Aeron Chair users....saggy seat?

Kyle Ashley · 26th January 2006, 09:21 AM

I've been using a very good Aeron replica for a couple of years, but the seat done got baggy and saggy on me

does the mesh in the real Aeron seats hold it's tautness/firmness well? I'm thinking about plunging for the real deal, but don't want to end up with the same situation in a couple of years. I'm thinking about the "B" model as I'm about 5'11" 185 lbs.

**Jules** · 26th January 2006, 09:43 AM

No saggy in my Aeron baggy here... and my 3 are 6 years old...

picksail · 26th January 2006, 10:00 AM

No sag here.

The Aerons will keep your ass nice and tight for years to come.

DaveH · 26th January 2006, 10:37 AM

No sag ------------ sag's a real drag.

3 years, and 4 years

Almost couldn't bring myself to spend that
much on a chair. (Saw other gear off in distance).

But a end of first 14 hour day I had forgotten all about
the chair. (That was great, it means if was so comfortable
that I had forgotten I was sitting all day).

alnico · 26th January 2006, 11:29 AM

5 years going strong

dave-G · 26th January 2006, 01:44 PM

Sagless here too... Heck, they're parts replacable (the seat and back) even if it did sag 20 years from now.

And Kyle -- it's well worth the money. Take it from a guy with 2 herniated discs that sits in one all day. I LOVE mine.

BuyBuyBuyBuyBuyBuyBuyBuyBuyBuyBuyBuyBuy

-dave

Brad Blackwood · 26th January 2006, 02:03 PM

No sag here, either. Was just at a buddy's studio last night and commented on how his 6+ year old aeron looked like new - they build them to last forever...

Kyle Ashley · 26th January 2006, 05:56 PM

Thanks for the replies guys! That's good to hear. I'll go for the real deal this time and look forward to years of support.

godcity · 26th January 2006, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brad Blackwood

No sag here, either. Was just at a buddy's studio last night and commented on how his 6+ year old aeron looked like new - they build them to last forever...

well mine didn't last forever. mine lasted a few months. the seat itself is still great, but the mechanisms underneath that hold it all together have totally blown out. it's wobbly, bearings spill on the floor, snap rings snapped off, it will spontaneously tilt back. i'm pissed. i have an 800 dollar chair held together with duct tape now.
k

Jim Roberts · 26th January 2006, 06:24 PM

Got four of em....all over 4 years old.....two size Cs and two size Bs...no sag

Jonathan Starr · 26th January 2006, 07:54 PM

Mine are great. Like new. We got them 6 years ago and use them daily.

deepershadepro · 26th January 2006, 08:10 PM

been sittin in an aeron for about 6 years now, the only sag I have experienced...is the sag of my ass cheeks southward(due to old age)!

jonnyclueless · 26th January 2006, 08:51 PM

I was gonna say, it's more likely you'll seesag in what's put in the chair more than you will in the chair itself.

HudHudson · 26th January 2006, 08:56 PM

Buying a "replica' Aeron would be like buying a Chameleon mic pre and expecting it to sound like a 1073. My 8-year old Aeron is sagless despite the steadily increasing size of my keister. Just bought another one for my home edit suite, worth every penny!

Mike O · 26th January 2006, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by godcity

well mine didn't last forever. mine lasted a few months. the seat itself is still great, but the mechanisms underneath that hold it all together have totally blown out. it's wobbly, bearings spill on the floor, snap rings snapped off, it will spontaneously tilt back. i'm pissed. i have an 800 dollar chair held together with duct tape now.
k

It does have a 12 year warranty.......

tzujan · 26th January 2006, 09:14 PM

No sag on the two Bs I have at home, but I freelance at a place where the 300 LB+ staff guy has crippled the mesh of a C to where my butt hits the hard plastic top of the base when I sit down.

nukmusic · 26th January 2006, 09:26 PM

man there is a guy(CPA, i think) here in Dallas with a shit load of used ones for like $400.00

Gregg Sartiano · 27th January 2006, 01:20 AM

Just in case you don't know, you can tell the size of the chair by the # of raised dots under the top back edge -- dead center, top inside.

It's one, two, or three dots -- size A, B, or C -- with B being the most common, I believe.

James has mine at the Asylum -- I've owned it since early 2001, and, except for the wack old school lumbar support (R.I.P., thanks Mr. Lugo for putting it out of its misery), it's held up exceptionally well, especially considering the 16+hour a day workload it's had to bear for the last 5 years. Heck, George Clinton's butt was once in that seat (before it went to the Asylum).

Hey, since I got my flashy new Sherman Oaks apartment, maybe I can eventually get that thing back, umm, whaddaya say, James? Or did you forget whose it was...

Dave Martin · 27th January 2006, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nukmusic

man there is a guy(CPA, i think) here in Dallas with a shit load of used ones for like $400.00

Got a name and number?

superburtm · 27th January 2006, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by godcity

well mine didn't last forever. mine lasted a few months. the seat itself is still great, but the mechanisms underneath that hold it all together have totally blown out. it's wobbly, bearings spill on the floor, snap rings snapped off, it will spontaneously tilt back. i'm pissed. i have an 800 dollar chair held together with duct tape now.
k

How much do you weigh?

Gregg Sartiano · 27th January 2006, 10:15 PM

Get it fixed/replaced. The studio I'm at right now just got theirs (2) replaced this morning...that's right, my butt is in a BRAND NEW Aeron chair. The old one got wobbly, a few calls were made, and, BOOM -- new chair. Too cool.

sleepwalker · 28th January 2006, 01:23 AM

No sag here. Been using it for 1 year, but I got it used.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kyle Ashley

I've been using a very good Aeron replica for a couple of years, but the seat done got baggy and saggy on me

does the mesh in the real Aeron seats hold it's tautness/firmness well? I'm thinking about plunging for the real deal, but don't want to end up with the same situation in a couple of years. I'm thinking about the "B" model as I'm about 5'11" 185 lbs.

con?one · 28th January 2006, 04:45 AM

they sell bootlegs??? craaazy

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26th January 2006, 09:21 AM	#1
Kyle Ashley Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Tampa Bay/Cape Fear NC Posts: 662	Aeron Chair users....saggy seat? I've been using a very good Aeron replica for a couple of years, but the seat done got baggy and saggy on me does the mesh in the real Aeron seats hold it's tautness/firmness well? I'm thinking about plunging for the real deal, but don't want to end up with the same situation in a couple of years. I'm thinking about the "B" model as I'm about 5'11" 185 lbs. __________________ Kyle Ashley

26th January 2006, 09:43 AM	#2
Jules Gearslutz.com admin Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 12,561	No saggy in my Aeron baggy here... and my 3 are 6 years old... __________________ Jules "It did proove the soundproofing we have is good, as I heard no gunshots." - Led

26th January 2006, 10:00 AM	#3
picksail Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Hollywood Posts: 3,369	No sag here. The Aerons will keep your ass nice and tight for years to come. __________________ Stewart Cararas Seventh Level Productions Myspace Profile Discogs _________________________________ The new is necessarily abstract - Rudolf Borchadt

26th January 2006, 10:37 AM	#4
DaveH Gear maniac Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 288	No sag ------------ sag's a real drag. 3 years, and 4 years Almost couldn't bring myself to spend that much on a chair. (Saw other gear off in distance). But a end of first 14 hour day I had forgotten all about the chair. (That was great, it means if was so comfortable that I had forgotten I was sitting all day). __________________ Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung - Voltaire

26th January 2006, 11:29 AM	#5
alnico Gear addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 430	5 years going strong

26th January 2006, 01:44 PM	#6
dave-G Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 2,112	Sagless here too... Heck, they're parts replacable (the seat and back) even if it did sag 20 years from now. And Kyle -- it's well worth the money. Take it from a guy with 2 herniated discs that sits in one all day. I LOVE mine. BuyBuyBuyBuyBuyBuyBuyBuyBuyBuyBuyBuyBuy -dave

26th January 2006, 02:03 PM	#7
Brad Blackwood Craneslut Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The home of Rock-n-Roll, Memphis, TN Posts: 1,767	No sag here, either. Was just at a buddy's studio last night and commented on how his 6+ year old aeron looked like new - they build them to last forever... __________________ Brad Blackwood euphonic masters "What do I buy and how do I set it?"

26th January 2006, 05:56 PM	#8
Kyle Ashley Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Tampa Bay/Cape Fear NC Posts: 662	Thanks for the replies guys! That's good to hear. I'll go for the real deal this time and look forward to years of support. __________________ Kyle Ashley

26th January 2006, 06:24 PM	#10
Jim Roberts Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Somers, NY, USA Posts: 249	Got four of em....all over 4 years old.....two size Cs and two size Bs...no sag __________________ Jim Roberts Producer/Engineer

26th January 2006, 07:54 PM	#11
Jonathan Starr Lives for gear Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wailuku, Maui, Hi Posts: 769	Mine are great. Like new. We got them 6 years ago and use them daily. __________________ Aloha, Jonathan Starr Big Gorilla Sound Twixt reef & jungle Wailuku, Maui

26th January 2006, 08:10 PM	#12
deepershadepro Gear Head Join Date: May 2005 Location: Joliet, Illinois Posts: 43	been sittin in an aeron for about 6 years now, the only sag I have experienced...is the sag of my ass cheeks southward(due to old age)! __________________ " Don't be a Fader Hater " www.deepershadeproductions.com " the essence of excellence "

26th January 2006, 08:51 PM	#13
jonnyclueless Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 800	I was gonna say, it's more likely you'll seesag in what's put in the chair more than you will in the chair itself.

26th January 2006, 08:56 PM	#14
HudHudson Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, Texas USofA Posts: 1,202	Buying a "replica' Aeron would be like buying a Chameleon mic pre and expecting it to sound like a 1073. My 8-year old Aeron is sagless despite the steadily increasing size of my keister. Just bought another one for my home edit suite, worth every penny! __________________ "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - Hunter S. Thompson www.myspace.com/steventoddhudson

26th January 2006, 09:14 PM	#16
tzujan Gear nut Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 110	No sag on the two Bs I have at home, but I freelance at a place where the 300 LB+ staff guy has crippled the mesh of a C to where my butt hits the hard plastic top of the base when I sit down. __________________ Brian www.brianarbuckle.com Myspace

27th January 2006, 01:20 AM	#18
Gregg Sartiano Lives for gear Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lost Angeles Posts: 1,781	Just in case you don't know, you can tell the size of the chair by the # of raised dots under the top back edge -- dead center, top inside. It's one, two, or three dots -- size A, B, or C -- with B being the most common, I believe. James has mine at the Asylum -- I've owned it since early 2001, and, except for the wack old school lumbar support (R.I.P., thanks Mr. Lugo for putting it out of its misery), it's held up exceptionally well, especially considering the 16+hour a day workload it's had to bear for the last 5 years. Heck, George Clinton's butt was once in that seat (before it went to the Asylum). Hey, since I got my flashy new Sherman Oaks apartment, maybe I can eventually get that thing back, umm, whaddaya say, James? Or did you forget whose it was... __________________ "We need to legitimize peer-to-peer sharing as a business model, because it's already a business. If [the P2P companies] are going to make money on us, we should have a chance to make money along with them." -- Perry Farrell on the failure of national intellectual property policy to keep up with the rapid evolution of online media "Every Internet transmission of a musical work constitutes a public performance of that work. " http://www.ascap.com/weblicense/webfaq.html

27th January 2006, 10:15 PM	#21
Gregg Sartiano Lives for gear Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lost Angeles Posts: 1,781	Get it fixed/replaced. The studio I'm at right now just got theirs (2) replaced this morning...that's right, my butt is in a BRAND NEW Aeron chair. The old one got wobbly, a few calls were made, and, BOOM -- new chair. Too cool. __________________ "We need to legitimize peer-to-peer sharing as a business model, because it's already a business. If [the P2P companies] are going to make money on us, we should have a chance to make money along with them." -- Perry Farrell on the failure of national intellectual property policy to keep up with the rapid evolution of online media "Every Internet transmission of a musical work constitutes a public performance of that work. " http://www.ascap.com/weblicense/webfaq.html

28th January 2006, 04:45 AM	#23
con?one Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 665	they sell bootlegs??? craaazy __________________ : : c o n ? o n e : : www.conone.net www.myspace.com/conone

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