Your dream listening chair

[essrand]

Apologies if this has been covered before.

Mine would be this Eames replica: https://www.urbanladder.com/products/1956-lounge-ottoman-replica

What's yours? Or post yours if you already have your dream listening chair (wouldn't mind new ideas).

 

[all4music]

Eames Lounge Chair!!

And you've already mentioned it! But if it has to be 'dream' why not the original [just that it costs 10 times more from Herman Miller ].

 

[square_wave]

Apologies if this has been covered before.

Mine would be this Eames replica: https://www.urbanladder.com/products/1956-lounge-ottoman-replica

What's yours? Or post yours if you already have your dream listening chair (wouldn't mind new ideas).

The Eames does not work for everybody from an ergonomic context. It is a classic furniture design though. Do try it out and see if it works for you in case you are planning to pick it up online.

I found this quite good.

Silas Lounge Chair with Footrest | Black

Buy Silas Lounge Chair with Footrest | Black from Home Centre. Shop online & get free shipping on all orders over INR 999.

www.homecentre.in

It is faux leather though. But one can change to real leather or fabric in the future.

 

[panditji]

An Eames chair always looks nice but as squarewave pointed out, the replica one is not very comfortable for longer listening sessions. I prefer the Shell chairs for comfort..

 

[Analogous]

Laz-boy recliner....it literally rocks, reclines too if you feel the need to...
Some models have trays or cup holders too (keeping the needs of couch potatoes ?)
They even have models for home theatre.

Home | LA-Z-BOY India - Live Life Comfortably

An authorized distributor in India for La-Z-Boy's chairs and sofa sets from the United States of America

www.la-z-boyindia.com

 

[essrand]

An Eames chair always looks nice but as squarewave pointed out, the replica one is not very comfortable for longer listening sessions. I prefer the Shell chairs for comfort..

Oh! Thanks for sharing your experience. I thought they would be super comfy.

Guess, it's not my dream chair anymore.

I have moved on to #2 on the list: https://www.roomandboard.com/catalo...-signature-leather-recliner?Camp=gshop_Chairs

Laz-boy recliner....it literally rocks, reclines too if you feel the need to...
Some models have trays or cup holders too (keeping the needs of couch potatoes ?)
They even have models for home theatre.

Home | LA-Z-BOY India - Live Life Comfortably

An authorized distributor in India for La-Z-Boy's chairs and sofa sets from the United States of America

www.la-z-boyindia.com

Laz-boy do have a reputation for the comfy-factor (thanks to a famous sitcom , but I find traditional recliners too bulky and not aesthetically pleasing. Also not too great for the back.

 

[ajaipuriyar]

I too am looking for a new chair, but it has to be easily movable (or dragged) becoz I listen to both headphones and speaker setup and have to move the chair back and forth.

The room and board option looks nice, any Indian retailer with a similar product?

 

[mail2sumanth]

Checkout little nap. These are sleek, comfort. can get in various options with choice of material and accessories that even has ventilation good for both HT but they have options for living room as well.

Buy Best Recliners Chairs in India, Recliner Sofa Price, Recliner Manufacturers - Little Nap

Recliners - Little Nap is one of the best recliner chair manufacturers in India that provides the best sofas recliners, recliners chairs, seats, recliners, and recliners accessories for cinemas and living rooms at very affordable price.

www.littlenap.in

 

[Analogous]

Laz-boy do have a reputation for the comfy-factor (thanks to a famous sitcom , but I find traditional recliners too bulky and not aesthetically pleasing. Also not too great for the back.

Yes, it’s definitely not good for the back, specially during extended listening sessions. But I think no chair is good for sitting long periods?

Past decade there has been a lot of published peer reviewed research on the link between health and a “seated” lifestyle.

Here is an article that pulls it together “Sitting is the new smoking” https://www.startstanding.org/sitting-new-smoking/#extended

I am thinking of a “standing listening position” for my set up. (Now, how do I raise the tweeters to ear level? what happens to the soundstage when I am standing and moving?...)

On the other hand I can dance

Checkout little nap. These are sleek, comfort. can get in various options with choice of material and accessories that even has ventilation good for both HT but they have options for living room as well.

Buy Best Recliners Chairs in India, Recliner Sofa Price, Recliner Manufacturers - Little Nap

Recliners - Little Nap is one of the best recliner chair manufacturers in India that provides the best sofas recliners, recliners chairs, seats, recliners, and recliners accessories for cinemas and living rooms at very affordable price.

www.littlenap.in

One even has a USB port!!!
And the massage chair .... ah!

 

[oracle1974]

I too am looking for a new chair, but it has to be easily movable (or dragged) becoz I listen to both headphones and speaker setup and have to move the chair back and forth.

The room and board option looks nice, any Indian retailer with a similar product?

Something made of cane can be easy to move. This with a foot stool can be nice .

NILSOVE / NORNA chair with chair pad, rattan white/Laila natural - IKEA

NILSOVE / NORNA chair with chair pad, rattan white/Laila natural Hand-woven by experienced craftspeople, which makes each chair unique with their rounded shapes and detailed patterns. Rattan and bamboo are natural materials which age beautifully and develop their own unique characters over time.

www.ikea.com

add a cushion for the back.

 

[oracle1974]

This also seems nice

Mid Century Lounger – Asian Arts

asianarts.in

 

[Analogous]

A indoor exercise cycling machine or treadmill?

 

[Analogous]

I don’t mean to trivialize the original question or anyone sharing on this thread.

I myself use a LaZ Boy recliner. But the evidence of the harm from sitting long periods (even if it is rapturous) is becoming insistent. (Like a mosquito buzzing inside the mosquito net at night)

I am trying to find a good compromise between my music listening needs and preventing DVT etc.

Return to DAPs, good headphones and walk or jog? (Why is the emoji selection here so sparse?)

 

[unleash_me]

I have been using the Ikea POÄNG series in leather (with the matching ottoman) for over 10 years now.

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[HIEND-Raja]

This is my favorite listening chair.

 

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One thing I learnt hard way is, a recliner is not an ideal solution, atleast for me, as it brings my ears much below the tweeter position (using a monitor and it has a sweet spot).

 

[square_wave]

Laz-boy do have a reputation for the comfy-factor (thanks to a famous sitcom , but I find traditional recliners too bulky and not aesthetically pleasing. Also not too great for the back.

Similar thoughts here. Too much cushioning leads to a feeling that something in holding you. Not so great for the back also.

 

[RaahulT]

Apologies if this has been covered before.

Mine would be this Eames replica: https://www.urbanladder.com/products/1956-lounge-ottoman-replica

What's yours? Or post yours if you already have your dream listening chair (wouldn't mind new ideas).

Nice thread

 

[essrand]

I too am looking for a new chair, but it has to be easily movable (or dragged) becoz I listen to both headphones and speaker setup and have to move the chair back and forth.

The room and board option looks nice, any Indian retailer with a similar product?

Nopes. Been looking for years now.

I found a guy in Mumbai who could replicate it for me, he was about to start, and then Covid happened. Now he's not taking my calls. Sigh!

The search continues......

I don’t mean to trivialize the original question or anyone sharing on this thread.

I myself use a LaZ Boy recliner. But the evidence of the harm from sitting long periods (even if it is rapturous) is becoming insistent. (Like a mosquito buzzing inside the mosquito net at night)

I am trying to find a good compromise between my music listening needs and preventing DVT etc.

Return to DAPs, good headphones and walk or jog? (Why is the emoji selection here so sparse?)

Been there, done that (victim of lower back issues for years). Nothing, not standing, not jogging, nothing works for coding/working/listening to music other than sitting (for me, YMMV).

 

[Analogous]

Been there, done that (victim of lower back issues for years). Nothing, not standing, not jogging, nothing works for coding/working/listening to music other than sitting (for me, YMMV).

Sorry to hear about this situation @essrand. Hope you find relief soon.

Occupational health issues are often the most difficult to deal with as medical and surgical solutions may not completely solve the problem or it’s root causes.

Here is an abstract from a research paper that offers some interesting insights. (There are a lot more references below this and elsewhere) Apologies for the jargon, but there are enough non tech terms to understand the content.

Emergence and optimization of upright posture among hominiform hominoids and the evolutionary pathophysiology of back pain​

Emergence and optimization of upright posture among hominiform hominoids and the evolutionary pathophysiology of back pain - PubMed

The lordotic region of the lumbar spine is a significant focus of pain and dysfunction in the human body, and its susceptibility to disorders may reflect its substantial reconfiguration during the course of human evolution. The basic anatomy of the lumbar vertebra in Old World Monkeys and Early...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov