I have been searching for years. Strolled across it on another audio site and was flabbergasted by its price and wait time BUT still a lot cheaper than my speaker wires and IMHO no less important.

    In line with the OP the “chair” main be one of the most important parts of one’s system.

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    Re: Finally a listening chair

    We just love our Stressless chairs and we can get them to fit different sized butts. https://www.stressless.com/en/stressless-recliners
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    Re: Finally a listening chair

    Quote Originally Posted by Priaptor View Post

    I found my “perfect listening chair”, comfortable, sittting up, ears perfectly angled, no headrest or obtrusive side arms with rear perfectly contoured with no detraction in any way from the sound field.
    Took delivery of mine in their Ferrari red leather. This company provides leather to Maranello for Ferrari

    The chair is NOT cheap but a fantastic listening chair that I have been searching for years. Strolled across it on another audio site and was flabbergasted by its price and wait time BUT still a lot cheaper than my speaker wires and IMHO no less important.
    So basically in other words what you are saying is audio can only be enjoyed by folks who has a perfect listening chair capable of buying it from a manufacturer who provides leather to companies like Ferrari...Sigh!

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    Re: Finally a listening chair

    Quote Originally Posted by Devg View Post
    So basically in other words what you are saying is audio can only be enjoyed by folks who has a perfect listening chair capable of buying it from a manufacturer who provides leather to companies like Ferrari...Sigh!
    Not really, any chair will work, its up to the listener. You can always set in this
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    Re: Finally a listening chair

    Quote Originally Posted by Devg View Post
    So basically in other words what you are saying is audio can only be enjoyed by folks who has a perfect listening chair capable of buying it from a manufacturer who provides leather to companies like Ferrari...Sigh!
    Yes , well sort of , Bugatti , Bentley or lambo suppled leather will also suffice




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    Re: Finally a listening chair

    Here's an idea. Have you seen the recent commercials from Lincoln promoting their new auto seat? Completely electrically adjustable in many dimensions including the headrest.
    Find one at an auto salvage yard, make a wooden base for it to house a 12V power pack and your in audio heaven.
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    Re: Finally a listening chair

    Or this as you can adjust everything including your headrest with a remote
    Svago ZGR Plus Dual Power Zero Gravity Recliner, https://www.svago.com/svago-zgr-plus.html
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    Re: Finally a listening chair

    Quote Originally Posted by CPP View Post
    Or this as you can adjust everything including your headrest with a remote
    Svago ZGR Plus Dual Power Zero Gravity Recliner, https://www.svago.com/svago-zgr-plus.html

    Love it. Now if they would just sculpt the top to match the size of the headrest.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Devg View Post
    So basically in other words what you are saying is audio can only be enjoyed by folks who has a perfect listening chair capable of buying it from a manufacturer who provides leather to companies like Ferrari...Sigh!
    Did I say that or did you say that?

    I found "MY perfect" chair after years of looking. My "personal belief" is that if I am investing what I am into my system, I want to get every last ounce of pleasure it is capable of. For me, a recliner, high back chair or a coffee table mitigates what my system is capable of. To others, if their enjoyment comes from reclining with a high back Stressless, Eames or whatever they choose and that enjoyment overrides the impact the music brings them, that's their business. However, make NO mistake, when a designer of a speaker designs them, he/she is designing them with an appropriate listening height, without a high headrest. It's all a choice and the latter is not mine.

    I can only state what works with me and the chair I chose pushes all my buttons. I said "my perfect listening chair".

    As to the leather which seems to send shivers down your spine, the point is that the company uses fine leather.

    I see you are from the Bay Area with the typical intolerance that pervades the air there. Learn to read and not put words in people's mouth. SIGH!

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    Re: Finally a listening chair

    Quote Originally Posted by a.wayne View Post
    Yes , well sort of , Bugatti , Bentley or lambo suppled leather will also suffice



    agree

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    That is a great chair CPP. Did you make them or have them made? Love the rich look of the walnut with the industrial look of the steel.

    Nice variation on the mid century modern "Z Chair".

    Quote Originally Posted by CPP View Post
    Not really, any chair will work, its up to the listener. You can always set in this
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    Nice looking chair. Reminds me of a barcelona chair replica that is modified.

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