I purchased this chair after a 20 year old chair that I had used for gaming with my PS4 Pro finally died. After looking at numerous reviews online, including some user made Youtube videos, I decided to make my purchase. Here are a few items of note for PS4 users before buying.

If you are planning on purchasing this chair to use with your PS4 keep in mind that although it's bluetooth compatible for PC's or other devices that support wireless audio the PS4 does not support this feature. Other users will claim that all you need to do is attach the 3.5 male to male wire from the chair to the PS4 controller to receive audio. Although this works, it doesn't work well.

If you decide to connect the audio from the controller to the chair (which I don't recommend), you need to crank up the audio in the headset feature on the PS4 and turn up the volume on the chair as loud as it will go to hear anything and even then, some audio comes in better than others. When gaming, some games sounded great (Zen Pinball for example) while games that should have sounded good were muffled (Assassin's Creed Syndicate sounded surprisingly bad). Playing blurays using this method yielded the same results with some audio coming in ok, but much of it sounding muffled even at the volume's highest setting on both the PS4 and the chair. This was also true when playing Netflix, HBOGo, Hulu, and Spotify.

I did a second test where I used the Y cable, plugging one end into the headphone jack in the back of my Samsung TV and the other two ends into two female connectors that then connected into a standard right/left connector that was long enough to attach from the Y connector to the chair. The audio came in perfect without having to crank the volume all the way on either the PS4 headphone settings or the chair itself. All audio from all media (including my television) comes in sounding great now without any distortions or variances in sound levels. This is the recommended way to ensure that the audio from a PS4 works well with the X-Rocker 5125401 2.1 (worst product name distinguisher ever).

Keep in mind - the audio on this chair works great, but not through the PS4 controller as some users claim. If you want the audio to sound as intended you'll need to wire it through your television or another method (some users are using an HDMI convertor box for the audio - I am not so I can not speak to the success of this method). The trade off is having to wire it with long cords to your source which for some might be a deal breaker for some. The only 'controls' on the chair other than the overall volume is the bass volume, a switch to enable bluetooth connectivity, and the power on/off button. You can also connect headphones to it and it has connections for audio out for additional speakers or if you want to connect other chairs to it for sound.

The chair itself was easy to assemble and comfortable. It 'rocks' and swivels but doesn't recline back any further than you see in the product picture (although it doesn't need to as it's back support position is at a reasonable angle). I'm roughly 180lbs and so far I've not had any issues with it's overall durability or comfort. Aesthetically, it looks great - a mix of pho-leather and soft textiles.

Overall a worthy addition for any serious gamer, however keep in mind the method in which the chair needs to connect to your device, especially if you are going to use it for a PS4. It the audio sounds great, however having both a power cord and speaker wires coming from the chair may (or may not) be the deciding factor before purchasing this item.

We intialy purchased a X rocker RGB floor rocking chair and although some reviews stated it would be large enough for a teenager, turned out it was much smaller and really only appropriate for someone under 5 feet 3 inches and less than 100 pounds. In addition, sitting that low to the ground is uncomfortable, your legs don't get any support and difficult to find a good position for any length of time.

Since this X Rocker Pro Series Pedestal went on sale it was only $30 more than the floor version. Plus this one was dimensionally larger, so offered more support and allowed room to move around in. With your legs in a more normal seated position, your legs don't fall asleep or feel too much pressure.

Enough of the WHY, we chose this chair. On to the what.

While both the floor version and this one has built-in speakers, this one has more punch and depth to the sound. Larger speaker cavity = more bass? Perhaps but no matter what, don't expect the built-in speakers to knock your socks off. They just aren't premium components plus NO Bluetooth!! In this day and age, what sound extension system doesn't have Bluetooth? SMH

The bass is acceptable but not very deep although you can feel it through the seat back. Fun for a bit but can be disturbing because it lacks fidelity and depth to the sound. But it works and does the job.

Comfort, our son is 5'6' - 105 lbs very thin. He fits well almost bordering on being too small for this chair. He claims it's comfortable but when I sit in it (5'8' - 160 lbs), AI feel it lacks any lumbar or under thigh support. The padding is acceptable but nothing to write home about. The pleather is smooth and the stitching looks decent but not high end. This is not a compact chair and takes up more floor space than my Herman Miller Aeron chair. Not sure how it will hold up over time but we shall see.

The arm rests are optional to install and hard plastic. No padding at the contact points. Having said that, they are useful and does what they are there for. Note: there are warnings to NOT move this chair holding it by the arms only. I can see how that could cause problems ripping/stripping the few bolts securing the arms to the frame.

This chair actually has hard rocker rails on the bottom, so if you left off the pedestal, it would work as a floor rocking gaming chair. But hey, I paid for an height adjustable, off the floor swivel, so I will use it as such.

Connections are all basically different versions of being hardwired. Even if you opt to use the included "wireless" - it's just a transmitter for your analog sound output. No digital processing here. Shame.

Overall - a recommended buy if you have a gamer in the house.

Value

Honest review the utility of the chair is 10/10 speakers are dope, led lights are amazing and the Bluetooth is a cool feature. - side note the pictures are misleading, you need to plug the chair into the wall for the lights to work and a secondary cord is needed to make it connect to your tv. However, you can drop the second cord and just use your phone for Bluetooth music. (This is a small trade for all the features considering there a few chairs like this)

Comfortability is probably a 6/10. Would recommend getting some sort of lumbar support cushion to offset this. I bought the secret lab lumbar support, and it probably makes it feel more around an 8/10 with it.

I've had many office and gaming chairs and I bought this one for my son cuz the brand he wanted. Within 6 months all the electronics failed and the fact that you can't adjust the height it's not worth half the price. I like the company overall but this particular product is very poorly manufactured or at least the one we received is.