@rick_n - having your head above the back of the headrest makes a big difference. While listening to something with nothing behind your head, cup your hands behind your ears and hear the difference. That's essentially what's happening when the back and headrest are right behind your ears.
Chair
I’ve been thoroughly bitten by the couch. My listening chair that is.
I’m forced to cut my listening sessions short due to lower back pain (chronic, result of an old injury). Looking to get something that would be comfortable enough to not aggravate the nerve in my tukhes and align properly with my speakers in a sweet spot.
Eames replica in leather? Ikea Poang? Anything else? What do you use?
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I’ve been using an Eames replica for years. Original Eames chairs are not even all that comfortable from what I’ve been told by people who own them, I’m going to replace mine eventually as the spring mechanisms, and other aspects of the chair are beginning to weaken. The point is I would definitely get one again. |
This suggestion may not be workable in a living room setup, but here goes anyway. I worked for >30 years in a home office (freelance medical writer, often 10-12 hr days). In the first year my back began to fall apart ... the trash office chair I bought for $50 was the culprit. By reading all available office chair comments I stumbled into Steelcase orthopedic office chairs--first it was the Criterion (excellent chair), then their then-TOTL, the Leap v1. I’m sitting in my 2nd Leap v1 (gave away the first, still in great shape after 25 years). I buy them 2nd hand via Interent from an Arizona company, National Office Interiors & Liquidators. These are very expensive chairs, but on a used basis the cost is quite affordable. I never used these chairs with an ottoman, but there’s no reason you couldn’t. I have no idea how a Steelcase Leap would fit in visually with your space, but I can tell you--your back would never again complain after hours of listening. BTW, I’ve near had the type of living room that supports use of an Eames type chair plus ottoman (they take up a lot of floor space). But if I did, it would be an original Eames leather chair or one of the excellent newer chairs inspired by it. Though honestly, I ddon’t know how the lower back comfort of any such chair could equal a Leap’s. |
Stressless with battery operated recline and footrest. The footrest unfolds from under the chair, no issues with floor space. https://shop.stressless.com/en/recliners/stressless-magic/p/000000000001144706?pid=114470657981110 |
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