47 - 55.5 cm
Seat Height Range
Fluid gas-lift scaling to match high desk settings.
HIGH DEMAND
Extended dispatch: Please allow an additional 5–7 business days before your order is shipped.
Everyone asks this first
The most searched question about this chair, and a spec table has never answered it well. Including the cases where we tell you not to buy.
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47 - 55.5 cm
Seat Height Range
Fluid gas-lift scaling to match high desk settings.
40 - 47 cm
Adjustable Seat Depth
Sliding seat pan prevents under-thigh pressure constriction.
100° / 110° / 130°
Locked Recline Presets
Ideal positions from task focus to active recovery.
40 - 100 kg
Tension Calibrations
Spring rate profiles tailored to respond weight-proportionately.
From people who paid for it
"Recently had lumbar back surgery and was looking for support without spinal pressure. The S300 is absolute perfection."
Daniel W.
Ergonomics Consultant · Melbourne
"Seamless transaction. Easy to assemble. Provides excellent ergonomic support for long consulting days with much leaning forwards to examine patients."
Mark G.
Ergonomics Consultant · Melbourne
"I am so glad I decided to retire my faithful old leather recliner made locally 22 years ago with the S300. I've lived in it since it arrived 4 weeks ago."
Eric C.
Software Engineer · Brisbane
"Very happy with the chair as I'm able to adapt many things especially the lower back support. The main thing I find annoying is how the arm rest's swivel as I find myself knocking them out of place."
James K.
Author & Journalist · Adelaide
"I can sit in it for hours without any back or shoulder pain, unlike my old cheap chair. Very easy to assemble, and didn't take long to adjust to my height and size."
Emma R.
Graphic Artist · Perth
"Delivered on time and hubby getting used to it but loves it."
David C.
Tech Lead · Hobart
Watch it move
You cannot feel a recline through a screen. You can watch someone else lean back in it. None of these are ours.
Start to finish, awkward parts included.
What 130 degrees actually looks like from the side.
About 45 minutes. This shows you what you are in for.
The tab you were going to open next
FORBES
Highly Recommended
"One of the most comfortable chairs I have used. The lumbar support did not trigger my recurring back pain."
ARIELLE
Editor's Choice
"4.8 out of 5. On the seat height ceiling, which is our most-asked question: it is roughly on par with industry standards and will cover 95% of users."
BTOD
4.8 / 5 Rating
"The overall adjustment range is wide and should fit users up to about the 80th percentile. Rated the recline class-leading for the price bracket."
TECHRADAR
5-Star Engineering
"Verdict: Recommended. Five stars for design, ease of use and practicality. Four for price. Their one real complaint was the armrests."
Where the money goes
Four coil springs instead of a hard base, so the seat absorbs your movement rather than resisting it. Above roughly 90kg they compress most of the way, so heavier users get a firm supported seat rather than a floating one.
Glass fibre plates set the tilt resistance across a rated 40 to 100kg range. Someone at 60kg and someone at 95kg both get a recline that holds. Neither touches a dial.
Most chairs aim one fixed bump at an average spine. This uses two wing-shaped pads on a gas lift, so you set the height to your own lower back. It is the part owners with existing back problems keep singling out.
If you are still deciding between models
| FEATURES | SIHOO S300 (Flagship) | SIHOO C300 (Standard) | Herman Miller Aeron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price (AUD) | $949 Sale Price | Lower | Roughly four times more |
| Seat | Four-spring suspension | Standard cushioned pan | Suspension mesh |
| Recline | 130°, weight-calibrated | Standard tilt | Tilt limiter, infinite lock |
| Lumbar | Dual pads on gas lift | Adjustable, single zone | PostureFit SL, optional |
| Armrests | 6D, do not lock | Adjustable | Fully adjustable, lock |
| Warranty | 3 years | 3 years | 12 years |
| Best for | 8 hours or more a day | Under 4 hours a day | Buyers who want resale value and a 12-year warranty |
Before you buy
All five come from independent reviewers or verified owners. You will find them in your next tab anyway.
Lean on one and it swivels. Three reviewers and at least one owner named this as their main annoyance. If you rest real weight on armrests, it will bother you daily.
100, 110 and 130 degrees. Forbes wanted the angles in between and could not get them.
A tall, well padded back, not a separate adjustable headrest. If that is a must-have, wrong chair.
Covered in the fit check above. Fits most people well, very tall people adequately.
Owners call it easy, not quick. Some parts are heavy enough that a second person helps. Do not start it at 11pm.
Free delivery in 1 to 5 days. Three-year warranty. And if you are over six foot four, we told you not to.
ANSWERS FROM OUR COHORT
47 to 55.5cm on the gas lift, with seat depth from 40 to 47cm. Those two set the supported range of 150 to 190cm.
136kg, BIFMA tested. Two different numbers matter here: 136kg is what it holds, 40 to 100kg is where the weight-calibrated tilt still works as designed. Above roughly 90kg the springs compress most of the way, so you get a firm supported seat rather than a floating one.
1 to 5 business days, free, Australia-wide. [CONFIRM CURRENT DISPATCH WINDOW AND WAREHOUSE BEFORE LAUNCH. If a colourway is on backorder, show that on the option itself rather than after payment.]
Only the footrest variants, at $989. A $40 difference, and the most common regret in our own reviews is not taking it.
No. They adjust in six directions and swivel if you lean hard on them. It is the most common criticism in both independent reviews and our own, and we are not going to pretend otherwise.
Frame, gas lift and reclining mechanism. Claims go through 1300 002 580 or support@sihoo.com.au, Monday to Friday 8:00 to 5:30 AEST. [ADD A TYPICAL RESOLUTION TIME ONCE YOU CAN STAND BEHIND THE NUMBER.]