Oh, how fun it is to just melt away to a moment of self-pampering. Even more so when you don’t have to leave the house to do it. Many Osaki chairs recently went on major clearance at Home Depot (of all places) and we had a big story about it (thankfully, some of the models are still on sale, albeit, not as much of a sale as they were). Naturally, with a sale so big, we had to take part in it ourselves (at least try to). Thankfully, we got the approval to buy into one of the Osaki Titan OS-7200H chairs so that we have it in one of the areas we most frequently find ourselves taking breaks (“win!”).
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I do have to say that it has been a hit since it was set up. This part of the process we had to aim for a “worse case scenario” to see how complicated it could be for someone. So a single member of our team took it upon himself, to build it (no help from anyone else). Thankfully, there aren’t too many parts (you can see images of all of the parts in the gallery below). The challenge is that there is plenty of weight. They had help carrying the boxes to the location of setup, but they were on their own from there. It took about an hour for a single person to drag all the pieces around (the setup space) and put it together. With two or three people, you’ll likely have this assembled in probably 20-30 minutes (this includes arguing about the instructions). However, for a single person, it takes a bit longer (be one with your human pretzelness and strength!).
The parts and pieces seem to be on par with some of the hottest chairs. They aren’t perfect, but they aren’t costing you as much as a new vehicle, so there is some balance there. We’ll go a little more into detail in the conclusion below. Everything came together nicely though, with few hiccups.
Once everything was set up and then plugged into the wall, it took only a few moments to familiarize ourselves with the controls (yes, this is where everyone jumped back in now that the hard job was finished). There are a lot of functions that this chair delivers, so there are a lot of buttons to get acquainted with. From that point forward, the chair has been in motion during business hours…nearly constantly.
The reason I mentioned arguing over the instructions, the instructions are just “ok”. Enough to get you along if you have a brain in that head of yours. If you have a problem with instructions in general (let’s say yo and Ikea don’t get along too well), then you might have a problem with these as they aren’t 100% explanatory. I’d say about 60%. Again, enough to get you through the process if you have a head on your shoulders. It mentions things like optional nylon spacers within the parts. Thankfully, these were never needed as there were none provided in any of the packagings (for one small example). Also, towards the end, it asks you to connect the hoses on the back of the chair to the seat/base after you’d locked the back into place. The hoses do not connect together (it’s a gender thing). Both ends of the hoses (back and seat/base section) had the plastic adapters stuck in their ends. Only one side needed it, so the other side can slide onto it. So we took the plastic adapters off of the seat/base side, and they (hoses) slid onto the adapter that was on each of the back-side’s hoses. Done.
The quality of the chair is the big one. No point in spending money on a massage chair if it doesn’t perform all that well. In this case, it performs pretty darn well. As I said, it’s getting a lot of use here.
I’ll break down the various sections and performance…
Head (above the neck), nothing. There is nothing there, but how many chairs offer anything for the head? I sure haven’t found one. So ask a loved one or a random stranger to massage your scalp while you’re using the chair if this is important. Seriously though, I only mentioned this part out of humor.
Neck, decent. It uses airbags to create pressure points around the backside of your neck (back and rear corners of the neck). Just enough to give a good amount of life to your head and through the weight of it, apply nice pressure. This, of course, can be adjusted by what padding/pillow configuration you prefer.
Back, amazing. If you just want a little kneading and nothing special, or you want to go to town with a deep massage experience, this thing will give you a small pat, or leave you walking away feeling bruised. It all depends on what intensity settings you choose. It automatically scans your back to adjust to your height and make sure you get the best massage too.
Sides, pretty decent. The sides feature pressure through airbags, and it compresses you like a vice. Well, depending on the settings you choose for the airbags throughout the chair. You could barely notice it, or get a nice squeeze that adds to everything else.
Butt, it’s ok. This area isn’t going to blow your mind but there is something there at least. It doesn’t prod, knead or dig into your cheeks, but it does feature airbags that can lift you on one side and then the other. This adds stretching to everything else going on and does feel good. The closest you get to a massage though are the rollers on your back that make it down to your tail bone.
Shoulders, depends on your configuration. The shoulders don’t really get a massage if you have the pillow setup. It seems most of the attention is on your back, then your shoulders feature a light focus, and the neck gets the rest (with those airbags in the pillow). You do get hit from the sides though with the airbags that help compress you inward. This could have various effects depending on intensity. Most of us like it. However, if you remove the pillow (use its velcro to secure it up top) and the small bottom pad layer that unzips from it (that hangs down from it when in use), everything changes. You don’t get the pressure of the airbags around the neck, but instead, you get rollers that dig into certain areas of the should. It is fantastic! Take up the intensity of everything and enjoy the ride if you need something a lot deeper than that pillow can offer.
Arms/Hands, meh. If you want every individual finger focused on, this won’t be the answer. It features airbags in the arm sections that either focuses on your arms or hands at various points depending on everything else going on in the chair. It feels more than airbags though so there might be round presses in there that press down on you a little to add to the feeling. Again, depending on the position of the chair, your arms may not be all the way in, so these will hit you in various areas each time. The compression is nice but nothing to write home about.
Legs, not bad. Again, compression via airbags, but it feels really good. The leg section auto-adjusts to your height, so make sure you assist it in its process so that it gets it right each time. Then you will feel good. These feel best when you increase the airbag intensity so that can get a better grip.
Feet, mixed opinions. There are airbags on the sides and rollers on the bottom of your feet, but we have not been able to get the rollers to do anything amazing. Maybe we are missing a setting, but the airbags seem to do most of the work. Maybe because when you are laid back in the chair, you don’t have enough weight coming down on your feet. It feels good, but a nice deep massage to the bottom of the feet, while everything else is going, would be nice.
So, add everything together. There are various modes to choose from. You can go for relaxation, muscle relief and more. The intensity selection really does make a difference in your experience each time, and as I said, you could walk away feeling a little crisp and refreshed, or sore as a deep tissue massage (back area mostly). You can really feel good from sitting in this chair. The zero-gravity mode (although it never really feels like zero gravity in these chairs as you can feel the weight of your body pressing down–duh) is nice, and it allows the weight of your body to balance out across all the areas, giving the best focus on the back if you need it. I mean, walk away sore, best focus.
For anything else, the LEDs on the side are a gimmick to us. They don’t have any pleasing value unless you are a gamer that likes LEDs on everything they own (in which case, that’s fine). They are on the outside of the chair anyway. This is the same for any chair though (what’s the point?). The speakers are just “ok”, but nothing amazing. They are mostly mid-highs and highs with a focus on highs. No mids or lows to give it any warmth with. So, maybe prop some better speakers by the chair, or you might be able to rip these out and replace them with something else if you’re brave enough (might not change anything depending on how they are being fed anyway). Of course, you are sure to lose your warranty if you tried that.
In an added note, the chair came with a sheet of paper that said “hey! leave us a review online on Home Depot’s website and email us with your address and we will send out a personal handheld massager to say thanks for the purchase” (give or take a word here or there as we drastically just summarized it down to that quick sentence). So you have a chance of walking away with a handheld unit as well, for when you aren’t able to use the chair for the full effect.
(02-23-2020 – Story Updated: Section focused on shoulders has been updated after further testing. The score has been upgraded as well to reflect this.)
Our Conclusion
This does not feel like any of the cheaper massage chairs. This feels like the massage chair you just spent good money on. It won’t give you the impression of an $8,500-$30,000 chair from Bodyfriend or anything, but it will give you the impression that it is trying its best to come close (in case you have experience with some of the crazy nice chairs out there). The quality of parts seems to be good enough for the price. We wanted to say that for the price, it would have been nice to get real leather, but we haven’t seen a lot of massage chairs out there that have real leather anyway. Putting it together was a little challenge but not nearly as bad as it could have been (thankfully, most of the hoses and connections are already done for you). The speakers are nothing to write home about, and the LEDs don’t do anything for us. However, the chair has been rocking each of our worlds since. So, we have found a new favorite object around the office. Now if only we could get at least one more to help spread the line a little.
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Our Rating | Average Price* $2,099 – $3,400 |
*Average price is based on the time this article was published
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