Looking to buy a Herman Miller

3lackMamba

3lackMamba

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Hi guys

I’ve been having back/backside issues for a while now whilst sitting in front of the PC and am looking to invest in a really good chair and the only brand I’ve seen again and again for this kind of issue is Herman Miller.

I really don’t have over £1000 to buy a brand new Aeron, as much as I would love too, so I’ve been looking on the 2ndhnd website that I heard about from these forums. They don’t sell the remastered Aeron’s, only the classics but I’m wondering if it is worth me buying a second hand classic? Will it do the same job as the remastered? Obviously I’ll have less features and it won’t look as good but will it still be practical? Is the lumbar support still good on the classics?

I’m from Belfast and don’t think there is any showrooms where I could test this chair so I need to ask around the internet I guess. I read some other people on here getting really good deals on the Aeron remastered but I don’t think that will happen for me. If there was somewhere that offered a BNPL offer it might be more considerable but..

Any Aeron users out there with some knowledge, please give some help.

Thanks
 
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@Spils Have you had any experience with second hand embodys? I can just about justify spending £1100 on an Aeron, I think £1400 would be a bit much for me tbh.. there’s a remastered version of the Aeron but what about the Embody? Are they all the same or is there a newer version I should be looking for?

I see plenty of second hand Embodys on eBay between £500-700. I actually found a show room in Belfast (there’s only one showroom in N.I) and I’m going down next week to test the chairs out.
 
Thanks for the info on the HM Spils, I’m booked in for next Thursday to try them so we’ll see then :)

EDIT: Any other suggestions on steelcase chairs or just the leap? Can you sit over 4-6 hours in them comfortably?
 
@Quartz I’ve heard they can take some adjusting to get it right.. Is there some sort of guide to aid with this?

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But i recently purchased a secret lab titan
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I spent quite a while looking up reviews of the Secretlabs Omega last night with the Softweave fabric. It’s the only “gaming” chair that looks really comfortable IMO! But then I read some things on Reddit about it actually being very stiff after weeks and weeks of use still. I agree it would be so useful if there was a convenient way of testing all these chairs.
 
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Had it two weeks been faultless and very comfy i like the lumbar support control the most.
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I was pretty bummed that the lumbar support control only comes with the Titan and not the Omega.. I think the Titan would be a bit too big for me, honestly I could have seen myself going for the Omega if it had that.
 
I tried out the Aeron and the Mirra today.. I didn't like the Mirra armrests but damn... The Aeron felt dreamy, so comfy! I actually prefered the classic Aeron with the older style horizontal lumbar support, it felt a lot more solid like I actually felt it on my back compared to the newer verticle lumbar support.

They didn't have the Embody in unfortunately.

I REALLY am tempted to buy of 2ndhnd, the reviews look good on trustpilot.. Has anyone else got any experience with them? I need to hear some good stories about them before I buy lol
 
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