Conclusion
Pricing
As of August 08, the Clutch Chairz Throttle Series Gaming Chair was available from Amazon.com for $400.54 with Prime shipping. The Throttle Series chair was also available directly from Clutch Chairz for $375.99 with free shipping.
Here's the fully assembled Throttle Series Gaming Chair in all its glory, in front of my tri-monitor command station. Black and red is not everyone’s thing, but it is my aesthetic of choice.
Conclusion
The Clutch Chairz Throttle Series Gaming Chair is one of the most comfortable chairs I have had the pleasure to sit in. I know what your thinking – Morry's just saying that because it was provided from Clutch Chairz as a review model. Not true. I was looking long and hard for a replacement computer chair when I happened to run into one of these at the local Fry's Electronics. I sat in a few different brand gaming chairs there and the Throttle Series was by far the most comfortable of the bunch, and that I had experienced up to that point. The Throttle Series chair was designed to accommodate any gamer comfortably with it wider seat and seat back. I found other gaming chairs to feel confining, but not so with the Throttle Series chair. Clutch Chairz designed the gaming chair with top notch components so that the chair's structural support capabilities were only second to its comfort. Designed with high density foam and a PU Leather overlay, the seat conforms to your body, making you feel as though you were sitting on a marshmallow or maybe even a cloud. As an added benefit, Clutch Chairz offers a lifetime warranty on the steel frame and a 3 year warranty on parts and upholstery.
Although the price of the chair is daunting, there are several mitigating factors. First and foremost is the chair's design and warranty. The fact that Clutch Chairz will back the chair for 3 years is a testament to their belief in the chair's design. Further, I have been using the chair for multiple hours per day over the last 1.5 months, and it is just as comfortable as the day I assembled it. Better than that, Clutch Chairz runs sales through their web store often, offering upwards of 20-25% off the base price of the chair as well as free shipping.
Strengths
- Seat comfort and softness
- Aesthetics and design
- Supported strength and durability
- Easy to follow manual and setup instructions
- Well packed
- Full 180 degree reclining capability
- 4-dimensional arm rest configuration capability
- Availability from popular retailers and e-tailers, like Staples, Fry's Electronics, and Amazon.com
- Warranty
Weaknesses
- Price
Glad you’ve had a good
Glad you’ve had a good experience so far, can’t say the same for me. I bought one of these when they were on massdrop a few months ago and after only about a month of use it started to tilt backwards without using the seat tilt adjust level, and now it’s stuck all the way tilted back. This shouldn’t be that big an issue, it does have a good warranty, but they want me to ship the whole chair back to get a replacement. Even breaking it down into individual parts UPS wants to charge me close to $70 to package it to send back, and other people on the massdrop thread from the drop have said that if it’s returned damaged Clutch hasn’t been so great about honoring the warranty so I’m not so confident in packing it myself. I liked the chair but it was already expensive enough without adding another $70+ to get it fixed.
You probably tested out their
You probably tested out their initial supply. They’ve improved much since. I tested both of them out at the the showroom in BC. I would give them a try again, they are killing it now.
at $469, it’s not a good
at $469, it’s not a good deal. If you are going to spend that much
on a chair, then better to go with Maxnomic chairs that have adjustable lumbar support built into the backrest as opposed to pillows, those chairs start out around $400.
http://www.needforseatusa.com/computer_chair_office_comfort
A fat people chair?
A fat people chair?
not necessarily. I actually
not necessarily. I actually found these at Fry's before purchasing online. Fry's had quite a few manufacturer's chairs and most of them felt confining to me when sitting in them. This one didn't and is actually quite comfortable.
But the rule for these is to physically try one before buying…
I’d love to see a follow up
I’d love to see a follow up on this review in the future regarding how the castors hold up. I find that on many chair reviews, that’s what gives out the most.
Not a fat people chair,
Not a fat people chair, though they do have those. I have the Crank edition, which is smaller and cheaper. It’s been the only chair I can sit in comfortably for work and play hours on end. Saved my back. I love that PCPer got a review up on this. Really a fantastic chair.