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Best Audiophile chair around $200

So, what's the best chair out there for $200 or less? I like to have a headrest. What are your thoughts on headrests? Do they jack up imaging because of funky reflections going on right behind your ears. I don't care too much about waf. Also, what are your thoughts on foot rests and thier affect on sound? Thanks for your input!
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soundchoiceav
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Get a used Ekornes Stressless off of Ebay. I think the headrest is worth the little bit that it effects.
samhar
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In today's "Ever Evolving" virtual systems there is a picture of the Poang in Milpai's system.
samhar
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Tilted "My Dedicated Room...at last!!" (Milpai)
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milpai
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I find the Poang perfect for my needs. The reason being - my tweeters are 32" from the floor. And the Poang puts me perfectly at that height. All other chairs that I tried put me at least at 35", which I do not like.
I have tried small stools and phone books to understand how intrusive the backrest of the Poang would be. I did not hear quite much difference with the Poang in place. I have been using this chair since 2005. It has a "center" marking that I have in place to match with the room center marker and the blue tape that also has the room center marker.
xti16
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All I have is a Lazy Boy and I do NOT recommend a head rest. Not that when my head is back it sounds terrible but everything sounds so much better when I sit straight up.
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