This is the best gaming chair for the console gamer
Look, we put a lot of time and money into gaming. We get the best TVs, the best controllers and the best consoles. Then we sit on our ten-year-old couch and game away for hours through some pretty lame stereo speakers that the manufacturer built into the TV so they could save a buck. Because of your old ass couch and your roommates complaining that your TV is too damn loud, you’re really selling yourself short and denying yourself a truly immersive gaming experience. The X Rocker Gaming Chair can fix both of these situations for you, without destroying your wallet.
The X Rocker is the best gaming chair for the PS4, XBOX, Switch and whatever other console you decide to put your money into. This experience the chair provides is unrivaled and really takes you into the game with the “personal” surround sound music, heavy bass and comfortable structure. Even if you don’t want to game that day, the chair makes the immersion into movies and music much more exciting for me. You would have to pay hundreds, maybe thousands, for a new couch and sound system, but you really don’t have to now thanks to the X Rocker.
Here’s our short list of ups and downs.
Ups:
- speaker system is top notch
- excellent bass
- good for any height
Downs:
- doesn’t natively work with new consoles
- comes un-assembled
- heavy – though this is necessary
The Chair
Our recommendation is to get the X Rocker 51259 Pro H3 4.1 Audio Gaming Chair. There’s a reason the X Rocker brand has no competitors – there’s no one who is making anything comparable. After hundreds (honestly maybe thousands) of sitting in this thing, I still have no complaints but am probably ready for a new one. The chairs are a bit heavy, but that’s due to the sturdy design and cushy seating used to build it a highly durable product. The weight also helps so that when you’re really pissed and get into a tantrum, it won’t slide around.
The chair comes unassembled, but didn’t take us too long to put the whole things together. Once together, it’s very comfortable and ergonomically designed so don’t worry about back pain anymore cause of gaming for too losing. The thing it does best is what’d you expect – rock (double entendre anyone)!
The Audio
The audio is actually more of a reason to buy this chair than for the actual chair (which is also great). It has a 4.1 surround sound and subwoofer that will actually get so loud that they’ll blow you away. It’s amazing cause you’re put into this cocoon of sounds between the personal speakers. That arrow coming from behind you? No problem. The dragon in the sky about to crush your head? You’ll hear him coming. The four speakers on this chair offer the highest number of speakers offered on the product line and is coupled with a vibration motor synced to the sound so you definitely feel the boom. And it’s awesome.
The sub provides a deep vibration that will every high intensity moment better than you could have imagined. No more headphones to get true surround sound. The 4.1 system even sounds better than a few of the more expensive branded surround sound set up. We usually play with the audio turned about about 1/3 of max and it provides the perfect ecosystem for us. If you really want the rumble, turn the volume up past 50% and let the whole house know you’re playing.
Am I too tall?
I’m 5’8” so most things were built for me, but maybe not for you. Luckily, this is not the experience I’ve had with the X Rocker. In the end, this is just a good gaming chair that versatile no matter how tall or short you are. Remember that it does sit on the ground (we really didn’t like the pedestal set up) so you will be in a low position to the television. We’ve tested it with friends who are past six feet and they love it! It can handle up to 275lbs per its spec sheet, but since it sits on the ground I expect that it will easily be able to handle more.
Lastly, be sure to grab an RCA/HDMI adapter for this bad boy to take advantage of the newer console audio outputs (don’t ask me why they haven’t updated this technology yet). This is the only negative that we’ve discovered for the X Rocker in our extended testing.
UP your game and get the X Rocker gaming chair!
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