The old recliner has finally given up the ghost. It served me well for a good fifteen years, but the springs are shot and it makes a noise like a dying animal every time I sit down. My wife is getting on me to replace it, so here I am.

Honestly, I don't even know where to begin. You walk into a big furniture store and it's like a minefield of salesmen. I grew up thinking La-Z-Boy was the gold standard, the absolute peak of comfort. But now I look at their prices and you have to wonder if your paying for the name or for actual quality. I've seen those ads for Stressless chairs too, and while they look nice, the price tag could fund a small military operation.

It's sort of like buying tools or a new driver for golf, every brand claims to be revolutionary but half the time it's just marketing fluff. I'm not looking for anything too crazy, no ejector seat or built-in fridge. Just something comfortable that will last, and offer some decent lumbar support for a bad back. Are the powered ones with USB ports and all that just more things that can break down the line?

So, I'm turning to you all. What's the buy-it-for-life recliner of today? Or at least, buy-it-for-a-decade. What brands should I be looking at besides the obvious ones? Leather vs fabric? Appreciate any real world advice you can offer.

I purchased a recliner that wasn't anywhere near a top-quality brand or price, and it just hasn't been comfortable.

I want to gift myself an early birthday present and get a nice recliner. Would a La-Z-Boy be my best choice? If so, I would want a manual one with no electronics included. Any suggestions?

I saw a couple of older posts on here that had recommendations for Lane Comfort King recliners. As someone who's had their Lane break and become unusable now for the 2nd time, I'm looking to replace it with something that's actually durable. I was going to contact the company again, but it appears they've gone out of business since I last made a warranty claim with them.

My Google-fu might be rusty, but I'm seeing nothing but ad noise when trying to search for one. I tried to reach out to a site called Fire Station Furniture that came up when searching, but like so many web sites these days, their contact page threw an error when trying to submit a question.

Hopefully someone here has a recent good experience. FWIW, I'm about 410, and my Lane was rated to 500, but it started to creak after a month of use, and broke the first time after about 2 years.

Edit: thanks to those who gave helpful responses. To the teenagers who gratified themselves by stating the obvious that I'm fat: have fun back at school tomorrow.

Update after 1 year: I actually stopped using it about 6 months ago. I had family living with me for a time, and gave up the "new" chair and rigged my broken one for myself to get by. To be honest, I prefer my broken Lane over the La-Z-Boy. Despite the people using the Lazboy being half my size, it now creaks loudly, and I'm not inclined to use it myself unless my Lane completely falls apart.

Hopefully people will keep commenting on this post as they come across other options.

I'm a big dude, currently over 300lbs. I plan on slimming down but I'm looking for something that won't bust after a year or two of my big self kicking my feet up every night. I've gone through two recliners and they both were just so poorly made. Broke after a year. One from American signature and the other from Kanes.

I'm thinking of getting a Lazyboy but I heard they're not the same quality they used to be. So who makes the best recliners? Something I can get at least 10 years out of.