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looking for a chair

I found a very comfortable chair for my listening room. It is the La-z-boy 354 rocker-recliner. It is roomy and very comfortable but it has a very high back. I don't know if the fabric will absorb or reflect the sound, but I am concerned that the soundstage will be destroyed. Do you think this would kill imaging or make the system sound more forward. I can't borrow it to try but I would be interested in your thoughts or your experiences with high backed chairs in your listening room. thanks
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4yanx
1,576 posts
 
If your choice is not a recliner, the ottoman is key, IMHO.
84audio OP
175 posts
 
I would think that leather would reflect the sound and fabric would absorb it. That is why I wanted to go with fabric. The pillow on the 354 is not as big and puffy as on some chairs but I am concerned about imaging.
gunbei
2,327 posts
 
I use a Herman Miller Aeron chair which is also my home office seat. It's great because I can roll it forward and backward, raise it up and down, and adjust the tilt for finding the best imaging position. It's relatively small, has a meshed seat and back for minimal reflections and I can sit in it for hours without even thinking of it. I know because my butt has been parked in one at work too for almost seven years. Makes a great Quake III Arena seat as well!
gthirteen
340 posts
 
While we're talking "good" furniture, I think that there are many Midcentury designs that fit the bill nicely:

The Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman (by Herman Miller)
is probably the last stereo chair that I'll ever own (once I get enough $ to buy it!):

http://www.highbrowfurniture.com/seating/products/67071/

Also nice is the Breuer Wassily chair:

http://www.highbrowfurniture.com/seating/products/50L/

And the van der Rohe Barcelona chair (ouch on the price):

http://www.highbrowfurniture.com/seating/products/barcelona/

and the Alto Arm Chair:

http://www.highbrowfurniture.com/seating/products/400/

and the Alto Scroll Chair:

http://www.highbrowfurniture.com/seating/products/41/

If you need any help convincing the significant other to let you spend upwards of $3k on a listening chair, you can take them to the Museum of Modern Art where most of these chairs are on permanent display.

I'm not affiliated with HighbrowFurniture (I wish), but He's a nice guy, so if any of you decide to purchase from him, at least tell him that Joe Cunningham sent you, maybe he'll let me put something on long-term layaway.

happy listening.
sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
I use a small love seat size sofa. Then there is room for two. It is usually the cat more than my wife. The cat also likes to hog the sweetspot :-)
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