u/Consolebandit

So I've been using the Libernovo Omni for about 5 months now, and outta nowhere, the Pro model shows up at my door.

Just to be clear, I'm not someone with unlimited chair money, and I'm definitely not a chair collector. My mom actually bought the Pro for me as a gift after seeing an ad for it, completely unaware I already had the regular Omni. I don't live anywhere near my hometown and hadn't seen her in a while, so opening that box honestly touched me. Since both chairs were here, I spent the week switching between them.

For context, I'm 5'9", around 160 lbs, and I wfh 3 days a week.

I'll start with the original Omni. Beyond the first week or two of getting used to it, it's been super comfortable. I still make sure to get up and move around during the day, but I can sit in this thing way longer than most chairs without getting that restless, annoyed feeling.

After 5 months, it still looks basically the same to me. I don't see any real wear, and the seat doesn't look like it's sagging. It feels more familiar now, but not in a worn-out way. My thighs still feel supported. My hips and back settle into it faster, and I feel more relaxed once I sit down. The cylinder has been normal too. Honestly, I'd hope any decent chair still looks fine after 5 months, but still worth mentioning.

I'm probably one of the few people who actually uses the stretch and massage feature daily. I've got some lower back stiffness from bad posture, and lying back with the stretch mode on helps that area loosen up. I'm doing exercises for it too, so I'm not giving the chair all the credit, but it does feel great.

The funny thing is I barely used to care about recline. Now it's one of my favourite parts of both chairs. The Omni has 4 recline stops and the Pro adds a 5th, though I rarely use the lock anyway. I prefer dialing in the tension so I can just lean all the way back whenever I feel like it while still controlling where it stops pretty effortlessly.

Now for the Pro. Right off the bat, the Pro just feels higher end. The metal base and the fabric give it a more premium vibe in person. My first quick sit wasn't that convincing, mostly because I was used to the Omni already. But a quick sit never tells the whole story. I decided to force myself to sit in the Pro for a full workday. That changed my mind. The Pro feels closer to a more traditional ergonomic chair to me. The fan is the part that surprised me most. It reminds me a little of ventilated seats in a car.

TL;DR: I don't think there's a clear winner. Both feel well built, and both feel like expensive chairs. The Omni wins for overall softness and relaxed comfort. The Pro wins on materials, a more premium feel, and staying cooler.

My mom told me to return the Pro once she found out I already had the Omni. I probably should. But I don't really want to throw away the meaning behind the gift. I guess I'm a two-chair person now.

This is probably a review, but not a professional one. Just writing down what stood out after using both.

Whoever decided to put the USB port in that spot on the CX 5 owes me two years of tangled cables. Every drive the cable was draped across the console, catching on my coffee cup, getting pinched every time I opened the center armrest. Not a big problem but after living with it every day it just started driving me nuts.

Finally went wireless a little while back. Now I just leave my phone in my pocket or toss it in the tray and it connects by itself. Nice not having a cable in the way every single drive.

Just dropping by to share my little take. Hope it helps anyone who's been bugged by the same problem

I've been planning out my home gym these days. Honestly a regular power rack plus a basic pulley system would cover most of my training needs.

But my wife prefers cable and machine work, so I started looking at something like the Major Fitness B17, an all-in-one functional trainer. It seems to have just about everything, smith machine, power rack, dual cable, pull-up bar, all integrated.

What I'm a little worried about is whether more functions just means more hassle. For those of you with a B17 or another all-in-one, do you actually use all the functions? Or do you end up mostly using one or two?

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That attitude got tested recently. Spent the last year second-guessing whether we really needed a whole-home system. These storms answered that. Tornado warnings went out across Shawnee County, Evergy cut out not long after. Had the delta pro ultra x installed last winter with the smart home panel 3. Didn't even notice the grid went down until my phone pushed a notification.

Feels like tornado season has been more active this year. How is it looking where you are?