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Leather couch, leather love seat or single wooden chair

In an ongoing effort, I'm trying to get the best sound in my room-aren't we all:)  I'm curious to know what most of you have as your listening chair.  I started out with a 3 seat couch, went to a 2 seater and now am using a single chair.  Back in the war of 1812, my left arm was damaged, so I have to get 2 men and a boy to move these items out of my room.  Because there's a time lapse, it's hard for me to tell which is the best.  My wife votes for the two seater, but neither of us gets to sit in the sweet spot.  Please give me your experiences and recommendations.  I would love to make the two seater work.  Maybe we can sit on top of each other:) 
handymann
bondmanp
1,465 posts
 
Two recliners with ottomans, one in the sweet spot.  Leather, and high-backed, they are comfortable, but high-backs are a no-no for audio.  Comfort is also important, and I have long been looking for a replacement.  I do listen alone, and I prefer it that way.  Finding a comfortable chair with a low back and arm-rests that is a good hieght off the floor at a price I can afford (i.e., cheap), is more difficult that I thought it would be.
goose
364 posts
 
I think my next chair will be one of the Eames era Herman Miller knock of chairs.  Excellent quality chairs can be found from $1,200 to $1,500.
bondmanp
1,465 posts
 
^  That's what I mean by not being affordable.  No way I can afford a $1200 chair.  But, good luck finding a nice one, goose.  Hopefully it will work for you.
prof
1,741 posts
 
I use a very large sectional sofa custom built for the room (it's also my home theater room).  It can seat up to 7 adults comfortably.  For me, music and entertainment are for sharing. 

Of course,  2 channel listening is an extreme niche these days and I don't expect to be listening with groups.  But the comfort and size of the sofa are inviting so often enough I have one of my sons flaking out beside me listening too (they can select music).  My older son has sometimes had friends over to listen to new album releases on our sound system, so the sofa comes in handy there too.
handymann OP
298 posts
 
Thanks to all, who responded. I'm building two QRD-11's to go behind my listening chair. Thought if I had a sofa, it would probably block the diffusers. Going to place my modified QRD-13 in place on my front wall this weekend. It's designed to mainly affect lower frequencies. I made the wells 20" deep and 3.5" wide and will be flush with the wall. Keeping my fingers crossed. 🎶
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