Chair or Sofa? Which do you use?

Sofas don't allow you to recline. You are always forced to be upright even with your feet up. Sometimes I like to lay back in a darkend room and relax to music. You have to lay side-ways with a sofa and one ear is always down. I chose recliners from Natuzzi that a local Scandanvian furniture store sells. They have adjustable head rest and fully recline. Becareful that what ever you chose the back is not too high. If the back is higher than your ears, it's like putting your head against a wall and listening. All of the first order refelections will hit your ears. I chose chairs with backs lower than ear level. If you sit in any sofa and the back is even with or higher than your ears, it is compromising the sound quality. So make sure that you get a sofa with a low back if you go that route. I have both 3 chairs in front and the sofa on a platform for the guest who don't care about sound quality .

Reclining overstuffed throne for solitary listening which switches places with the adjacent love seat when my wife or son wants to share the sweet spot.

Overstuffed cushy sofa. It acts as a wonderful acoustic damper for the rear wall. I also have my speakers set-up for "nearfield listening", so this really helps!

The Back Chair (leather), in the "sweet" spot. I believe when you use a sofa for "romantic" listening, it's called the "sweat" spot.

Sonically it does make a difference, as does all the other furniture in the room. I would suggest a sofa, if the room is not otherwise stuffed with soft, cushy furniture and drapes and things. The room's acoustics is a factor way more important than all the wacko cables and crazy isolation devices you can shake a stick at. So take care.