Re: eight way hand tied vs. seat pleaser?
You are correct! No motion piece, from any maker, can have 8-way hand-tied spring decks, that is for stationary pieces only. "Seat Pleaser" is a Trademark name for Leggit and Platt's drop-in spring grid system and its as good as anything on the market and better than most. Of course, your 8-way is the gold standard for excellence in comfort and durability, and the most costly way to produce a piece as well. Its a decent sit, and I would be willing to wager that only a small percentage of people could tell the difference in seat comfort overall. The Austin Tilt Back chair (and all tilt backs from H&M) DO have 8-way hand tied decks - only the back is moving on these pieces so they can use that in the seating base.
Myself, I am in the camp that prefers a stationary sofa with a big ottoman in front of it vs a dual recliner sofa. Not so much for comfort but for how they look and perform 10 years down the road. The dual recliner sofa will have heavy wear on the ends (morso on the man's end than the woman's) and the middle will look like new because no one sits there. The Stationary one will wear more evenly and with the ottoman you can actually cuddle side-by-side while watching a movie, etc whereas on dual recliners you are separated by that no-man's land center section.
Finally recliner mechanisms can - and do - fail as they get older (10 years +). That's extra cost to replace if they do. Nothing ever breaks on the stationary ones.
Duane Collie
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