Your audiophile chair

@ggc awesome

I have a Tyler Roll Arm Recliner in leather from Pottery Barn with an Irving Storage Ottoman in the same leather. They are great together. 

If you like Vipp other options to check out is 

https://www.v4designspecialists.com/furniture/lounge-seating

I'm cheap and won't spend multiple thousands on a chair I use a couple hours a week (dedicated room), sometimes zero hours a week.

The Ikea Poang works for me.  A lot more comfortable than it should be for $150...

Having said that, the Ekornes would be my choice if I did.

I just had my 15-year old Lazy Boy re-upholstered in a nice neutral leather.  I use it every evening, so it was worth the $ vs anything new.  Quality has gone down on furniture over the last 40-50 years.  Just like everything else.  Prices are also insane.

Have a Knoll, Wassily chair. Its  old, worn and pretty uncomfortable but still looks great in my room. When it gets to killing my back a retreat to the sofa, lol. 

How about Ikea Poang 

Like mwatsme I have an Eames replica and love it.

Eames Lounge Chair & Ottoman replica has comfortable classic design. Find them everywhere around $600. Recommend choosing one with upgraded leather for more luxury feel and durability. Or get the authentic original by Herman Miller.

I don't like big, bulky, soft chairs. They absorb sound and soften focus and dynamics. I use hard, small chairs.

Leather low backed (shoulder height… so the back does not interfere with sound) love seat from Wayfair so my doggies can sit next to me.

Zero gravity power recliner….   Gotta be careful listening to LPs when in this chair….   It’s easy to fall asleep when reclined 

I use one of the zero gravity recliners from our pool. Works. 

I could never find a seat that would do the trick, so I customed mine. Low back upholstered chair with a tiny stake running up the back supporting a couple of small narrow car head pillows bunched up just right to support my arthritic neck. So no high back to block the sound and full head support. I believe you can see it on some of the pics in my house of stereo system. Critical component. Good luck in your search.

This is always my go-to for long listening sessions...https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41%2ByZgvoRQL._AC_SX425_.jpg

DeKay

I’ve had this one going on three years and it’s the best I’ve ever had. just the right amount of softness, but not too much, and power headrest. All controls are at your right hand. I found it more comfortable and adjustable than the Stressless, even though they are beautiful. Then there is the added advantage of not having a large separate footrest. I loved getting rid of that.

Gray Power Recliner with Adjustable Headrest | K-21506 | AFW.com

This ad is from a store in Arizona where I live, but it's made by Ashley and sold nationally. 

I had the EKORNES “Stressless” recliner by reputation …yes , it’s a good option.

With a large home reno, I stumbled onto an ETHAN ALLEN top model  Leather Recliner ….It is better in build, body support, and comfort for me . Who knew ?

… = Bye bye “Stressless”.

Highly recommended. But you would be best served by actually test-driving it for yourself.

+4 Ekorness  :-) I bought a pair, one for TV room and one for music room. Great low back and shoulder support. Worth the bucks.

the Ekones Stressless is an excellent chair for lounging. i use one for TV watching, have owned 3 or 4 over time, and really like it when i have the back reclined. but for listening to stereo it’s not ideal, in that mostly it cups the sound around your head, and it does place the weight on your tailbone when your head is at the tweeter height. so it’s a 2 hour chair for serious listening.

there are Ekones Stressless chairs with lower back rests that don’t cup the sound, but the tailbone issue remains. so it’s compromised.

OTOH a perfect chair/zero gravity chair from the relax the back store, with a fixed back and thigh support and a weight transfer for your lower legs unweights your tailbone, so you can sit in it indefinitely. some ’perfect’ chairs have issues with also cupping the sound, but my perfect chair has a narrow back rest and head pillow and so reflects sound away from your ears so no tonal shift.

i’ve owned my ’perfect chair’ since 1999, 24 years now. i can and do listen for 12 straight hours with it. i’ll be buried with it.

I had some Knoll Barcelona replicas that were great, at first, but offered no head support for those long sessions to doze off on and got to be a PITA to get up from.
Still working on a better solution.

All the best,
Nonoise

Indeed

I'll second the Ekorness Stressless recliner.

Ekornes Stressless