013 – Ergonomic Gaming Computer Chair

I’d like to break this into 2 categories: Pros and Cons
But, before I jump into that, I want to emphasize: These are just my experiences and you may or may not feel the same way. However, I honestly believe that reviews matter and it’s important to help potential buyers to understand what others have experienced.

Pros:
This chair is a gamer’s dream. If you use a computer for long periods of time – no matter the purpose – this chair is everything you’ve ever wanted. I’ve had a bad back my whole life and had spinal-cord surgery just over 3 weeks ago. This chair has been the only place I’ve found any relief from my back pain. Sitting in the zero-gravity position was a God-send. Next, the leather this chair is made out of is as soft and buttery as something you’d find at a high-end furniture shop. Assembly was much easier than I was expecting. At first, I was nervous about assembling it because all the reviews suggested that assembly was difficult. The online videos were, most certainly, the reason that assembly was relatively simple. However, you WILL NEED 2 PEOPLE for set-up. Fortunately, my son was able to be over to the house that day. Another “pro” is, the beauty of the chair, itself. It’s a piece of art. The LED lights, the smokey mirrors on the base (I didn’t know about them until I pulled off the protective sheets – just gorgeous!!!), and the sleek lines make this unit far more beautiful than just a “computer chair”. Finally, I must say – this chair operates exactly as I hoped it would and exactly as promised – and the quality of the *entire unit* is uncompromised and better than I’d ever expected. To call it heavy-duty is an understatement. There was nothing about the chair that said, “cheap”. The words that describe this chair: Quality. Gorgeous. Fairly Priced. Functional. And Fun!

Cons:
The chair, when delivered, was a huge job to get it into the garage. I live in a smaller town and the truck that delivered the pallets the unit came on, didn’t have a lift gate. One of the pallets weighed over 500 lbs. Yes. Just one of them. The other was about 250 lbs. And, a truck without a lift gate and easing these pallets down to the ground took 4 men (I couldn’t help due to my pending back surgery, at the time) as well as the driver of the semi being nice enough to help my guys ease them down. So, 5 men – and even then, it was a nightmare. But, it got done. I had rented a pallet-jack and used that to wheel the pallets into the garage.

Then, I thought, “We can open the containers and I can just move piece by piece, slowly over the next few days, down to my man-cave and then assemble it down there.

Nope.

The unit comes in 3 main groupings – The Base – The Chair – and The Accessories. I was able to move the accessories down in 2 trips down to my Man-cave. But, the base and chair are assembled to the point that one person can’t hope to move them alone. Or two. Or even three. If you need to navigate stairs or move the chair anywhere other than where you remove the packaging, GET A LOT OF HELP!! (My recommendation would be to hire it done). It was a huge job just getting everything into the room.

So, that’s a really long way of saying that the first “con” is: it’s heavy. Really heavy. (Maybe ship it a bit less assembled? Just a thought).

My second “con” (for me) was, the unit came with 3 DP cables. 2 of the 3 cables didn’t work. Fortunately, I’m only running my 35″, curved monitor and haven’t purchased the 2 outer monitors yet (not sure I need them). However, I don’t know if those cables were bad when installed in the chair in the factory – or if they went bad in transit. But, the company didn’t replace them after I reported the problem to them – and that was a sincere disappointment to me (my only real disappointment in the entire transaction and unit).

So, there you have it. This chair is everything I’d hoped it would be – and much, much more. And, the cost of 2 new DP cables is nothing compared the be usefulness, functionality, beauty, and quality of this chair.

If you’re considering this chair, I can honestly say, you will be BEYOND happy with it. I’m thankful I purchased it and will be using it tonight to play Sea of Thieves (yep, I’m an old gamer). LOL!! Thank you for reading!!

The chair came 2 to 3 weeks earlier than advertised even with 2 delays with shipping and everything was secured and protectively wrapped. The packaging could have been labeled so you know which piece you’re opening up but otherwise it was well protected in shipping. Once the crates were opened up and the loose plates and pieces removed moving it inside was relatively painless. The wheels on the chair assembly and the base made it much easier to move around and orient on the base. I will say you should check the base wheels before trying to push it around, mine were locked in place initially and I had to remove a couple plates to pop the wheel locks up. Definitely recommend 2 people to assemble it and moving it only took 2 sets of hands as well. Chair assembly was maybe 200 to 250 pounds once out of the crate. This does not come with any vesa screws so you’ll need to get those yourself for any monitors you plan to mount. Lining up the monitors once they’re on the brackets is a bit of a pain and something I’m still fiddling with to get them level and spaced correctly. Cable management is pretty simple, you can store excess power and port cable in the mount brackets and the arm itself. The only real issue I had was with the LED lights not working correctly on arrival but over the course of several days their customer service walked through several things to troubleshoot and we eventually got it fixed. The motor operations work well and are pretty accurate to the video’s they have posted around. Overall I’m pretty happy with the purchase, the system fits very well with a glass panel tower to show off your lighting setup alongside the chair. The feeling of this thing closing around you as you sit down to play or work is extremely satisfying.

Chair is cool for the first few days but then stuff starts breaking. The automatic keyboard tray opener already broke. The bottom seat doesn’t vibrate. The leather on the armrests sunk in and it feels like I’m resting my elbow on plastic. Certain colors of the led lights make a weird buzzing noise. The chair is moderately comfortable to sit in. I normally don’t write reviews but this is such a large purchase I had to let anyone who is on the fence know.

Let me start by saying I love the chair. Having said that, I would like to leave some feedback on my experience from purchase to installation so others know what to expect.

1) The seller used RoadRunner Freight to ship. I purchased the chair on Jun/26 and finally received it on 7/30. I understand there may be challenges in shipping something this size, but I had multiple inaccurate updates on the arrival of the chair causing me to leave work early on several occassions as well as the people I had on stand by to help me move it.

2) Definitely have more than one person to help you move this. I am a pretty stout individual myself, but the shape and size make it difficult to handle.

3) There are wheels on the chair and on the base so that is a tremendous help once you have it on solid floor. Just be mindful of the cables.

4) Comes with it’s on set of tools, which is great, but highly suggest you go out and buy one of those handy flashlights that strap on to your head so as to provide light while freeing up your hands.

5) The keyboard panel comes with some sort of hybrid cardboard film stuck to it. It has a glass-like finish so I imagine this is applied to protect it. That is great, but the film is a MFer to remove. I used windex to saturate it and let it set for awhile applying more as needed until it was completed soaked. Afterwards the protective film came off pretty easy using the rough side of a sink sponge.

6) The video guide is very helpful, but the most important thing to know about the video and chair is THERE ARE NO POWER CABLES IN THE OVERHEAD ARM FOR THE MONITORS. YOU WILL NEED TO RUN A POWER CABLE YOURSELF. I purchased about a 15′ extension cord with a three socket end on it, as I am using a 3 monitor set up.

7) You should be aware, if running multiple monitors, that all of the mounts are level to one another. If you have different model monitors that mount in different locations on the back, the monitors will not line up properly.

It is a great chair once it is all said and done. You may need a pillow for reclining, but everything works great. It is really comfortable and the moving parts are pretty quiet. I did not find materials on this chair that seemed overly cheap or lacking in quality save the white paper film that is run underneath the overhead arm. It is in place for the LED lights to reflect off of, but once all the plates are installed, it is completely protected. Now that I have everything 100% I am loving my new set up. The work put in to set up the chair was worth it in the end.

This chair is absolutely amazing. I love how comfortable it is. Seriously awesome I can sit in it for hours upon end with no pain. No strain on my neck or shoulders or lower back anymore.. It’s pretty wide you can sit cross legged if you want to. Also there’s a little light so you can read. If you’re thinking about buying this do it. Just go ahead and do it

I ordered this back in late February 2022 and it arrived within 10 days. It comes in two large crates that are on the heavy side. My wife and I were able to break them down and get the chair in the house with a bit of effort. We had watched the videos online that gave instructions on how to put it together. It was not complicated, just took some time and lots of fastening bolts with a hex wrench. Everything went together fine, but we discovered we were missing one non-essential piece (a cover on the lower back side). I reached out to support and Jason got back to me right away. I told him what I needed, and he sent the replacement part right away and kept me informed on the shipping and even followed up several times afterwards to make sure everything worked out.

The chair itself is great. My wife has a bad back and needed a chair to work in for 6-10 hours a day that would minimize pressure on her back and neck. I was looking for the ultimate gaming chair. Both of us got what we wanted. It has only been a month or so, but we are very happy with this purchase and even though the price seemed a bit much initially, it has proven to be a sound investment and I am considering getting a second one so I don’t have to wait for my wife to finish working so I can play.

Specs: I paired this chair with a 49″ Odyssey Neo G9 G95NA Gaming Monitor (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B096YNP6ZR/), a Sound BlasterX Katana v2 Soundbar (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M5G07KF/) mounted with a USX MOUNT Universal Soundbar Mount (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081N42KV3) and Logitech Brio 4K Webcam (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N5UOYC4). To make it easy to toggle between work computers and my gaming rig I am using the UDP2-14AP-KIT – 4-port USB Dual DisplayPort KVM switch which allows for 5k @ 120hz which is pretty great for a KVM system.

Cons:
*It’s very heavy, 350+ pounds. I assume that’s because it needs to be very stable. It comes on a pallet, so rent a pallet jack if you can to bring it into your house. Don’t take the top section off of the pallet until you’re ready to slide it onto the base.
* Amazon quoted 50.00 for professional assembly, they showed up and said it was way too heavy and out of scope for the 50.00 assembly price, that was annoying. I assembled it myself without too much trouble.

Pros:
* I’m in IT and i’ve been sitting in front of a computer for work for two decades, at age 48 my back muscles become fatigued quickly, so this is a game changer. I can already tell a huge difference in back pain the first day using it.
* It’s made very solidly, it has really cool features. and it looks really great.

Summary: It’s a fantastic product, I’m not a gamer, i bought it for work to get rid of back pain. Mission Accomplished!

Loved this setup at first. The cushioning flattens out pretty quick and the leather cracks. Which is all expected with use. But more importantly the zero gravity/ recline mechanism broke. The worm gear is threaded to a block of plastic that travels forward and backward (for the reclining function). Anyway the block broke. Everything else works except the most important part. I expected better quality for what I paid.