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I know this has been discussed before but I was just curious to get some folks take on a couple seating options I'm considering. Number one I just don't want to spend a lot because I'm looking at getting 5 chairs for a single row in an arc configuration. So my budget appears to be <$400 per chair. My biggest fear is durability followed by comfort. I don't want to be feeling like I need to replace these in less than 5 years. Ideally they would last maybe 10 or more. Leading candidates right now: Klaussner Twilight $350/each Lane Grand Slam $385/each
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We have owned some Lane furniture which sits in our family room, we've had it now for almost two years, and it still sits and looks brand new. Lane is well known for it's higher standards, when it comes to quality of materials, and it's build construction. I can't speak about the other company though.
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Doubt you are going to get ten years out of the China made stuff, but maybe. I ended up buying a three seat curved set up from IMG - Scandinavian manufacture. Quite comfortable, 100% top grain leather... Quite a bit more than your price point though. Another brand I gave serious consideration to was Passiser. They are manufactured in Canada. The Axis is the chair I was looking at. You might want to give them a gander....
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Yeah, bonded leather is not top grain leather.
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Yeah, bonded leather is not top grain leather. Ya I know but I have a 2k budget and I want to get min 5 chairs.
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Spelled Palliser wrong earlier... But seriously, give them a look. Pretty good build quality and price point. They have a few "quick ship" models that might just fit your needs. The custom order stuff starts to get expensive, but the quick ship stuff is considerably less. http://www.theaterseatstore.com/home-theater-seating/palliser
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I like the Lane, but only because the chairs are bigger. Having a nice height for your head is great, as is enough length on the leg support so that your feet/ankles aren't hanging off to much...
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We just threw out a couch you are welcome to. It was inherited and was the most horridly uncomfortable thing I ever sat on. We got so mad at it's Flinstone style comfort on Sunday that we literally chucked it out the door. It's currently looking rather redneck on my lawn as it awaits getting hauled to the waste site if you want it.
Brian, you would be pleased to hear, however, that our one outdoor romping cat is quiet enjoying it.
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[quote=MurphBrian, you would be pleased to hear, however, that our one outdoor romping cat is quiet enjoying it. [/quote]
Just leave it there then. After awhile, enough trees, grass, weeds, and beer cans will pile up so you'll never notice it was even a couch.
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We just threw out a couch you are welcome to. It was inherited and was the most horridly uncomfortable thing I ever sat on. We got so mad at it's Flinstone style comfort on Sunday that we literally chucked it out the door. It's currently looking rather redneck on my lawn as it awaits getting hauled to the waste site if you want it. So, you're in tech support and not sales, huh?
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We just threw out a couch you are welcome to. It was inherited and was the most horridly uncomfortable thing I ever sat on. We got so mad at it's Flinstone style comfort on Sunday that we literally chucked it out the door. It's currently looking rather redneck on my lawn as it awaits getting hauled to the waste site if you want it.
Brian, you would be pleased to hear, however, that our one outdoor romping cat is quiet enjoying it. LOL I think you are describing the piece that I want to replace with these seats!
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Spelled Palliser wrong earlier... But seriously, give them a look. Pretty good build quality and price point. They have a few "quick ship" models that might just fit your needs. The custom order stuff starts to get expensive, but the quick ship stuff is considerably less. http://www.theaterseatstore.com/home-theater-seating/palliser Ya I briefly looked at those as well. Right now I think those Lane seats would do the trick, just debating if I want to fork out for real leather or just go with the bonded leather stuff. One thing about the room setup is you walk in from the rear so if the seats wore out you really wouldn't be looking at them much. Unlike a traditional living room where I definitely would spring for the real leather.
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So, you're in tech support and not sales, huh? Not support really, not for many years anyways. However lets just say I have based pretty much most of my career trying to make the promises of salesmen actually work. I'm pretty sure my epitaph will read, "He promised you WHAT???"
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Amen, brother, amen.
Of course, I'm on the other side of that, being a customer who talks to sales drones.
Have you ever noticed that most sales guys look the same, at least in the tech biz?
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Not support really, not for many years anyways. However lets just say I have based pretty much most of my career trying to make the promises of salesmen actually work.
I'm pretty sure my epitaph will read, "He promised you WHAT???"
Sounds like the 10 years I spent at my previous job. I had to master the ability of lowering customer expectations.
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Well I ordered them last Monday and they arrived on Friday (would have been Thursday if it wasn't for the blizzard). I'm pretty happy with them overall considering I managed to get 5 chairs for under 2k. I was a bit worried when I first sat on them that they were pretty firm but that seems to help when sitting in them for a long period of time, at least with my back. They definitely make the whole room look better IMO. Picture from the side Picture from the back
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Looks great. My cat would make mincemeat of those in no time. Why I got cloth.
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::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::
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Looks great. My cat would make mincemeat of those in no time. Why I got cloth. See this is why I would never have a cat, I'd just end up killing it.
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Very nice.
I wanted something like that but the wife wanted something a little less HT and a little more snuggly which in the end worked out ok.
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Very nice Ben! Now you just need some acoustical treatment.
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Very nice.
I wanted something like that but the wife wanted something a little less HT and a little more snuggly which in the end worked out ok. Yes that was our debate as well (snuggly). In the end I won because my wife is awesome but also I told her we still have a couch in the upstairs living room.
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I like those chairs a lot.
If we ever have the good fortune to get something like this, we will get a love seat in the middle for snuggly.
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