Listening Chairs

one that is comfortable and does not raise up past your shoulders in the back.

or you could go for one of Marco's perches.

Slappy's right -- you don't want anything to get between your ears and any of the walls, so don't go with anything that allows you to tilt your head back against it.

I have spent the last few months searching for the same.

Being 5'6" it is tough finding one that has a back that is lower than my ears.

Go to your closest La-Z-Boy showroom or lazboy.com. The model is "Marlo". Kind of contemporary and very comfy. I am ordering one in leather.