Firestorm
Senior Member
Heres my review of the MERRYFAIR WAU 2.0 office chair
Wau - MERRYFAIR
Merryfair Wau Ergo TPE Office Chair - Mango
WOW or WAU this thing looks amazing, like an art piece, the white exoskeleton that surrounds the chair, and the brushedbillet die-cast aluminum base is especially striking.
Assembling this thing was easy it arrived in a HUGE box in 3 pieces, the pre chair, the hydraulic lift, and the base with castors. Assembly time from unboxing was 5 minutes, just pop the hydraulic lift into the chair bottom, press the castors into place and then marry the chair with its base.
First impressions on sitting in the chair AMAZING, the adjustable backrest allows you to fit the lumbar support precisely into the small of your back from there you can adjust the pressure the lumbar support applies to this area. When you get this adjustment right, you can literally feel the stress draining away from your lower back.
The armrests can be adjusted to quite a high position and move up and down on a ratcheting system, the TPE material on the armrests take some getting used to initially, its a smooth but grippy rubbery material that feels hard at first but as heat is applied from your body it seems to soften up.
The backrest is made from a more flexible rubber TPE material that cocoons your back without applying too much pressure. As for backrest adjustability, it allows for either free recline, when you have the chair in this setting as you recline the seat base and the back pivot together so that your back lumbar support never moves out of its adjustment zone. It also allows for locked positional settings as with most office chairs. The recline tension can also be adjusted with a winder underneath the chair, this allows you to determine how much force you need to apply before the seat starts to recline backward.
The headrest is made of the same soft rubber material used on the backrest and ratchets up and down along the spine of the chair. It’s a comfortable piece although I do wish it also had the ability to pivot to fit the curve in your neck exactly.
The seat base, well…...this is where I had concerns, my daily office chair has a padded memory foam fabric seat, this has a rather firm TPE base the material is grippier and firmer than the backrest material. And initial thoughts were …….damn this is hard. After a few hours of working and an extended Apex legends gaming session, it seems to warm up and mold to your bottom which makes sitting on the base for long periods of time surprisingly pleasant.
So, in conclusion, the WAU ergo chair does what I wanted, after just a days use my back pain is GONE. I also wanted a chair that looks really good and stands out from the Vanilla gaming chair/ Office chair crowd, it definitely achieves this. If you are looking for a decent ergo chair designed by an actual seating company that targets productivity by keeping you alert and supporting your frame, then the WAU should be on your consideration list, if you want to spend your days in a cushy lounge chair then this WILL NOT work for you.
Wau - MERRYFAIR
Merryfair Wau Ergo TPE Office Chair - Mango
WOW or WAU this thing looks amazing, like an art piece, the white exoskeleton that surrounds the chair, and the brushed
Assembling this thing was easy it arrived in a HUGE box in 3 pieces, the pre chair, the hydraulic lift, and the base with castors. Assembly time from unboxing was 5 minutes, just pop the hydraulic lift into the chair bottom, press the castors into place and then marry the chair with its base.
First impressions on sitting in the chair AMAZING, the adjustable backrest allows you to fit the lumbar support precisely into the small of your back from there you can adjust the pressure the lumbar support applies to this area. When you get this adjustment right, you can literally feel the stress draining away from your lower back.
The armrests can be adjusted to quite a high position and move up and down on a ratcheting system, the TPE material on the armrests take some getting used to initially, its a smooth but grippy rubbery material that feels hard at first but as heat is applied from your body it seems to soften up.
The backrest is made from a more flexible rubber TPE material that cocoons your back without applying too much pressure. As for backrest adjustability, it allows for either free recline, when you have the chair in this setting as you recline the seat base and the back pivot together so that your back lumbar support never moves out of its adjustment zone. It also allows for locked positional settings as with most office chairs. The recline tension can also be adjusted with a winder underneath the chair, this allows you to determine how much force you need to apply before the seat starts to recline backward.
The headrest is made of the same soft rubber material used on the backrest and ratchets up and down along the spine of the chair. It’s a comfortable piece although I do wish it also had the ability to pivot to fit the curve in your neck exactly.
The seat base, well…...this is where I had concerns, my daily office chair has a padded memory foam fabric seat, this has a rather firm TPE base the material is grippier and firmer than the backrest material. And initial thoughts were …….damn this is hard. After a few hours of working and an extended Apex legends gaming session, it seems to warm up and mold to your bottom which makes sitting on the base for long periods of time surprisingly pleasant.
So, in conclusion, the WAU ergo chair does what I wanted, after just a days use my back pain is GONE. I also wanted a chair that looks really good and stands out from the Vanilla gaming chair/ Office chair crowd, it definitely achieves this. If you are looking for a decent ergo chair designed by an actual seating company that targets productivity by keeping you alert and supporting your frame, then the WAU should be on your consideration list, if you want to spend your days in a cushy lounge chair then this WILL NOT work for you.
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