The Mavix M9 is as close to a perfect gaming chair for me as you can get; it's very expensive at $999.99, but it's more like a Herman Miller-style task chair than a gaming chair that looks like it was pulled out of a battered old Subaru Impreza. It is also one of the most supportive chairs I have ever put a backrest on.

What I've learned over the past year is that ergonomics is an essential part of setting up a home PC. And that it's weird to have shaky hands. But if you're going to be sitting in front of a machine for hours a day, you need to make sure that your seat embodies the spirit of the Hippocratic Oath: do no harm.

And today, there are plenty of gaming chairs out there that value their own aesthetics over your personal well-being; the Mavix M9 is surrounded by streamers and pro-gamers sitting in cool, non-ergonomic poses on the product page, but this chair actually makes you feel like they are watching over you.

The most obvious thing about the M9 is that it doesn't take up as much space as those huge chairs because it doesn't have the playful design of a racing seat. Have you ever seen the Kaiser 2 by Anda Seat? That chair seems to fit you just fine.

But the Mavix M9 is a much lighter gaming chair, using taut fabric rather than foam padding for spine support. This chair shows that one does not need to be wrapped in a throne of foam to be comfortable when facing a PC. In fact, the only padding in this chair is on the seat, which is also relatively thin. It is not uncomfortable at all; it is hard and moderately resilient, so you don't feel like you are sinking into it. It is also wide and has no bucket seat-like aspect that puts pressure on the legs.

I've been harping on the importance of ergonomic positioning, and I don't mind occasionally sitting cross-legged on a chair.

However, when I sit with my feet properly on the ground and the seat set up for my body shape and size, it always seems to support me in just the right places.

The lumbar support is probably the most important piece of the puzzle for me, and sets it apart from the previous chair, which had floating lumbar cushions. The previous lumbar cushions had to be constantly adjusted to give the illusion of spinal support in the correct position, but with the Mavix design, they are always where they need to be.

The same situation applies to the headrest; the M9's headrest is almost infinitely adjustable, allowing you to set it in the perfect position when you want to lean back.

Other features such as 4D armrests, seat position, backrest height, and recline length allow the Mavix M9 to be adjusted to fit your body size.

Of course, to get the most support out of this chair, you need to set it up, which is another thing Mavix excels at... and with the help of YouTube's quick-start guide, it's easy to do... with the help of YouTube's quick-start guide, it's easy to do. It was a quick and easy process.

How to position the chairs often requires trial and error, but the individual recommendations in the adjustment video were surprisingly helpful in reaching gaming chair nirvana.

So why is it that I only have something close to my perfect gaming chair? Because there is one thing that bothers me: when sitting in the recliner, the mechanism sometimes slides and rocks me backward, even though I am not reclined to the maximum. The first time was shocking, the second time was annoying, and now I even try not to recline anymore for fear of it.

Maybe it's a flaw in this sample, maybe it's the mechanical design itself, or maybe I'm just a fat gentleman (read fat) and the M9 can't handle the size of my presence. I don't think I've reached that level yet, although I've put on quite a bit of weight. Still, after months of constant use, the chair has lost some of its luster, almost to the point of gaming chair perfection.

On that note, the Mavix chair comes with an unprecedented 12-year warranty. Moving parts and materials are warranted for five years, and the company will cover all shipping and replacement costs for the first two years.

Admittedly, this pricing is hard to justify, but the Logitech x Herman Miller Aeron chair is a bit more expensive. However, Mavix also manufactures the M7 and M5 chairs, priced at $777.77 and $555.55, respectively. Creative pricing.

The cheaper chairs use slightly different materials (relatively speaking, of course), have a less pronounced recline, and have different wheels. However, they all share the same basic, sleek design, and all have brakes on the wheels, which is helpful on wood floors.

The occasional gear slip can be frustrating, but this chair still remains the most comfortable and supportive gaming chair I've used. It looks great in my house, but is far less obtrusive than the huge seats I've used in the past. It's not the perfect gaming chair, but it's really, really, really good.