Chair Or Other Listening Seat Recommendations?

Makes sense. Awesome chairs - I had talked myself out of buying one a couple years ago because of the height limitation. My current chair is too low and I have it on risers to get them to a better height. If I spend money of a new chair, I'd like to get rid of the risers.

I was hoping that you had figured out how to raise the Eames chair up.
 
Makes sense. Awesome chairs - I had talked myself out of buying one a couple years ago because of the height limitation. My current chair is too low and I have it on risers to get it to a better height. If I spend money of a new chair, I'd like to get rid of the risers.

I was hoping that you had figured out how to raise the Eames chair up.
 
La Dolce Vita said:
Yes...I have 2 but do not use them positioned in front of D3's...just for listening with headphones or monitors.
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If height is a concern, the Ekornes/Stressless chairs have a "booster" that can bolt onto the bottom of all their chair's bases giving them about a 4" rise (I think they have another that give a bit more rise too but you have to rub that one a lot ; LOL 0 ) -- sorry, a bit too cheeky for this forum??

Bryan
 
Every night I try to get at least 20 mins in my Lazy Boy for some near field listening. It's not the height of style but it feels sooo good and I'm sure the corduroy acts as a diffuser behind my ears! :)
 
Revisiting this thread. Looking for a chair that doesn't sit too low and also doesn't have a high back (you want nothing behind your head ideally). Any thoughts?
 
Mike,

I've had good luck with the super affordable Poang chair from Ikea... I removed the the upper portion that supported the headrest...and voila, mission accomplished :yahoo1: I adjusted the height/ seat back rake by raising the lower back end of the base about 3 inches.
Not very high tech , but it works for me :P BTW, just added 2 Adioquest Niagara's 1000's for my mono amps :yahoo1: Best bang or the buck out there....

Thanks for your and all the Sharks who made me aware of how great it sounds.. $ 995.00 each is a lot more affordable the superior 7000... Bet your Magico trip was rewarding .... Thanks again, Tom
 
Forgot to mention the ABILC (Annoying Brother In Law Chair) if you are in need of solitude I can absolutely guarantee just bringing this out will make unwelcome guests break the sound barrier as they leave :P

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Ralph,
I've used a Poang for over 15 years... Mine had a detachable leather head rest. I removed the top 7 or so inches so that there was no obstruction behind my head.. Looks like yours is an newer design...

All the best,
Tom
 
I still have my Stressless Vegas chair, but moved it onto our study. I now use a Human Touch Bali in my listening room. I've had massage chairs before (even got another one in our basement theater room), but this one is something else. I can actually sit in it comfortably when it's not massaging me, and when I'm not listening critically I can get a great massage. I thought the height of the chair back was an issue too and going from the Vegas chair to this one there's an obvious difference in height. However, I don't think the difference is significant enough to discard the chair over.

Knowing what I do now, I'd take the same approach to chairs as I did stereo gear -- get what YOU like and not what everyone else does :)


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Ralph,

Glad to see the Poang chair added to the room... My older chair needed the minor surgery to remove headrest for clearance..When you have the opportunity, I and lots of Sharks would really appreciate hearing about any further updates to your room, especially your feedback on the upgraded D 2.1 Raidho speakers.

All the best,
Tom
 
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