Audiophiles are always looking for ways to improve the way they interact with sounds. Surround sound systems seem to be the preferred solution for such improvements, but the modular aspect that requires you to place satellites and subwoofers in a pretty large room according to a strict scheme might not let many of us fully experience that high-quality sound. That’s why some speaker manufacturers decided to make sound systems integrated in special chairs that take up far less space, while trying to offer the same quality.

A team of audiophiles has decided to built one audio chair that would perfectly simulate a surround sound system. Dubbed the iBose Egg Chair, for its obvious iPod orientations, the audio system presents rounded acoustical properties, which make it an interesting sound chamber. The chair design is actually based on some 1960s models, but the team thought that it would look and feel better with black velveteen cloth. The chair also incorporates a Bose Companion 3 subwoofer along satellite speakers which reproduces the mids and highs. In order to let users connect their iPod players, the chair also comes equipped with a JBL OnTour portable speaker system sporting 1.5″ stereo speakers and an integrated amplifier, which is positioned right above the user’s head. For enhanced bass frequencies, the chair is further fitted with four Fusion 6.5″ midwoofers, powered by an Onkyo home theater receiver, with crossovers vibrating the bottom of the seat, so that listeners can really feel the vibration.

Additional connectivity includes three amplifiers from Airport Express to let you stream music to the chair over Ethernet or Wireless-G from any computer or laptop running iTunes. iBose Egg chair is specifically built to offer the best acoustic experience when coupled with an Apple Powerbook. I wonder if they could commercialize something like this for a decent price.