Studio seating - Aeron vs Mirra

[luke_m]

I was wondering out of the Herman Miller "Aeron", or "Mirra" which you prefered out of these two chairs, and which of the two is more common in studios.

Thank you very much.:Yawn:

Links:
http://www.hermanmiller.com/aeron/
http://www.hermanmiller.com/mirra/

[Brendo]

fwiw i've never heard of the mirra, if that gives any indication of which is more widely known?

[slabrock]

I was wondering out of the Herman Miller "Aeron", or "Mirra" which you prefered out of these two chairs

I've had back problems for 15 years now, so my choice is this:

...It's called a kneechair. (http://www.sitincomfort.com/kneechairs.html)

Helps a lot + i can stand up after 30+ hour session and don't fall down because my legs got numb.

Of course i don't carry a chair around. But in my "own" rooms i prefer this.

Peace,

Slabrock

[jord]

Thanks for the link to the Kneechair. I am in the unfortunate position where I may have to consider a special chair that I can sit in long term as I am faced with possible permanent damage to my left leg (injured it in a martial arts demonstration with a weapon in hand). As much as I love my edit desk, I can't sit in it for more than 30 minutes at a time without having to get up and stretch it for 5 minutes. The only good thing is that it forces me to walk around the room listening for anomalies while I am mixing.

jord

[pounce]

i have a relatively inexpensive leather rolling office chair from one of the office supply type stores, but the one i chose also has a massage function. if i'm editing or taking any sort of non critical listening break, i'll run the back massage for a little bit. i love it, and find it fantastically comfortable. it buzzes a little when the massager is on, so i just use it for a few minutes here and there to keep relaxed. almost always on when i'm just burning cd's and the like.

of the two items mentioned in the OP, the herman miller aeron is the one i've heard the most about fwiw.

[oudplayer]

Aerons are awesome - you can also remove the arms if you want to track guitars/ouds/other things in a comfy ergonomic chair.

[chrisj]

I actually sit on a drum stool so I can't help you there :)

[PSN Big Al]

I have this model from Steel Case:

http://store.steelcase.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=46216179CS

Built like a tank, very supportive.


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[jord]

I have this model from Steel Case:

http://store.steelcase.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=46216179CS

Built like a tank, very supportive.

For the most part, I agree. I have one of these at the contract I am working at. If it weren't for my accursed leg, I could sit in it all day. :)

jord

[FajitaTone]

I love my Aeron

[Skwaidu]

Right now, I'm making do with this IKEA cheapo Nominell chair(170€ or so)... It's actually doing a very good job. The 1k€+ properly designed and ergonomic engineers/monitoring supervisors/ Star Trek Fans chair is in the works of course... Gotta have one of those "proper" long hours- chairs soon... :P

[otek]

Gotta have one of those "proper" long hours- chairs soon... :P

I tried chairs from Höganäs and Kinnarp.....

The Höganäs chairs were very impressive, and probably less expensive to import than an Aeron. They also have a lot of useful accessories, small tables to clamp on, mouse pads, you name it.

[heder]

Hi!

I work as a software developer, which means that I do my fair amount of sitting... About as much as a studio junkie, right, otek? :-)

At work we exclusively use Kinnarps chairs - this one to be more specific:

http://www.kinnarps.com/v3/EnglishMaster_v2.nsf/0/FB278F1795846F66C1257100002F0AA6?opendocument

Being a Swedish company, I'm not sure of availability in the US for these things, but my guess is that they have distribution over there...

/heder

[luke_m]

thanks for the awesome posts, my back has been killing me lately, i have the worst chair, thanks again!:Yawn:

[airborne]

I've had back problems for 15 years now, so my choice is this:

I used one of those for a while until some guy smashed it.. it was a great chair.

[Baddo]

I was wondering out of the Herman Miller "Aeron", or "Mirra" which you prefered out of these two chairs, and which of the two is more common in studios.

Thank you very much.:Yawn:

Links:
http://www.hermanmiller.com/aeron/
http://www.hermanmiller.com/mirra/

My mixes would sound great with an Aeron.

[otek]

FWIW the Aeron chair seems to cost around €1200 in Scandinavia.

The Höganäs and Kinnarp chairs go for about half that or less.

[oudplayer]

We can typically find 'em (Aerons) used for $300 in the US, at least if you live in a city where a bunch of dot-coms just liquidated... :Uh oh:

[otek]

We can typically find 'em (Aerons) used for $300 in the US

Then there is the small matter of getting it on the plane. :lol:

Maybe if I offer to sit in it during the flight?

[slabrock]

Maybe if I offer to sit in it during the flight?

Um, i think the people who booked the seats 26E and 26G around your original seat 26F would appreciate it..? Especially during the plane meal..?
:lol:

Peace it is,

Slabrock

[Ethan Winer]

Since you guys are talking about chairs you might be interested in some acoustic tests I just completed. I have a nice leather couch in my living room, but it's reflective and causes comb filtering unless I lean forward pretty far. Many of the high-end chairs I see have an open weave back, so reflections are not a problem with those. But anything made with a leather or plastic backing can harm imaging and frequency response. If anyone here wants to see the gory details and how I solved the problem, I wrote up my tests as a new addition at the end of the Reflection Free Zone article on my company's site:

http://www.realtraps.com/rfz.htm

See the last section "COUCH AND CHAIR REFLECTIONS" with photos and response graphs.

--Ethan

[PSN Big Al]

See the last section "COUCH AND CHAIR REFLECTIONS" with photos and response graphs.


Well, that's downright fascinating Ethan! :)

[slabrock]

http://www.realtraps.com/rfz.htm

See the last section "COUCH AND CHAIR REFLECTIONS" with photos and response graphs.

http://designmatcher.com/nl/images/objects/6296.jpg

:lol:

But seriously, it was very informative since i have always thought that kind of a sofa only as the most comfortable bass trap you can get.

Thank you, Ethan.

Peace,

Slabrock

[Charles Dye]

Ethan's been considering a furniture company. Hasn't been able to settle on a name...

REALCouches

or

COUCHTraps

[Mixerpuppet]

Since you guys are talking about chairs you might be interested in some acoustic tests I just completed. I have a nice leather couch in my living room, but it's reflective and causes comb filtering unless I lean forward pretty far. Many of the high-end chairs I see have an open weave back, so reflections are not a problem with those. But anything made with a leather or plastic backing can harm imaging and frequency response. If anyone here wants to see the gory details and how I solved the problem, I wrote up my tests as a new addition at the end of the Reflection Free Zone article on my company's site:

http://www.realtraps.com/rfz.htm

See the last section "COUCH AND CHAIR REFLECTIONS" with photos and response graphs.

--Ethan
Ok..


I'll be waiting for you to see how big honking glasses on your face effect comb filtering. Mine seem to be getting bigger and thicker by moment.

I' guess Im gonna have to retire my leather mixing suit and just mix in the buff to avoid...

No wait...

How does chest hair impact frequency response?

I guess my girth has probably reduced the number of bass traps required directly behind me... :Sad:

Can manboobs be considered diffusion?

[Ethan Winer]

Charles,

Ethan's been considering a furniture company. Hasn't been able to settle on a name...

REALCouches

or

COUCHTraps

LOL. Actually, I have considered contracting a furniture company to make seating to my specs, which I'd turn around and sell for, oh, at least a 1,000 percent markup to rich audiophiles.

Or maybe just sell couch covers...

--Ethan

[Ethan Winer]

I'll be waiting for you to see how big honking glasses on your face effect comb filtering. Mine seem to be getting bigger and thicker by moment.

I know you're just kidding, but I'll give you a serious answer anyway. Eyeglasses are mostly of out the direct path of sound from the speakers to your ears, and they're relatively small, so that's not much of a factor. Versus a large reflective side wall or seat back.

> Can manboobs be considered diffusion? <

Stop it, you're killing me. :lol:

--Ethan

[Charles Dye]

I'll be waiting for you to see how big honking glasses on your face effect comb filtering. Mine seem to be getting bigger and thicker by moment.

Your glasses... or your face?! :D

[PSN Big Al]

Can manboobs be considered diffusion?

ROFL!!

:icon_eek: :lol: :icon_eek: :lol:

[Mixerpuppet]

Your glasses... or your face?! :D


:icon_eek:


Both!.... (relativity)


I'm using less comb filtering because the distributions are different.

But thats an entirely obtuse subject..

[D.Michaels]

I love the part where I stand up after a 12 hour session and I feel like my spine is going to fall right out my ass. OMG did I just say that?

[D.Michaels]

Ok..


...How does chest hair impact frequency response?... Can manboobs be considered diffusion?

Can't offer any data on man boobs, but I would keep that chest hair away from any tape machines you may have.:Uh oh:

[Brendo]

bump. my chair is fucking killing me. is there anything that won't break the bank, but won't break my back?

[waterboy]

I hear that some people don't really care what type of chair is in the studio .... as long as it has this:

(of course I wouldn't know)

[Charles Dye]

I like my coffee like dildos.

[waterboy]

I like my coffee like dildos.

OH MY GAWD!!!!!
:lol: :lol:
LMFAO!!!!

[Mixerpuppet]

I like my coffee like dildos.


I'm not sure how to handle this enlightening tidbit of info.....


Obviously the ANALogy goes alot DEEPER than just liking something hot and dark in the morning to get your eyes open...


:icon_eek:


I think I just gave up coffee....

[Brendo]

i was thinking "lubricated". but then i started to wonder how you lubricate coffee...

[waterboy]

:lol: :lol: :lol:
You guys are killin' me!!

[Mixerpuppet]

i was thinking "lubricated". but then i started to wonder how you lubricate coffee...






Ever hear of Fader Lube?

[Pancho Ballard]

As much as I love my edit desk, I can't sit in it for more than 30 minutes at a time without having to get up and stretch it for 5 minutes. The only good thing is that it forces me to walk around the room listening for anomalies while I am mixing.

There's another good thing; it forces you to get up and stretch for 5 minutes. My job's Health & Safety policy says that we have to get up every 40 minutes and stretch anyway so you're probably doing yourself some good.