Ultimate Home Theater Seating Guide! Pick The Right Seats

[@therealshanelee]

*GET YOUR SEATS HERE* Monza: us.valenciatheaterseating.com/products/valencia-monza-home-theater-seating?sca_ref=690078.LRQ2SRpoIA Barcelona: us.valenciatheaterseating.com/products/valencia-barcelona-ultimate-luxury-edition?sca_ref=690078.LRQ2SRpoIA

[@KING_DRANZER]

I got custom made recliners done with back support going up to shoulder height and headrest is a thin headrest which doesn't interrupt sound coming from all sides to the ears. Has enough padding and is caved in to hold the head right. And be comfortable while giving uninterrupted experience. But yes getting custom made recliners is easy in India as we have lot many local furnishing houses who do that. I am not sure that it is easy to find one in USA or other countries and at a reasonable price.

[@Knightsystem]

Loving you new home theatre, well done Shane! Looking forward to a full video about it

[@davel6979]

Thanks for making this extremely useful comparison video and sharing your height for reference. Theater seating choices is a challenging personal decision that there is no chance for a person to trial and change their mind on. Videos like this are personally helpful

[@therealshanelee]

👍🏽👍🏽

[@keepingupwiththejones2933]

This new theater is gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous ❤❤🔥🔥. Congratulations. So glad to see you back where you belong. Looking forward to all the future content.

[@therealshanelee]

I did it so you'd stop roasting me.

[@keepingupwiththejones2933]

@@therealshanelee i think you meant so you had a new theater from which you could roast all of us🤣😂😅

[@RobZelinka]

Great video, it does well to illustrate the difference between the low back and high back options. The theater is looking good

[@MarcReed90]

Barcelona all day. Theater is looking killer bro!

[@therealshanelee]

Thanks!

[@VoodooZ]

They need to make acoustically transparent headrests like the ones in office chairs I guess. Thanks for that review as It's my next purchase for my HT.

[@kellenfleener]

I know you were talking about seating, or something. But all I could look at were all those RBH’s 😤😤😤💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@therealshanelee]

🤫 Nobody notices.

[@imittal76]

What a beautiful home cinema you have Shane. Just watched with my wife to get ideas for our home theatre seats. Very helpful. Thanks for the video.

[@HunterMann]

Thanks for a really good video, very informative and lots of considerations about sound, quality, comfort, etc. Would be nice to see a 360° view so we see what the seats look like from the back and the relationship to the screen, how far your throw is to the screen from the projection window And to maybe hear the audio. I haven’t looked at the website yet, but I’m sure these seats are around $3000 or more each.

[@kungfooey6571]

The new home theater looks nice! Can't wait for the tour and listening impressions of the RBH setup.

[@therealshanelee]

🍻

[@ccnp2009]

Mr. Lee your home theater is awesome. I really enjoy your content.

[@therealshanelee]

👍🏾👍🏾

[@charlesarringtonjr.8109]

The seats look great. I'm partial to the higher back seats on the first row, tho. The HT is Mint, Sir! Well done indeed!

[@therealshanelee]

🍻

[@davemccague222]

Great video Shane. Theater looks fantastic. Will there be a tour coming soon

[@therealshanelee]

Yep

[@davemccague222]

@@therealshanelee great………can’t wait

[@cyberathlete]

Team low back for life. High back blocks sounds especially from the rear and also doesn't help sounds from the front. Had high back once and the was the biggest mistake I ever made. 2 channel or home theater, low back

[@ericsamuels6250]

Do you know any good home theater seats that have built-in subwoofers or speakers that vibrate and stuff?

[@therealshanelee]

Gaming chairs.

[@thecrowe357]

I just sold my tuscany premier and am going to mwave. Hopefully, they will have the tuscany ultimate luxury edition there and have a show discount

[@Shimrra_Jamaane]

Have you ever tried the RowOne Calvari and if so how do they compare to the Barcelona?

[@therealshanelee]

They felt cheaper.

[@Shimrra_Jamaane]

@@therealshanelee To be fair they are less expensive lol. But yeah, they aren't the same kind of long term investment for heavy use.

[@fieldcar]

I want to join team low back. Even for 2 channel audiophile stuff, I notice sound coloring when my head is up against a headrest.

[@Shimrra_Jamaane]

How much does height factor in to how comfortable the low rise chairs are for lengthy viewing? I have to guess a 6' 3" person is gonna have some real issues that a 5'8" person might not.

[@ChadAV69]

Dude.... WTF!!!! That room looks like a level from a fricken scifi video game! PLEASE DO A ROOM TOUR !!!!! I really want to know what went into the design and building of that room! It looks sick!

[@Carl-iw9sy]

For me I'll take the slim Barcelona seats in graphite color. I don't want to sacrifice any audio.

[@northeastcorals]

5' 8" slash 5' 9", thats what I say as well mate or sometimes 5'8" & a half ish. You gotta let them know your over that 5'8" mark 😅✌

[@therealshanelee]

Lol. With boots or sneakers. Always different.

[@northeastcorals]

@@therealshanelee Depends if I've just got out of bed, or if I've been on my feet all day as well 😅

[@Masterslessons]

He's probably 5'6

[@willmahoney2452]

Shane, new theater is looking killer. Was there an unveiling or did you just go into presenting it in your recent videos?

[@therealshanelee]

It's not complete yet.

[@willmahoney2452]

Well your certainly shooting from the right angles, I’d not have thought it was incomplete

[@veovius]

I wonder if anyone makes a headrest with an acoustically transparent mesh, like high end office chairs?

[@ealanosborne]

I’d imagine at 6’2” the moveable headrest would still be too low for my neck 🤷‍♂️

[@therealshanelee]

Giants need not apply 😁

[@ealanosborne]

@@therealshanelee 😄

[@wyattslocum1237]

Hello Shane, I just watched your video about the chairs,the theater looks nice but I noticed the surround side speakers need to be moved forward a little, because if anyone sits on the end chairs they will block the sound. Theater does appear to look amazing.

[@xTremeSequences]

I have an unfortunate real-life situation happening right now. 3 years ago, based on many recommendations, I purchased the Valencia Tuscany seating. I really enjoyed their comfort. Recently, the buttons on the three seats have stopped functioning properly. The middle seat flickers. I reached out to support last week to report this. They informed me that the warranty is over but they could sell me replacement parts after I send photos of the furniture. I did so and have not heard back. Had I known the electronic would go out on these chairs after 3 years I would not have purchased them. I am now looking at Audio Advice for their offerings. I am very disappointed in what I thought would be a high standard brand of home theater seating.

[@NickMatzkeMusic]

You gonna be doing a full theater tour video for your new theater? Looks awesome! Really interested what you did for hiding the projector.

[@therealshanelee]

Soon

[@craigosterberg5045]

Very nice

[@jonatantorres-mangan6578]

Has anyone ordered through them and got half your order from one freight company and half from another? They are stating they sometimes ship different parts of the couch from different locations at different times. Just want to know if anyone has had that experience with them or something similar. Thank you

[@bingdong8571]

ATC acoustically transparent chairs.

[@stekelly1980]

The theatre is looking great, do you have a rough idea when we will get a high production home theatre tour? I'm looking forward to it 👍

[@therealshanelee]

Soon.

[@GameSack]

Barcelona for the win, I feel. It's too bad they don't have internal storage options for remotes and what have you. Do you think you'll ever replace the front row with the black, less wide version of the Barcelona? It's only money.

[@therealshanelee]

I've been thinking about. But the Monza's won't be staying in front. They're too tall.

[@jason_mc77]

Why don't they manufacture a 1/3rd headrest to provide the best of both, comfort and sound?

[@SanandanDA]

Low Back all day, for a single row it’s the best option in my opinion especially when you have rear surrounds.

[@jefffan171]

Personally. Team Low back

[@DIGGERS881]

Any plans to do a tour of your new theater Shane?

[@therealshanelee]

Eventually

[@LunarLightLtd1]

Team low back! I value sound over comfort. 😁

[@Shift4g]

Yep! I don't need to be so comfortable that I can fall asleep and I don't recline to point of looking at the ceiling lol

[@keepingupwiththejones2933]

Low back for optimal sound quality but for most people they want comfort throughout their whole body.

[@therealshanelee]

I'm here to change their minds. Comfort is so last year.

[@TheoM-bx3lx]

Hi! home theater tour sooon?

[@therealshanelee]

That’s the plan.

[@cwhitchblu]

Still using my Berkline 088s. Narrow enough that a row of 3 was under 90 inches and seat back is 38.5 inches. I wish there were more narrower options with low seat backs. Home theater seat manufacturers seem to follow the typical home theater motto of bigger is always better. If they offered a smaller Barcelona that was about 90 inches wide for a row of 3 with armrests I’d probably consider it. 100 inches is still too large for my 15’ wide theater space.

[@DaPunkNdFunk]

Arcadia in Melzo (Italy) has low seats, and that's one of the best Atmos theater in Europe. Also I don't wanna sleep in my home cinema lol.

[@therealshanelee]

😂

[@yukonsteppa]

don’t know one person over 5’10 who enjoys low seats past an hour watching a movie. fuck that

[@Masterslessons]

Still trying to keep up with the Jones. Nothing more. 10 years late but at least you got a space now.

[@marvinabugov4579]

Who sits watching a movie without the seat being - reclined?! I should think the sound issue for the high back seats when - reclined - isn’t as much of an issue for your - ears? Certainly, in my theatre, our high back seats are always - reclined - full-tilt! With room for eight, no one has ever complained about lack of sound / sound effects because of the height of the seat backs. (Meanwhile, my Marantz Cinema50 (7.3 system) does a wonderful job of sound fullness either in dolby atmos or Auro2D / just saying.) Having said that . . . interesting to have the seating choice though. BUT Then there is the cost! At $1000 to $1500 EACH?! - seating costs have sure soared over the years. In addition, while easier to clean, leather is cold to the touch/clammy and the reason why we chose our valour cloth when we bought our theatre seats 15 years ago. Granted, given our room’s constant use for our grandchildren who want to see their shows, I often have to use our fabric shampoo machine to keep the room looking nice for the adults!

[@therealshanelee]

I sit upright most of the time. It feels better on my back a lot of the times. Same for when I'm at the local cinema.

[@marvinabugov4579]

@@therealshanelee That explains your logic. Meanwhile, glad to see you are connected to dreammedia and audioholics now. Good mix of “product-pitch reviews” with “objective-measurable-product-reviews” from “trustworthy” sources.

[@renechristiansen645]

We need a full installation off the home theater

[@gungfuchuckify]

Thank you I got ikea couch 🛋 bed 🛌 theater system in bedroom congratulations 🎉 new theater 🎥 looking classy beautiful Bridgeport Connecticut 🎬📽🎬🇺🇸🎥🇺🇸👍😎👍

[@Spad3193]

Where’s the room tour?!

[@wendellwendellb339]

Low back!

[@JohnDurante-wg2mp]

Team Barcelona all day. Best of both worlds…. Hear everything with the low back, with the option to have the head rest when you want it.

[@therealshanelee]

💪🏽💪🏽

[@12P14D22C]

home theatre looks great. if your going for a nice sound expirience, covering your ears from the back surrounds is a nono from me. Always go for seats that allow for every speaker to actually reach your ear.

[@mattmardigan]

Need a loveseat with narrow headrests like in a car so Sound can go directly to your ears but still give heat/neck support. Thanks!

[@SavedByZero]

Interesting point. And why not making them removable like in cars?

[@brucecarter6205]

Backs are so high on those Monza. Barcelona all the way.

[@clw22580]

Team high back

[@Masterslessons]

Shane lee the guy washing his car before car meets.

[@moemontana]

Wish I was rich I would get high back since I am tall. Since i am not rich a much cheaper recliner for me

[@SwirlingDragonMist]

I’m of the school of thought that favors a loveseat with side tables, and coffee table. I feel that arm rests consume too much of the sweet spot. I’m also skeptical that I would be filling up rows. It’s nice to have space for a couple buddies, but I can’t bear to think that someone would be bumped to a sub par seat. So for that reason I favor a single row philosophy. While pragmatically the sweetspot isn’t much larger than a loveseat and most of my movie moments are 1 on 1 experiences anyway, 3 could even squeeze in on occasion. Assuming they take their insulin. As a student of Feng-Shui, I have a love for furniture play, and enjoy loveseats for their versatility. I’m really favoring having 2-3 loveseats in a living room environment, imagining a hybridized home theater living room space. I like that a loveseat lends it’s self to guests visiting as couples, which I feel is somewhat of a flow later in life. Couches being just too large and cumbersome for most residential spaces, often dominating and congesting a space, while loveseats have allot more flexibility and are easily moved by a single person. Which brings me to another favored living quality, which is the ability to transform! I’ve been working on various concepts that allow for more seats based around simple movements of the furniture. Like seats that rotate for viewing a screen or for socializing. A large foam filled beanbag makes for a fantastic bass trap and also impromptu front row seating. A loveseat and a pair of beanbags is where I’m currently at philosophically for my next theater flow. The shibari webs and hammocks are still in the works. There’s a thin line between hot aerialists slithering down silks, and slack-lining hippies working on their van in your driveway. Speaking of which, I should probably get to fixing that van…

[@wyattslocum1237]

Oh yeah I forgot Shane, you think you’re slick about filming the chairs in the theater room, because you already knew that the viewers was going to focus on the speakers and the background of the theater.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MrPhenom444]

*TEAM BARCELONA!!!!!*

[@jeevanmotors4275]

Hi Shane from India🇮🇳

[@therealshanelee]

👋🏾

[@garyharper2943]

Whatever’s less than $400!

[@damonmaddox1313]

I recline my front row seats when no one is sitting in them. Im 6'5", so there isnt a seat on the market big enough for me.

[@Masterslessons]

I know a custom Canadian company that will make you chairs for bigger folks and still cheaper than Valencia

[@Novilicious]

I say to just use Herman miller eams lounge chairs 🪑 in HTs 🤓