my dad left me two "vintage" office chairs from the early 50's- mahogany and leather (with rivet borders). they make you sit up VERY straight, with nice arm-rests. there's nothing behind your head, as the chair only comes up to your shoulder blades.
the chair is very supportive and comfortable for business meetings and employment interviews...
okay, i'm not being totally serious here, but otoh the chair makes you very aware of where your body and ears are in relation to everything in the room. if you need to move your seat as little as an inch, no problem! and if i really wanted to or needed to, i could either saw down the legs or raise the height without worrying about the consequences.
right now i have one dead centre between two guarneri homage speakers, and the imaging is as good as you could want.
now i realize Dwl is looking for something nice, not an old heirloom piece of junk, but the chair i'm describing is really pretty nice; if otoh you place me in a primo recliner, i'm liable to start snoring within 10-15 minutes. i say leave the recliner in front of the tv set, and get a "captain's" chair for the stereo...
the chair is very supportive and comfortable for business meetings and employment interviews...
okay, i'm not being totally serious here, but otoh the chair makes you very aware of where your body and ears are in relation to everything in the room. if you need to move your seat as little as an inch, no problem! and if i really wanted to or needed to, i could either saw down the legs or raise the height without worrying about the consequences.
right now i have one dead centre between two guarneri homage speakers, and the imaging is as good as you could want.
now i realize Dwl is looking for something nice, not an old heirloom piece of junk, but the chair i'm describing is really pretty nice; if otoh you place me in a primo recliner, i'm liable to start snoring within 10-15 minutes. i say leave the recliner in front of the tv set, and get a "captain's" chair for the stereo...