Best Audiophile chair around $200

A chair that fits you likes very well is the Poang from Ikea!!! It's surprisingly comfortable, has a head rest and a footstool can be purchased separately. The chair costs $99, the footstool $59!!! I find that headrests do modify the sound but are worth the comfort.

A chair should keep you in the sweet spot so your height and chair sitting position height is important. The built quality dictates chair to stand on all legs and not squeak when you move so I'd pick up Micro-fiber one. The rest of factors isn't important for chair. For leg rest usually you buy ottoman or reclining chair having in mind that ottoman should be the same built quality as described above.

Sub $200 for chair and ottoman or reclining chair dictates you to search craigslist or blow-out furniture sales. Ikea cheap models usually horrible as they may not be standing on all legs or squeak when you move.

The weird thing about the Poang chair from Ikea is how much it hurts the sound. In fact I had take it all the way out of the room. Must be the foam padding, reminiscent of Sonex.

The most economical solution for leg rest is to strip cushions from your couch and put them under your legs.

Get a used Ekornes Stressless off of Ebay. I think the headrest is worth the little bit that it effects.