I have the Octane XL700 seats in my current home, and we've enjoyed them. We just built a new house, and sold the Octane seats with the old house so I need to buy new ones. I remember hearing a while back that Lane 103 Matinee and Octane XL700 were the same exact seats. They sure look that way from the pictures.

Does anyone know if there is a difference between the two? I can get the Lane 103 Matinee for about $1,000 cheaper for my 8 chairs.

make sure you aren't comparing bonded leather Lanes to the real leather Octanes.

They're both bonded leather. Bonded leather is what I have now, and I think what I prefer as long as I have my 4 boys in the house being hard on stuff.

So can you confirm that they are in fact the same chair?

I have no idea if they are identical. Bonded leather is not a logical choice if this is a long term investment.

https://www.avsforum.com/forum/32-th...l-leather.html

This thread may also interest you on Lane bonded leather experience

https://www.avsforum.com/forum/32-th...s-peeling.html

I would never buy bonded leather furniture. Bonded leather doesn't last very long.
Looks real nice at first, but a couple years later it starts peeling off. Top
grain leather 7000 (which is used in my Seatcraft Serenity seats) lasts for
many years.

A friend of mine bought bonded leather couches and recliner, and it started
peeling of after a couple of years.

Interesting. I'll take another look at the top grain 9000 leather. Not opposed to it, just was sold the bonded as they said it was a more durable product. I've had mine for about 5.5 years, and while they don't get a TON of use, they still look like they did the day I unboxed them.

I would avoid Octane seating at all costs. I went with the Curve HR which has a confirmed manufacture defect in the control unit - unreliable, bright blue lights won't turn off, etc.

I debated for years over which to go with and finally went that route with the top grain leather on all touch surfaces and bonded on back/sides. Build quality is ok, not stellar but the control problems make them an absolute No.

Do you know if the defect is unique to the curve model or all the HR models? I was looking at the flash, flex, and dream but can't decide!

I have no idea but our chairs are having issues one by one. One of the worst purchases I've ever made. I would avoid Octane Seating entirely.
I'm going to have to tear the chairs apart to replace the electronics in them. Utterly ridiculous.

No Warranty? First I heard of any issues like this. I also noticed that the newer models have a different control module....wondering if the issues are limited to the early HR models. hmmm. I am about to pull the trigger on some seats......can't decide.

After arguing with them, they sent me new control modules for all 7 chairs so I allegedly have functional hardware now - But I will have to rip all 7 chairs apart to install them and I think I even have to file the hole for the module out larger in each chair arm to fit the new ones. And it's not like I can ship the chairs back to them for repair.

I've had mixed experiences. I have had desk chairs of bonded leather that peeled in 1-2 years, and a bonded leather sofa that, like you said, looks brand new after 10+ years.

I don’t recommend the Bonded Leather lane 103 matinee chairs. Had mine 6 yrs. peeling badly.