HT seating dilemma


I am in the process of building a new ht/2ch room. It is 14 feet wide. I would like to be able to seat 4 people. Problem is if i buy a couch there is no room for other chairs, and theater seats aren't the best comfort. Any REALLY comfy ht seating out there? Hard to beat the ol' lazy boy comfort. What have you guys done? I will have a single chair in front of the ht seating for 2 ch. Thanks!
streetdaddy

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i did try the acoustic innovations highpoint chair{ ht } today. VERY comfortable. Only downside is their $2200 price tag.{each} ouch!
The room is 14 wide, 22 long and 8 ft high. I will be sitting approximately 14 feet from the screen. I wasn't planning any special ac. Do you think i need to beef up the ac? Looks like i will have to have the framers build me a riser and have 2 rows.
Thanks guys. Just tryin' to take in all of what Flrnlamb said! Wow. I never knew there was this much to think about. I have no ht gear yet. I will be using a seperate tube 2 channel setup that is not connected to the ht side. I have all this gear already. I am planning to get B&w inwalls, already have a velo dd15 sup and a b&k 5ch amp. Will look at a processor with eq capabilities. Cabling will be kimber kwik. Room treatments by realtraps.
Flrnlamb, the room is dedicated and enclosed. Entry is from the rear. I want a 110" screen or so. Will have my 2 ch speakers out into the room a few feet. i basically want something like this...
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?vdone&1174144434&read&3&4&
Looks like i will bring in a chair to put in front of ht seating for 2 ch listening.
This will be a 1080p projector. Is it worth it to get a "anamorphic" screen/ lens like the link above? It looks cool but is it worth the cost?
Ok,
I went to my local hifi buys and they had a setup very similar to my room. They had a riser with 3 chairs on the second row and 2 up front. Looked pretty good to me. That will put the front row at 14 feet, the second row at 17-18 feet. What do you guys think?
Thanks flrnlamb. The wife factor requires me to put both ht and 2 chin the same room. That's the only room i get full control over. I was planning on sitting 38% from the rear wall as instructed by Ethan Winer of Realtraps fame. A little off center would help i geuss?