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Listen...chair

I am on the hunt for a good chair...for small room...don't want it seal to floor...legs preferably...

Question is leather seems to sound better cause it doesn't soak the room of sound....opinions?

digsmithd
dbtom2
382 posts
 
@lpretiring My zero gravity "Perfect Chair" is very comfy.  It's suited better for remote control operation because once I am fully relaxed and settled in, it becomes annoying to get up and out of the chair. Unless your turntable is beside the chair, getting up every twenty minutes or so isn't my idea of a placid listening session. Also, I often forget that the remote is resting on my lap and when I get up, it clatters across the floor. 

It's a great chair to watch TV, providing the screen is high enough to see above my toes when I am fully reclined. 

For serious listening, I think something along the lines of the Eames chair would be perfect. A big comfy seat with an ottoman for leg support and a side table with a lamp and a vibration resistant coaster. 
lpretiring
463 posts
 
dbtom2, Thanks for the correct name for this type of chair, Zero Gravity. 
My guess is this chair will have little, if any affect on the acoustic signature of the room. The headrest cushion might need to be removed or customized though.
For turntable use especially in the fully reclining position pertaining to convenience I agree there are much better choices. 
leotis
182 posts
 
Biggest problem with Zero Gravity chair is tendency to fall asleep.
mikelavigne
2,199 posts
 

I've had my zero gravity 'perfect chair' from 'The Relax-The-Back' store since 1999.....so 17 years.

mine is a narrow 'tall' version with visco elastic foam and all the head rest surfaces and back rest curve away from my ears so it does not change tonality.

a zero gravity chair is a 12 hour chair, I can sit in it indefinitely (at my ideal listening height) without my back getting stiff since my weight is distributed over the length of my legs and not on my tailbone. OTOH an Ekones Stressless chair (a 2 hour chair) requires constant change in position to avoid a stiff back......and most of those positions are not the ideal listening spot.

I've owned a number of Ekones Stressless chairs (and have an Ekones sofa in my listening room) and am sitting in one now watching football. most of them are not 2-channel audio system friendly since they 'cup' the sound which does wreak havoc with tonality.

so pay attention to the head rest portion of the Ekones chair to make sure it does not have an inside curve around your ears.

treebeard1
148 posts
 
Any comfortable chair that has a place to put your bourbon.
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