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(More customer reviews)I understand why the Aeron gets mixed reviews for comfort, and have come to peace with this.For years, I have sat in my company's Aerons, for hours at a time, and loved them. They were comfortable and I wanted one. So, I bought one. I brought it home, sat in it, and within 10 minutes my legs were tingling and after an hour my back and legs were aching. I tried the chair again the next day and had the same problem.The model I bought was a size "B" Aeron. I returned it today for a size "C" (1.5 inches longer seat depth).Now, my legs feel fine. So what gives?
The Caveat: If the Herman Miller sizing chart shows you to be an A/B or B/C - in other words, capable of using a B or C sized seat in my case, watch out. While you might normally think this means that you could 'theoretically' fit in either seat, what it really means is you have a borderline condition and you need to dig deeper. The B sized seat was painful for me, even though the chart implied I would be comfortable with that size. On the front of the Aeron seat, below the mesh, is a foam crescent-shaped insert. If you get the wrong sized seat (for your actual needs, not for what the chart says), the foam crescent applies a LOT of pressure on the exact wrong part of your thighs. I found the pressure from the B sized seat crescent to be absolutely intolerable.Fortunately, my local retailer let me swap the chair out.
The C size seat adds about 1.5 inches to the seat depth (the distance from the front edge to the rear edge) and, on me, that extra distance moves the crescent forward enough to shift the pressure point to a part of my leg that is less sensitive. I now have no pain in my legs.The point to all this? Use the sizing chart as a basic guide, but if you plan to buy an Aeron, you need to sit in the chair first and size it up for yourself, especially if you are between sizes.
Here is a point on the lumbar support vs. the Posturefit unit.The lumbar support is just a block of rubberish plastic pressing against your back. It works, but if you put it in the wrong place, it will be a pain.The Posturefit unit is more refined and allows a degree of tuning that the lumbar unit does not. However, either can be painful if set incorrectly for your needs. Set correctly, each contributes to your posture.
In conclusion, the Aeron is well-built, really cool and expensive. However, if you get the wrong size - even if Herman Miller thinks the size is a good fit - it will be a pain and you will hate it - absolutely hate it! Remember that these are chairs, not feather beds. Don't build up a false expectation - driven by excessive marketing hype - that sitting in the chair will be some orgasmic experience.Whenever you sit, your skin, muscles, nerves and bones experience pressure. Until Herman Miller repeals physics, pressure = potential discomfort. The Aeron reduces but does not magically eliminate the potential for discomfort.For me, it took 2 chairs and a lot of research and knob twisting to get an acceptable (but not perfect) level of comfort. Take care in your selection!
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The Aeron chair by Herman Miller is, simply put, the best ergonomic chair you can buy. No other office chair works harder to relieve your back and neck pain than the Aeron chair. The high tech mesh fabric means that this chair doesn't look (or work) like other conventional office chairs. But what makes it different makes it better! The patented material on the Aeron distributes pressure evenly over a wider area. The result? You'll stay cool and comfortable no matter what the season. The Herman Miller Aeron spontaneously supports your posture, even when you shift and change positions -- it anticipates your needs and responds - PostureFit technology provides full-time support, regardless of your seating position.
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