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jrhymeammo
11-21-2006, 10:12 PM
I'm planning to move to a 2 Bedroom apartment in the beginning of the next year. Well, I'm sick of having my gears in my livingroom, so I plan to turn the masterbedroom in my a dedicated music room. I'm hoping that it will at least be 14'X12'. So that shouldnt be too hard or expensive to find.

The way I like listening to music is laying down. It sounds better sitting up in the middle of the couch, but I always end up laying down. So I'm basically facing 90degrees away from my speakers.

So what do you guys use?

I do like the idea of having a recliner but I really dont want to get one that has a headrest any higher than my ear level. I'm looking for some for me and maybe one more for the ladies.

Should I go for somem like this? Hot Babe not included..

http://www.furniturerow.com/group_detail/brand/sofa_mart/id/199/


Share us a picture of your favorite chair.

Thanks

Feanor
11-22-2006, 03:36 AM
I'm planning to move to a 2 Bedroom apartment in the beginning of the next year. Well, I'm sick of having my gears in my livingroom, so I plan to turn the masterbedroom in my a dedicated music room. I'm hoping that it will at least be 14'X12'. So that shouldnt be too hard or expensive to find.

The way I like listening to music is laying down. It sounds better sitting up in the middle of the couch, but I always end up laying down. So I'm basically facing 90degrees away from my speakers.

So what do you guys use?

I do like the idea of having a recliner but I really dont want to get one that has a headrest any higher than my ear level. I'm looking for some for me and maybe one more for the ladies.
...

Share us a picture of your favorite chair.

Thanks

I use an Ikea POÄNG (in leather as pictured below) with matching foolstool. I'm tall enough that my ears are above the headrest.

The POÄNGs are very confortable. They are also durable and relatively cheap -- so you can affort a second "for the ladies".

...

basite
11-22-2006, 04:57 AM
well, I don't have it*, I did sit in it once, it was the most relaxing chair ever...

http://www.vitra.com/products/home/living_room_arm_lounge_chairs/lounge_chair/default.asp?lang=il_en


* add: I don't think that many people have it, let alone have the money...

basite
11-22-2006, 04:57 AM
vitra does have cheaper things too, and they all sit very good.
but the chair I linked too in the previous post, starts at $5000 and goes all the way up to $8000 or something.
I do think it would be a good match with your speakers jra :)

SlumpBuster
11-22-2006, 06:09 AM
Unfortunately, some of us are married, so we have to make compromises. :D
That giant bean bag is actually pretty sweet. My roommate had one in college. Unfortunately, this is what you have to look forward to in post college married life:

http://www.ethanallen.com/jsp/universalprod.jsp?itemID=217883&mainSelect=5&subSelect=10
Wait, it gets better; mine is yellow. :17:

This is what I want though: http://www.ethanallen.com/jsp/universalprod.jsp?itemID=737948&mainSelect=5&subSelect=7# It is one of the most comfortable chairs ever.

icarus
11-22-2006, 10:22 AM
I (the wife) personally likes the natuzzi line up we have the model shown, just in a different colour. we have light green, but lets be honest its not as relaxed as one of those been super sack chairs.

jrhymeammo
11-22-2006, 12:52 PM
Thank guys.

Ikea always have great stuff for sensible price. I love that site. But I'm only 5'10" and I'm looking to really CHILLAX For my livingroom, I'll be calling Ikea, but not in my paradise. Thanks anyway Bill and beest wishes to you on vinyl conversion.

Bastie, thanks for that link. Looks great, but yeah. Hit me up with a PM dude.

Slumpy, I'm sorry to hear about your Sofa, But man, that recliner looks like something I can chillax in. Kinda expensive for jra doe..

Icarus - The one in the picture looks great. Unfortunately I will always be laying on it sideways. Maybe just a single seater.

I dont need to be making this decision real soon, but it;s starting to give me a headache. Damn it...

-JRA

dean_martin
11-22-2006, 12:53 PM
here's my vinyl club chair I got a few years ago for $10 at a neighbor's yard sale. It's comfortable and it sits low which is perfect for my 5'7" errr.. 5' 6 1/2" frame (us short folks always fudge a little). Most importantly, it has loads of character. When cleaning it up, I found a 3-page, hand-written sermon under the seat cushion. The pic is from my old house. It's still my listening chair for my stereo system set up in the extra bedroom of new home. I would probably get kicked out if I tried to bring it into the living room for tv watching.

jrhymeammo
11-22-2006, 01:37 PM
Dean!!!

That looks awesome. That is kind of pictures I was hoping to see people post on this thread. I used to have a chair like that. I miss it so much, I feel like crying...

I'm really sick of livign with crappy beyond-used furniture, but that looks pretty good and really inviting. And I can tell you from years and years of experience(trust me I'm an expert when it comes to thrift store furnitures), they are THE most comfortable things on earth. It's like used audio gears, none of that break-in periods.
I guess what I will have to do is to take my time and look for yardsales in a decent neighborhood. I would need an ottoman with that chair though.

If you guys got pictures of your listening chair, keep'em coming please.

Thanks,

J da Thriftophile

dean_martin
11-22-2006, 02:05 PM
Thanks, J. When my dog was a puppy, she made the hole at the end of the arm with her teeth. I slapped some duct tape on it. My dog also likes to hide her treats in my chair while I'm at work. She likes the chair. My wife, on the other hand, is always asking when I'm gonna get a new one.

paul_pci
11-22-2006, 10:23 PM
I know the *perfect* chair seems like the ideal, but consider beyond the critical listening context. One thing I love to do from time to time is take a nap while listening to some great music, so consider a comfy couch. That way you have your "chair" and a place to nap to music. Unless of course you're one of those fall asleep in front of the tv type guys.

jrhymeammo
11-22-2006, 10:46 PM
I dont need to be giving music a critical listen all the time. I just wanna be able to listen to music in the most relaxing thing without ending up sideways facing the other wall. I know this sounds crazy, but when I end up laying down on the couch, I prefer not to have backrest right next to one of my ears. I dont mind falling asleep to music on CD. Since I dont have a semi-auto TT, maybe I should get a timer.:)

At this point, I'm leaning towards that sack. I bet it'll work as a pretty decent acoustic tamer too.

BTW, I can't remember the last time I slept in my bed. I'm a couch kinda guy.

-JRA

Feanor
11-23-2006, 06:14 AM
I know the *perfect* chair seems like the ideal, but consider beyond the critical listening context. One thing I love to do from time to time is take a nap while listening to some great music, so consider a comfy couch. That way you have your "chair" and a place to nap to music. Unless of course you're one of those fall asleep in front of the tv type guys.

I often nap on my bed -- that's what the bedroom systems are for. :sleep: I'll admit, though, I ought to upgrade from those Radio Shack Minimus 7's.

JoeE SP9
11-24-2006, 08:20 AM
I use an Ikea POÄNG (in leather as pictured below) with matching foolstool. I'm tall enough that my ears are above the headrest.

The POÄNGs are very confortable. They are also durable and relatively cheap -- so you can affort a second "for the ladies".

...
We do agree on at least one thing. I have a POANG as my listening chair. It's even better with the matching ottoman. I sometimes fall asleep in it. How's that as a testimony to comfort?:cool:

Feanor
11-24-2006, 09:35 AM
We do agree on at least one thing. I have a POANG as my listening chair. It's even better with the matching ottoman. I sometimes fall asleep in it. How's that as a testimony to comfort?:cool:

Yep, the POÄNG have been Ikea's catalogue forever -- 30 years at least. One of those things that doesn't need to be reinvented. I dose off all too often myself -- kills my neck, though: I've got cervical disc problems.

footstool = ottoman :cornut:

jrhymeammo
11-24-2006, 10:48 AM
Mmmmmm... :3: :3: :3: .....:Yawn: :Yawn: :Yawn: .........:sleep: :sleep: :sleep:...........

http://www.furnitureontheweb.com/images/Furniture/500029.jpg

Maybe trying to find an end-piece of a sectional in clearance section is the best way to go.

JRA

Dusty Chalk
11-27-2006, 02:29 AM
You'd hate my chair. It's straightback, upright, yet I find it very comfortable. It's from Yield House, and they call come with duck patterns on the upholstery, so my ex has got me calling it the "duck chair", but I'm sure it has a real name. I spoke with her recently, and she said something about it being a weird combination of "Mission" with something else, "Queen Anne", perhaps?

Can't seem to find any pictures, but it's not like anybody'd care.

jrhymeammo
11-27-2006, 05:16 AM
YOu have no idea how evil this thread is looking right now.
I just finished 52 pages of strategic plan of DaimlerChrysler for my Management class, and any chair that I can put my back against would be heavenly. I think I need to look at my Avatar and try to wakeup... nope just nausiated.



Can't seem to find any pictures, but it's not like anybody'd care.

If you ever find it, I would love to see it. I'm serious.

well, off to a local 24 hour Kinkos.
JRA

basite
11-27-2006, 07:11 AM
YOu have no idea how evil this thread is looking right now.
I just finished 52 pages of strategic plan of DaimlerChrysler for my Management class
JRA

after 52 pages my fingers would be gone...


btw, i had such a sack like the one you were talking about in the beginning of this thread, (a little smaller) it was good, but now i prefer something with real armrests.

Peace,
Basite.

jrhymeammo
02-04-2010, 06:32 PM
Would anyone care to share your favorite chair?
This thread is fairly old, but I have come across a cool picture, and had remembered this thread.....

http://news.cnet.com/i/bto/20090527/autolivingunit_500x440.jpg
http://news.cnet.com/8300-17938_105-1-1.html?search=contraption

Hey Feanor,
I now sit in the POÄNG, but I always end up taking a head-rest off for more open sound.

Jose Jimenez
02-04-2010, 06:57 PM
A brown three secton Italian leather couch. You can easily fall asleep if you are not careful so the music must be good.

Ajani
02-04-2010, 07:07 PM
Would anyone care to share your favorite chair?

..........................

Hey Feanor,
I now sit in the POÄNG, but I always end up taking a head-rest off for more open sound.

The POÄNG was my listening chair for a few years (before I left Toronto)... Now I just use a comfortable Leather Sofa or my computer chair (when I used my Cans)....

Luvin Da Blues
02-04-2010, 07:14 PM
Best audio chair ever?

nightflier
02-05-2010, 11:33 AM
I have a pair of Lazy Boys - lifetime warranty on the "lazy" part, too.

Ajani
02-05-2010, 01:39 PM
Best audio chair ever?

More like Best Speakers ever...

Ajani
02-05-2010, 01:47 PM
This thread is fairly old, but I have come across a cool picture, and had remembered this thread.....

http://news.cnet.com/i/bto/20090527/autolivingunit_500x440.jpg
http://news.cnet.com/8300-17938_105-1-1.html?search=contraption



Is that like a virtual reality sex chair? Or maybe a medieval torture device?

jrhymeammo
02-05-2010, 05:38 PM
Is that like a virtual reality sex chair? Or maybe a medieval torture device?

It all depends on what music it plays. If it's playing Kenny Burrell, Joe Puma, Grant Green, Wes Montegomery, Charlie Byrd, Django Reinhardt, John Scofield, Al Di Meola, etc..... Just non of that George Benson and Pat Metheny stuff. Nothing against them, just don't care for their sound.

blackraven
02-05-2010, 08:10 PM
Here's my favorite chair- http://www.ethanallen.com/product?productId=894&categoryId=8205

We have it in white leather and in maple wood with a dark cherry stain. Its great for reclining chill'n out and listening to music or watching movies

frenchmon
02-06-2010, 08:52 AM
I am in the market for something new. I currently use an old rocking chair and foot rest we had left over from when we had a new baby in my room.

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/197/ptru12883808reg4622484.jpg (http://img641.imageshack.us/i/ptru12883808reg4622484.jpg/)

frenchmon

jrhymeammo
02-06-2010, 10:03 AM
Best audio chair ever?

Classic!!! That's exactly how I sit too.

JRA aka a Proud Sloucher.

blackraven
02-06-2010, 03:18 PM
I am in the market for something new. I currently use an old rocking chair and foot rest we had left over from when we had a new baby in my room.

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/197/ptru12883808reg4622484.jpg (http://img641.imageshack.us/i/ptru12883808reg4622484.jpg/)

frenchmon

We still have that same chair from when my daughter was borne 22yrs ago. My wife likes to keep it in our bedroom to watch tv or read a book.

jrhymeammo
02-06-2010, 03:50 PM
I am in the market for something new. I currently use an old rocking chair and foot rest we had left over from when we had a new baby in my room.

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/197/ptru12883808reg4622484.jpg (http://img641.imageshack.us/i/ptru12883808reg4622484.jpg/)

frenchmon

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/chicago/2008-04-15-lounge.jpg

How about the Eames Lounge chair?:cornut:

poppachubby
02-06-2010, 07:16 PM
Just non of that George Benson stuff. Nothing against them, just don't care for their sound.

Easy fella, I love George Benson. You don't want George to get gangsta like that, do ya?!?

poppachubby
02-06-2010, 07:28 PM
Authentic LA-Z Boy. I've had it for roughly 8 years. I clean and buff it weekly. I treat it when needed, to ensure it keeps that softness.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2794/4335614607_54c2fc1e6d.jpg


Headphone amp wired into the arm. An aftermarket modification done by Chubby Enterprises.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4335613293_179509f165.jpg

jrhymeammo
02-06-2010, 07:40 PM
Aet modification done by Chubby Enterprises.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4335613293_179509f165.jpg

Hey Poppa,

That's quite impressive. Do you care to post a thread on this with some details?

Hey, I don't like George Benson and Glover Washington type of Jazz. Just not my thing...
But you should know this lyric..

Who am I to judge one's perspective?
Though some of that sh*t y'all pop true it, I ain't relating
If I don't like it, I don't like it, that don't mean that I'm hating

JRA

poppachubby
02-06-2010, 08:15 PM
I'm partial to his early work on the CTI label. Some of the early Warner Bros stuff is great too ie Breezin. He's a master guitar player, but I'm not big on his love of cheese ballads. Greatest Love of All? Have you listened to Bad Benson or Good King Bad?

The chair isn't that amazing. I used a few velcro dimes to hold it in place, yet have the ability to remove it. I was able to drill down and run the wiring through the chair.

Before we bought the house, we lived in an apartment. I had taken this a step farther by putting a slit in the carpet at each end of the headphone extension. One under the chair and another right in front of the media center. I ran the whole thing under the carpet. It was awesome, no wires to trip on but more importantly, no wires up in my wife's face.

jrhymeammo
02-07-2010, 11:35 AM
He's a master guitar player, but I'm not big on his love of cheese ballads. Greatest Love of All? Have you listened to Bad Benson or Good King Bad?



Thanks for the suggestions, and have listened to samples online.
I'm not doubting his skills at all, but those CDs just don't have my type of sound.
I have listened to about 4-5 albums at record stores when I had considered to buy, and they all confirmed that GB isn't my style.
My taste in Music do change, so perhaps I'll revisit in about a decade.

Now, how about some pics by other members?