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Your Listening chair

How elaborate is your chair? I use a beach chair and use two throw pillows to reach the tweeter height.Very transparent, acoustically. Only problem is the back support just ends up little below my neck level.And does not provide head rest-which is painful for longer sessions. My question: How important not to have a head rest on your chair? I have experimented with a head rest and sound becomes somewhat non-transparent loosing its ambience. Without the head rest sound is more open and natural.
nilthepill
david99
1,467 posts
 
I sit on a couch.Dont see why it has to be so complicated.
pops
1,847 posts
 
Headrest is a must...otherwise your neck can get cramped while sleeping.
nilthepill OP
842 posts
 
Let me clarify:A car like (retractable and relatively compact)head rest is no brainer, you have best of both worlds-support and nonintrusive to sound. I have not seen any chairs made with that kind. I am saying if the chair has high and wide back, providing you the head rest but at the same time blocking the real wall reflections, which might be good for overall sound quality.
hiwaves
43 posts
 
The headrest causes the early reflections you mention, particularly if it extends on either side of your head just past the ears. If you can modify the size of the headrest so that it supports the back of your head only, you can eliminate the sound problem. If not, you will have to lean forward in the chair to reduce the reflections. Time for a real listening chair ??
whknopp0713
179 posts
 
Don't overlook the importance of getting your ears to the right height, especially in the nearfield. This will depend on your particular speakers, of course, but a general rule is to get your ear between the midrange and tweeter. I just raised my chair (by putting clay bricks under the feet) and was very happy with the improvement in sound. It's actually more comfortable, too. This is almost as significant as speaker placement.
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