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Your listening chair

I was viewing a members system here on the 'Gon and he has a very near-field listening position. He has a listening chair and a foot-rest in front of the chair. A responder mentioned that the foot-rest is a bad idea soundwise.

This is a photo of his seating position SEATING POSITION

I listen from a loveseat. I'd love to get an ottoman to prop my feet up on or even invest in a recliner. I will be sitting 15 feet from my speakers.

Does an ottoman or a recliner present any problems for serious listening sessions?

thanks.......mitch
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mitch4t OP
1,611 posts
 
...cool chair....but it's out of my price range

I'm getting an ottoman.
bdgregory
1,715 posts
 
I agree - Comfort rules . . . I have an ottoman and have never noticed a concern with acoustics.
gunbei
2,327 posts
 
GUys, our friend and fellow A'Goner Marco [Jax2] has that very chaisse lounge in his listening room. Another A'Goner in Toronto, Canada has one as well.

Here are some cheaper knock offs, Mitch:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Corbusier-3-Color-Chaise-Lounge-Rohe-Art-Deco-Bauhaus_W0QQitemZ4456771810QQcategoryZ3198QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/LE-CORBUSIER-100-ITALIAN-LEATHER-CHAISE-LOUNGE-CHAIR_W0QQitemZ4455118076QQcategoryZ3198QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Le-Corbusier-Style-LC4-Leather-Chaise-Lounge-Cowhide_W0QQitemZ4456329560QQcategoryZ20491QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
stehno
1,453 posts
 
Nothing at all wrong with an ottoman so long as it's not leather which reflects rather than absorbs.

-IMO
donbellphd
205 posts
 
I use a classic Eames Lounge Chair, a rosewood base for both chair and ottoman covered with soft leather. Lushious superb comfort with negligable effect of acoustics. Unfortunately, rosewood is no longer available, so used chairs often sell for more than new ones, and both are pricier than the chaise. The Herman Miller Aeron also seems like a winner. A chaise is really uncomfortable except for napping.

If you're into clasic chairs, there are many cheaper knock-offs of the Mies Van der Rohe Pavillion Chair, as well as the Eames Lounge Chair -- the Eames is the more comfy.

db
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