I thought I would post up here where I got to. As you may remember/see from my posts in this thread, I have been looking at buying an eSports gaming chair for the last few months. Because they are not cheap, I have been trying to work our which one to buy out of the AK Racing, GT Omega, DX Racer and Maxnomic seats.
The choice is mad much harder by the fact you can't just walk into a shop and compare them, it involves a lot web based research looking at reviews and dimensions etc.
I was lucky enough to see one of the AK Racing chairs and the DX Racer F series chairs at Insomnia last year. They both felt very similar to me which didn't help.
In the end, a couple of weeks ago, I decided to go with the AK Racing Player Gaming chair. The reason I chose to go with this was
a) the dimensions seemed right for me
b) the Overclockers customer support.
Chairs like Maxnomic and DX Racer are sold and shipped direct, from Europe which worried me a little if I needed support or to return them.
I was a little worried if I had made the right decision given some of the issues others experienced early on with the AK chairs as posted earlier in this thread. It did seem though that the majority of issues have been resolved over time as fewer and fewer complaints have been surfacing here....so I was hopeful.
Well, in typical Overclockers efficiency, my AK Player Gaming chair arrived the next day
I was impressed with the quality of the chair and didn't see any of the problems shown here with the very early chairs. The quality of the faux leather looked good, the stitching was perfect and generally, the construction seemed sturdy and tidy.
Assembly was also straight forward with no real problems.
I have now been using the chair for approx. 10 days and more than happy with it. I typically sit in it for about 8 hours a day as I work from home mainly and it is really comfortable, particularly with the multiple adjustments that allow you to tailor it to your exact preferences.
Overall, I have been pleasantly surprised and most importantly, my initial concerns with build quality etc were not a problem. The chair is way better than I expected and definitely on a par, if not better dimension wise, than the DX Racfer F series I saw at Insomnia. It is also good knowing that Overclockers are only a phone call/email away if there should e any problems during the warranty period.
If any of you are still undecided, as I was, then I can recommend going for these chairs.
I have posted a full breakdown of the unboxing and assembly of this chair over on my small website (
AK Racing Player Gaming Chair-Unboxing and Assembly) along with a video where you can see in detail the build quality.
I am hoping to post a fuller review on there soon, along the lines of the above summary.
Here is a photo of my chair fully assembled:
