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“The DXRacer Iron Series is another
fantastically comfortable chair that
looks as good as it feels.”

Iron Series (OH/IS166/NE)
$469
DXRacer
www.dxracer.com

DXRacer Iron Series

XRacer makes premium chairs that With the Iron Series, DXRacer isn’t as fully adjustable as the Iron Series from
D appeal to those who value comfort, setting out to reinvent the office chair. The DXRacer, you’re really missing out.
ergonomics, and aesthetics, in no particular two-tone seat features many of the same The chair’s frame, covered in high-density
order. The latest chair we’ve had the pleasure features you’ve probably come to recognize mold-shaping foam, has a lifetime warranty
of reviewing is the new high-end Iron Series, as hallmarks of the brand, including the high and the accessories are guaranteed for two
model OH/IS166/NE. The latter two letters backrest designed to deliver support from years. Like many of the DXRacer chairs we
of the model indicate the color, and as usual, your tailbone to your occipital ridge. The use in the office, this one is coated in bicast
we opted for the green and black one. five-point base of the Iron Series, like most of leather, which looks and feels like the real
There is a test I like to perform whenever DXRacer’s premium chairs, is constructed of deal. You can get the Iron Series in orange,
I’m presented with an item labeled “some aluminum and painted black. white, black, red, blue, or green. Sitting in
assembly required,” and while it’s hardly You can’t tell from the photos, but this chair for a full workday quickly became
scientific, its results do tend to say something the 3-inch casters are a good deal larger preferable to sitting in our pricey—and
about build quality and the balance between than typical office chair casters, and decidedly bland—office chairs.
form and function. Basically, it entails moving the chair while seated is smooth The Iron Series chair feels solid and well-
unwrapping and laying out all the parts on in all directions. There is a 4-inch gas- made, but it’s still light enough to easily
the floor, tucking the assembly manual neatly spring lift mechanism operated using the move from a sitting or standing position.
away in a drawer, and then putting the thing underseat paddle on the right and the Getting back to my timed assembly: I
together using nothing more than my wits and two-position paddle on the left lets you managed to accomplish complete assembly
will (and sometimes a hammer). DXRacer’s rock the chair back and lock it to your in 17 minutes, and a good portion of that
chairs have always aced this test (no hammer desired position. You can also tilt the back time was just spent wrestling with the
required). So this time, I decided to see if I of the chair up to 135 degrees using the plastic wrap covering most of the parts.
could go from sealed box to game-ready chair lever on the right and even adjust the arm They’ve done it again. The DXRacer Iron
with even the lumbar and neck pillows in rests up and down, forward and back, Series is another fantastically comfortable
place in less than 20 minutes. But before I and angle them outward to maintain a chair that looks as good as it feels. ■
reveal whether or not the DXRacer Iron Series high level of comfort for hours on end.
chair prevailed, let’s get to the important stuff. If you’ve never had an office chair that is BY ANDREW LEIBMAN

Specs: Highlight colors: Black, red, white, green, orange, blue; Cover: leather-style vinyl and bicast leather; Adjustable back angle: 135 degrees; 4D
adjustable armrests; Aluminum base; Weight limit: 275lbs.; Accessories: Headrest and lumbar cushions

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