VON Racer Rocking Video Gaming Chair Review

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Watching movies and playing video games is supposed to be a relaxing experience, but without the Best Gaming Chair, you’re likely to feel unsupported and uncomfortable. Upgrading from your couch to the Best Gaming Chair with Speakers can upgrade your video gaming experience overall, letting you relax in comfort for hours on end. The VON Racer Rocking Video Gaming Chair is a bit different than the average racer-style chair because it sits on a short, rocking pedestal and features built-in, 2.1 surround sound speakers and a 4” subwoofer to fully immerse your body in whatever you’re watching or playing.

Why We Like It – VON Racer Rocking Video Gaming Chair

Not all chairs with integrated speakers are made equal, so it’s nice to see that the speakers in the VON Racer Rocking Video Gaming Chair provide some pretty great sound quality. Between that and the absolute comfort of the chair’s ergonomic design, gaming in comfort and style is easier than ever.

Pros
  • Foldable for easy storage
  • Super comfortable for lounging and gaming
  • Good quality integrated high tech audio speakers
Cons
  • Non-adjustable height
  • Not very durable

Support

If we want an hours-long gaming session, our chairs need to support our bodies better so we aren’t walking away from our latest Tekken match with a sore back. The VON Racer Rocking Video Game Chair features high, ergonomic back support to keep you comfortable from head to toe. This ergonomic chair also has a relatively high weight capacity of 270 pounds, so it’s sure to be comfortable for a wide variety of body types. At first glance, the pedestal style may make the VON Racer chair look a tad too short for some users, but several taller reviewers found this worry unwarranted and the chair extremely comfortable and supportive. The VON Racer chair and other pedestal chairs like it are a great middle-ground between floor-rocker style chairs like the Cohesion XP 2.1 Gaming Chair and desk chairs like the Gtracing Gaming Chair. If you want the ideal gaming seat that can still be suitable for your office, read our Vitesse gaming chair review.

Comfort

A comfortable gaming experience makes quick work of even the most tedious of grind sessions, so it’s great to see that reviewers absolutely adore the VON Racer Rocking Video Gaming Chair for its superior comfort. The ergonomic design is made to gently cradle the user’s body, providing several points of contact to alleviate bodily stress. While there are some reviewers unhappy with the durability of this chair–more on that later–none can deny that this rocking gaming chair is comfortable for the majority of reviewers. In case you want a folding lounge sofa with 6 adjustable positions, click the Waytrim floor lounger review.

Adjustability

Being able to adjust your chair depending on your body is key to comfort, so it’s nice to see that the VON Racer gaming chair can be adjusted to your needs. Unlike some cheaper gaming chairs, the VON Racer features an adjustable headrest and flip-up arms for added support and stability. Pedestal-style chairs like this one and the X Rocker Pro Series Gaming Chair are naturally less-adjustable than their office-style counterparts so the height is unfortunately non-adjustable. What this chair does offer in the way of adjustability, however, is potential space savings: the VON Racer can be folded in half for easy storage when it’s not in use.

Breathability

As is pretty common with gaming chairs of this caliber, the VON Racer Rocking Video Gaming Chair has a PU leather exterior. What’s less common, however, is the utter lack of customer complaints about this fact. Typically, at least one or two reviewers will point out the un-breathability of this budget fabric, so it’s rather surprising to see that completely absent from the conversation. All-in-all, I’d take that as a good sign that this chair doesn’t run as hot (and sweaty) as many others. That being said, if you live in a warmer climate, you still might end up using a towel or blanket to keep yourself cool and dry.

Value

$209 is certainly a decent price for a good-quality gaming chair, especially one that incorporates a set of high-tech audio speakers that have surprisingly good sound quality. With everything working as advertised, this chair would be a fantastic option for a console-gaming set up or even a home theater. Unfortunately, there are reviewers that found the chair could barely survive a few months of regular use. FantasyLab does offer a 1-year warranty, but this pertains to missing or broken parts as opposed to general degradation of the chair itself.

VON Racer Rocking Video Gaming Chair Wrap Up

The VON Racer Rocking Video Gaming Chair is an overall great chair that won’t be for everyone. Because the height of this chair cannot be adjusted, some people will find it sits too low to the ground for their comfort. Not to mention, that does limit where you can use the chair. Also limiting is this chair’s apparent lack of durability, which makes it harder to justify spending over $200 on it. That said, the VON Racer is nigh-unanimously praised for its superb comfort. The sound quality out of the integrated speakers is surprisingly good, and the ability to fold this chair and put it away when your not using it is a nice touch for those with smaller living spaces.

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