The AndaSeat Kaiser 4 is the latest entry in AndaSeat’s common gaming chair lineup. Though it is a breeze to assemble and positively gives some wonderful options, akin to 4-way pop-out lumbar assist and a brilliant comfortable head pillow, it misses the mark in different equally necessary areas which will make you suppose twice about splurging on it.
AndaSeat Kaiser 4 – Design and Features
Visually, the AndaSeat Kaiser 4 is a reasonably customary however enticing gaming chair that is available in both linen cloth or PVC leather-based variations. While the material model solely is available in black or grey, the PVC leather-based gives an array of colorways starting from fundamental black or white to vibrant choices like pink, purple, orange, and extra.
AndaSeat despatched me the grey linen model of the chair, and I discovered the fabric to be nice to the contact. It’s little doubt way more breathable in comparison with what you’d count on from PVC leather-based, and it is also stitched very effectively, which bodes effectively for its long-term sturdiness.
Beyond its admittedly attractiveness, there are some things concerning the AndaSeat Kaiser 4 that really feel at odds with its $650 worth level. Perhaps most notable is its weird 5D armrests which, along with the standard 4D-style up/down and in-out adjustability, can help you fold them at an upward angle. It sounds fascinating (if pointless) at a look, however AndaSeat has sacrificed lots to make it occur.
Not solely do the buttons to regulate the angle really feel mushy and tough to press, however the cut up down the center of the armrest causes your entire construction to look low-cost and janky. This two-piece design is not simply ugly, although – the armrests as a complete are extraordinarily wobbly and unstable. And they’re inherently uncomfortable as effectively as a result of they bend up barely on the very again for some motive, which places stress on the elbow at an undesirable angle.
The armrests are a number of the worst I’ve seen on a premium gaming chair, however the AndaSeat Kaiser 4’s seat cushion is not precisely a knock out of the park both. That’s to not say it is totally horrible, however it’s agency sufficient that I could not spend greater than an hour or two in it with no little bit of ache and discomfort. I believe it might break in over an extended sufficient timeline, however I do not see myself desirous to see that by.
The AndaSeat Kaiser 4 comes out swinging with killer lumbar assist, nevertheless. Like many latest gaming chairs within the premium area, it includes a 4-way pop-out backrest design that strikes along with your physique as you regulate to totally different postures. You merely regulate exactly the place you need your lumbar assist and the way intense you need it to be, then the backrest ensures that assist follows you as you alter positions left and proper – although it clearly will not do an important job at following you into a serious slouch.
In addition to top-tier lumbar assist, I am keen on the AndaSeat Kaiser 4’s extremely tender however supportive head pillow, which connects to the highest of the chair magnetically and is a cinch to regulate. It’s nearly equivalent to the one on the AndaSeat Kaiser 3, which I’ve been each day driving for practically a yr, and it is amongst my favourite head pillows of all time. I’m pleased to see the corporate keep on with what’s working in that division – I simply want they’d achieved the identical with the armrests.
AndaSeat Kaiser 4 – Gaming
A gaming chair can be utilized in an workplace setting, in fact, however most people will seize one for the sometimes large seat pans and armrest adjustability that basically advantages gaming classes. In that regard, the AndaSeat Kaiser 4 simply does not actually do it for me.
As I touched on earlier than, the armrests offered listed below are fairly awful. Their one new trick – the flexibility to fold the entrance half up – is just too area of interest of a function to warrant the cheesy two-piece design required to make it occur. And for those who don’t love your elbow hurting, you may need to keep away from resting it anyplace close to the again of the armrest, because it’s prone to impinge a nerve after some time.
Elsewhere, the flexibility to recline as much as 135 levels is a step down from the Kaiser 3’s 165 levels, and the few occasions I’ve absolutely reclined, it by some means by no means felt fairly as secure, both. During a number of testing durations, I did not expertise something that led me to imagine it can really topple, however there is a feeling at most recline that simply makes me a bit uneasy in comparison with many chairs I’ve used.
I’m very pleased with my Kaiser 3 for each work and gaming with its comfy seat, simple 4D armrests, and secure 165 diploma reclining, so I am unable to see myself transferring to AndaSeat’s latest mannequin. You can nonetheless snag Kaiser 3 for $499 ($150 lower than the Kaiser 4) on the AndaSeat website, and that’d be my suggestion for many players fascinated with one of many firm’s chairs.
AndaSeat Kaiser 4 – Assembly
The unboxing expertise of the AndaSeat Kaiser 4 is incredible, with the whole lot sealed in plastic and foam and simply faraway from the field. The included directions are very clear and concise as effectively, and there are solely a handful of screws required to get the job achieved.
I significantly like that the Kaiser 4 sticks with its predecessor’s bracket-based backrest meeting, which lets you slide the backrest on the seat pan to carry it in place whilst you connect it with screws. This takes quite a lot of guesswork out of the affair, and for individuals who do not put collectively a ton of chairs like I do, I think about sensible design like that’s much more of a godsend.
I additionally respect the magnetic facet covers that pop on with no effort in any respect, in addition to the magnetic head pillow that may be moved round at any time. It’s all of those environment friendly little points of the meeting that make it a fast and straightforward expertise that the typical individual ought to have the ability to full solo in about 20 or so minutes.
