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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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