In all my days posting here, I don't think I've ever seen anyone talk about one of the most important parts of any studio: your seat.

For those of us who sit in front of a computer or some other audio equipment for hours on end, we've gotta protect our ASSets. I've got a shameful $100 Business Depot chair with the faux leather that gets torn up faster a Chinese take-out menu left on a doorknob. It really isn't doing the trick for me these days and I want to replace it with something respectable.

Any of you guys & gals (okay, let's face it, just guys) ever invest in a decent chair? I keep reading the reviews and the marketing material but it's just not the same as actually sitting in one, and I can't seem to find any place locally that has a "showroom", except for Business Depot which has a showroom full of crappy chairs.

I'd really like to know (a) what you've got, (b) how long you can sit in it without getting uncomfortable and having to fidget or get up and walk around, and (c) how long you've had it and how well it seems to be holding up under normal er... wear and tear. For me the answers to (b) and (c) are (b) about 10 minutes and (c) not so great after 3 years.

Please post your personal preference. My ass will be eternally grateful.

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yo man, this is what its like for me: I am 6'4 okay. I spend 7 hours a day in desks that are just a tad bit too small for me, not good on the back. Then i go to work for about 6 hours, and I work at a retail store folding clothes on tables that are a foot too short... also hard on the back, and then i come home and sit in a folding poker table chair and practice my music, times this by atleast 5 days a week.. its a never ending cycle of pain. i need to get my parents to buy me like a fuxxing recliner so im not a hunchback by the time i get out of the house. the world is not built for people over 6ft tall! hahaha

so yes, i would like to hear an answer as well.

I have much the same problem. The thing is, I think my chair is comfortable, but since my ass is bonier than a 12-year-old at a strip club, I can't tell. I need some heavy duty padding down there or I begin to get really sore.

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My seat is only $100 but it's really comfortable. You don't need to spend heaps, you just need to find something that is comfortable for you. Make sure it's a high back though and has arm rests.

yeah I have the same prob. but go for Hernan Miller i was in their showroom last week and i must say super quality

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digi i swear to god i almost posted a thread over teh weekend about studio ergonomics...

i've been in some studios where people use trackball mice and others who sit on one of those excercise balls. i personally would like a coke fountain next to my studio so i wouldn't have to get up all the time.

At the moment I have a semi-cheap full back armchair from Amart (kinda like a furniture-only Walmart). I've just put a shiatsu massage attachment on it and loving it!

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This may sound kinda cheap but, have you considered checking out a used office supply warehouse?
They have a much larger variety mainly because they're not dedicated to any specific brands.

I found my computer chairs at one of these stores on a whim after going to a ton of different shops and coming home empty handed.

I found 3 very nice, next to new chairs, all of them extremely comfortable, all of them have pneumatic seat height adjustment, they're ergonomically correct, as I said before, they're all in excellent condition etc etc etc and I purchased all 3 for around $50.00

What's funny is I recently bought my wife an office chair for her computer from a retail store, I payed $300. for it and she hates it, it's extremely uncomfortable and rigid, she keeps stealing my favorite chair.

Anyway, just a thought.

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I bought a $200 ergonomic chair. My ass and back used to hurt all the time from sitting down all day. But not anymore! Not with my $200 ERGONOMIC CHAIR!

It didnt come with free steak knives though.

i sit and hunch on the edge of my couch over a laptop. >:0

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I've been using a $60 Office Depot Cloth covered chair for some time now. It's got good padding in the seat, so I'm properly postured when I'm sitting. That helps a lot.

The funny thing is, I had a nice leather office chair that was twice as expensive and stood up pretty well for about a year. Then the cushioning in the seat started to wear and it put my back in a funny position, so I ditched that chair for the cheaper cloth covered chair and its lasted almost 5 years.

I agree with Fledz that you need to make sure it has a high back and armrests, that makes a world of difference.

I can sit in that chair for hours, but I get up every hour or two to smoke. I think it's important get up and walk around for at least 5 minutes every hour or so to give your muscles an opportunity to stretch and keep you from sitting for too long. I can produce for hours this way.