| It's been said that if you want the best shiatsu | | | | It's supposed to look sleek and contemporary |
| massage chair that you should only buy Japanese. | | | | without the usual bulk and thickness of other |
| Sanyo are a Japanese manufacturer and they | | | | chairs. Its contemporary look is further enhanced |
| make some excellent chairs, however the | | | | with the black faux leather upholstery, wood |
| HEC-SR1000K falls short on delivering the perfect | | | | arms and wood trim on the footrest. The chair |
| shiatsu and for less money you can buy a better | | | | really would look superb except for the back |
| chair - and it isn't Japanese either. | | | | stand. In my opinion it looks ugly. Its shape looks |
| Don't get me wrong, the Sanyo HEC-SR1000K | | | | out of keeping and its metal surfaces and gray |
| isn't a bad chair, in fact it's quite good. However | | | | trim only make it stand out more. |
| with its price tag of around $3,000 I would expect | | | | But aesthetics won't stop you getting a good |
| more in certain areas of functionality. So first let's | | | | massage but a poorly designed footrest will, and |
| see what's good about it. | | | | the Sanyo HEC-SR1000K chair really does have a |
| Like all Sanyo massage chairs it comes with | | | | very poor foot massager. I feel that aesthetic |
| something called a Stiffness Sensor. The sensor is | | | | considerations came first and functionality second |
| intelligent enough to locate areas of physical | | | | when this chair was designed. You have to |
| stiffness and automatically adjust to give a more | | | | manually adjust the rest for a leg, foot, calf or |
| personalized massage. It works by gauging | | | | Achilles tendon massage. The administered |
| perspiration and pulse with more than 1 million | | | | massage is not very good and could in no way be |
| patterns of stiffness measurement. | | | | described as Shiatsu. |
| Before each massage, the chair's Physical Shape | | | | At this price, the HEC-SR1000K is in direct |
| Sensor adjusts massage heads automatically to | | | | competition with the Human Touch HT 125 |
| an individual's body shape and shoulder height. The | | | | massage chair - and the HT 125 is cheaper. The |
| sensors will continually monitor and will change the | | | | Human Touch massage chair offers pretty much |
| massage heads even if the body position changes | | | | the same massage courses, looks much nicer and |
| during massage or when reclining. | | | | has a far better foot massage - it has a powerful |
| It comes with 7 automatic massage courses; | | | | three-dimensional massage for calves and feet. |
| Neck & Shoulders, Waist and Leg. The Leg course | | | | As well as this the HT 125 also does a full body |
| can be combined with the other 3 automatic | | | | stretch - it grips the legs as the chair reclines to |
| courses. There are also a total of 11 manual | | | | arch the back and gently stretch the entire body |
| courses; Massage, Tapping, Combination (Massage | | | | while massaging the lower back. The HT 125 chair |
| & Tapping), Stretch 1 (long), Stretch 2 | | | | isn't Japanese but it gives a better overall shiatsu |
| (short),Massage + Stretch 1, Massage + Stretch | | | | massage than does the HEC-SR1000K. |
| 2, Tapping + Stretch 1, Tapping + Stretch 2, | | | | In conclusion, the Sanyo HEC-SR1000K is a good |
| Combination + Stretch 1, Combination + Stretch | | | | robotic massage chair but it does lack in certain |
| 2. | | | | departments and because of it high price it is |
| The above features are extremely good and do | | | | definitely worthwhile taking a look at what else is |
| deliver a great shiatsu massage around the | | | | on offer. |
| shoulders and back. However, the chair does have | | | | Follow the links for the Sanyo massage chair or |
| some problems, at least for me. | | | | another robotic massage chair like the Inada, iJoy |
| First off, there's the general design of the chair. | | | | and Human Touch massage chair. |