I want one of those Black Chairs! What is the name, How much and where to buy!

PRS1JAZZ · 21st January 2004, 02:24 AM

Thanks guys. I want one of those chairs. Are they comfy? Give me the specks!

Jack Ruston · 21st January 2004, 02:34 AM

Its a Herman Miller Aeron!!!!

Unsurprisingly enough, in this industry plagued with industry standards, there is an industry standard chair. Its jolly nice, and everyone likes it, but its a bit expensive. If you have back problems it is NOT the chair to get...and you must get a properly sized orthopedic chair (which looks very similar).

J

20to20 · 21st January 2004, 05:34 AM

According to the site there's a new lumbar support "plug-in"...

Also, $650 is the basic model, $850 for the deluxe...

FWIW, I want them to offer an add-on headrest option...!

C.Lambrechts · 21st January 2004, 08:37 AM

hey what ever happened to the guy on here who had a load of them .... cheap .... ????

Brad Blackwood · 21st January 2004, 01:28 PM

He sold them all - delivered for $500!!!

I bought one. Perfect. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh...

e-cue · 21st January 2004, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by C.Lambrechts
hey what ever happened to the guy on here who had a load of them .... cheap .... ????

I think he (wurly) got busy with NAMM and Mic Stands.

I never caught the booth, dammit. Screw namm. It's too much like a giant Guitar Center.

Dave Martin · 21st January 2004, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brad Blackwood
He sold them all - delivered for $500!!!

I bought one. Perfect. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh...

I got two. I agree - perfect.

grahluk · 21st January 2004, 04:55 PM

To be the voice of dissent here the place I work at bought boatloads of those chairs in 99'. Then they sold for $1200 each. Again got more last year at $700 each. Very trick and look nice. IMO though they are a bit too fiddly for a chair. Too many adjustments that too many don't quite get right. If you sit in one someone has ****ed with the thing might just pitch you forward or backward right back out of the chair. Then you spend the next 10-15 minutes adjusting it so it can be sat upon. In time some of those controls break. All in all I think they are more complicated than a chair needs to be. To put a good word in though. When set up they are quite comfortable and the mesh allows your skin to breathe. They are also quite modular so if you have one that starts to break you can fix them easily. I have one at home that I frankenstiened a good one out of 3 or 4 from work that had various problems. If I had to pay though I'd shop around.

pramrod · 21st January 2004, 07:12 PM

Just to add my two cents here, if you want the really high end chair situation, try the humanscale freedom chair. very few adjustments, smaller footprint than the aeron chair, and VERY well made. these are the neve of futin' chairs man. clients are more impressed w/ the chair than with all the expensive outboard... and it has really helped my "i've been sitting in front of this damn computer mixing for way too many years" neck pains. full support in all positions- all adjustments are easily made from sitting position- neck rest rises to meet you when you recline, oh it's just dreamy. i want another. pricey though... best money i ever spent in the studio. twice the price of the aeron though. aeron just has too many adjustments for me (two many moving parts that can go wrong). definately check out www.humanscale.com - best, pramrod

wurly · 21st January 2004, 08:20 PM

No sh*t Sherlock.

When I first attempted to dive into the Aeron pool I was operating under a number of false assumptions.

Actually two major ones, 1. Aerons sell for $1200 (an old price), and 2, shipping will be about $34 a chair. And the boxes cost $9.

Shipping actually cost $50-60 per chair, and some places sell new ones for $599, including shipping. My cost per chair was $400.

Some quick math shows that I was lucky to clear $35 per chair, which doesn't account for time buying boxes and packing and all of that other stuff. So I more or less broke even, and some Gearslutz got a good deal.

But it was worth it to help out some fellow Gearslutz, most of whom I had the pleasure of meeting at AES. Hello Dave, Brad, and Slipperman.

As for Aerons not being good for people with back problems, I beg to disagree. I have had back surgery (L4-L5), and I love my Aerons. My wife also has back issues. She always had to have two or three pillows to have most chairs work for her, but she uses her Aeron stock, w. the lumbar support, and has no problems.

I'm sure that some people w. back problems might not find an Aeron suitable, but so far I haven't found that person.

The problem with Aerons is that they impede neither the fragrance nor sonic impact of the dreaded control room flatulence. And you can quote me on that.

Back to the micstands.

JR wurly slideguy
Latch Lake Music

Scott Peterson · 22nd January 2004, 03:45 PM

Aeron chairs rule; I have been sitting in mine for over 3 years. Fantastic investment; some of the best money I have ever spent. It is *my* ass in that chair every day after all. Everyone deserves a damn good chair in their lifetime.

Noah · 22nd January 2004, 03:57 PM

Mines Gray, but I still love it...

It makes me happy everyday I plant my butt in it.

Still, as others said, they ain't cheap.

Noah

bigbaby987 · 23rd January 2004, 05:49 AM

wurly what's the odds of you selling these again.....i know a few people that would down

ProFool · 23rd January 2004, 12:35 PM

wurly just incase you plan shipping them again you could send me 2. I have a serious back problem, after trying out a dozin of chairs the Aarons sure look the best you can get & they sure look damn nice to he.

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21st January 2004, 02:24 AM	#1
PRS1JAZZ Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Worcester, MA Posts: 902	I want one of those Black Chairs! What is the name, How much and where to buy! Thanks guys. I want one of those chairs. Are they comfy? Give me the specks! __________________ Earthworks Slut, and Vendor ! And I put a Chaffing 5 post eq on the Choadometer. I loosened the meat wallet meter 2 db's on the jizload compressor and tipped the blond coiffer gig cut to an even feeder knob...

21st January 2004, 05:34 AM	#3
20to20 Gear nut Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 144	According to the site there's a new lumbar support "plug-in"... Also, $650 is the basic model, $850 for the deluxe... FWIW, I want them to offer an add-on headrest option...! __________________ Bob Phillips 20to20soundesign

21st January 2004, 08:37 AM	#4
C.Lambrechts Lives for gear Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ans (Liege) Belgium Posts: 3,214	hey what ever happened to the guy on here who had a load of them .... cheap .... ???? __________________ Chris Lambrechts MiLaR Event ITB or OTB ... Who cares .... it's all about MIXING.

21st January 2004, 01:28 PM	#5
Brad Blackwood Craneslut Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The home of Rock-n-Roll, Memphis, TN Posts: 1,767	He sold them all - delivered for $500!!! I bought one. Perfect. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh... __________________ Brad Blackwood euphonic masters "What do I buy and how do I set it?"

21st January 2004, 02:34 AM	#2
Jack Ruston Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Wimbledon Posts: 706	Its a Herman Miller Aeron!!!! Unsurprisingly enough, in this industry plagued with industry standards, there is an industry standard chair. Its jolly nice, and everyone likes it, but its a bit expensive. If you have back problems it is NOT the chair to get...and you must get a properly sized orthopedic chair (which looks very similar). J

21st January 2004, 04:55 PM	#8
grahluk Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 553	To be the voice of dissent here the place I work at bought boatloads of those chairs in 99'. Then they sold for $1200 each. Again got more last year at $700 each. Very trick and look nice. IMO though they are a bit too fiddly for a chair. Too many adjustments that too many don't quite get right. If you sit in one someone has ****ed with the thing might just pitch you forward or backward right back out of the chair. Then you spend the next 10-15 minutes adjusting it so it can be sat upon. In time some of those controls break. All in all I think they are more complicated than a chair needs to be. To put a good word in though. When set up they are quite comfortable and the mesh allows your skin to breathe. They are also quite modular so if you have one that starts to break you can fix them easily. I have one at home that I frankenstiened a good one out of 3 or 4 from work that had various problems. If I had to pay though I'd shop around.

21st January 2004, 07:12 PM	#9
pramrod Gear maniac Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: CATSKILLS Posts: 287	Just to add my two cents here, if you want the really high end chair situation, try the humanscale freedom chair. very few adjustments, smaller footprint than the aeron chair, and VERY well made. these are the neve of futin' chairs man. clients are more impressed w/ the chair than with all the expensive outboard... and it has really helped my "i've been sitting in front of this damn computer mixing for way too many years" neck pains. full support in all positions- all adjustments are easily made from sitting position- neck rest rises to meet you when you recline, oh it's just dreamy. i want another. pricey though... best money i ever spent in the studio. twice the price of the aeron though. aeron just has too many adjustments for me (two many moving parts that can go wrong). definately check out www.humanscale.com - best, pramrod

21st January 2004, 08:20 PM	#10
wurly Gear maniac Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Apple Valley, MN USA Posts: 173	Wurly got busy w. NAMM & micstands No sh*t Sherlock. When I first attempted to dive into the Aeron pool I was operating under a number of false assumptions. Actually two major ones, 1. Aerons sell for $1200 (an old price), and 2, shipping will be about $34 a chair. And the boxes cost $9. Shipping actually cost $50-60 per chair, and some places sell new ones for $599, including shipping. My cost per chair was $400. Some quick math shows that I was lucky to clear $35 per chair, which doesn't account for time buying boxes and packing and all of that other stuff. So I more or less broke even, and some Gearslutz got a good deal. But it was worth it to help out some fellow Gearslutz, most of whom I had the pleasure of meeting at AES. Hello Dave, Brad, and Slipperman. As for Aerons not being good for people with back problems, I beg to disagree. I have had back surgery (L4-L5), and I love my Aerons. My wife also has back issues. She always had to have two or three pillows to have most chairs work for her, but she uses her Aeron stock, w. the lumbar support, and has no problems. I'm sure that some people w. back problems might not find an Aeron suitable, but so far I haven't found that person. The problem with Aerons is that they impede neither the fragrance nor sonic impact of the dreaded control room flatulence. And you can quote me on that. Back to the micstands. JR wurly slideguy Latch Lake Music

22nd January 2004, 03:45 PM	#11
Scott Peterson Gear Head Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 33	Aeron chairs rule; I have been sitting in mine for over 3 years. Fantastic investment; some of the best money I have ever spent. It is my ass in that chair every day after all. Everyone deserves a damn good chair in their lifetime. __________________ -- Scott Peterson Find Out About My Bands, My Music and My Gear Here!

22nd January 2004, 03:57 PM	#12
Noah Gear nut Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 99	Mines Gray, but I still love it... It makes me happy everyday I plant my butt in it. Still, as others said, they ain't cheap. Noah

23rd January 2004, 05:49 AM	#13
bigbaby987 Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 529	wurly what's the odds of you selling these again.....i know a few people that would down

23rd January 2004, 12:35 PM	#14
ProFool Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: BELGICA, THE FLANDERS, VENICE OF THE NORTH ! Posts: 681	wurly just incase you plan shipping them again you could send me 2. I have a serious back problem, after trying out a dozin of chairs the Aarons sure look the best you can get & they sure look damn nice to he. __________________ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones that you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Mark Twain (thanks Don)

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