Studio chair recommendations?

[Seeker]

It is time for a new chair in my studio, I was thinking about the aeron, but after sitting in one recently I was less impressed than I remembered from my experience with them in years past... I've looked at humanscale and steel case but haven't sat in either yet...there are a lot of contenders in the market now, if anyone has some suggestions from experience I'd appreciate it.  The only real requirements I have are nice casters that won't damage hardwood, comfortable (good lumbar support, etc) and the arms must move out of the way far enough to comfortably play guitar.

Thanks!

 

[pucho812]

Got some el cheapo aeron knock offs from office depot that were like 150.00 each that have done me well over the years and are comfotable. I say they aeron knock offs as they have a mesh back... but that's about as far as they are the same.

 

[Seeker]

Yea, the one I'm sittin in now is an aeron knock off... I thought I got a killer deal... Until the mesh on the back started coming loose, then the side pieces started popping out of the tracks and poke me if I'm sitting wrong in it... I don't wanna spend 800 on a chair, but I'm about 300 into several el cheapos  that only lasted about 8 months before they started to fail.... They came from different stores too...Perhaps I've just had bad luck?

 

[pucho812]

yeah my office depot ones I got some 12 years ago and still going strong...

 

[Seeker]

Wow, you did well with those.  I ended up picking up a humanscale freedom chair today for 200 bucks from a place that buys office furniture by the lot.  It'd be hard to tell it isn't brand new.  8) 

FWIW as much as I like the breath ability of the mesh, the foam in the humanscale is very comfortable.