These are the current offerings for their latest drop, the TITAN Evo 2022 series, which tends to be the best overall Secretlab gaming chair out there. Older versions of the NEO™ Hybrid Leatherette and SoftWeave™ Plus Fabric are available for the older TITAN 2020 series as well as the OMEGA 2020 series.
Secretlab NEO™ Hybrid Leatherette
Best Gaming Chair Material for Durability
The Secretlab NEO™ Hybrid Leatherette is the best gaming chair material for those who are going to spend a lot of time in their chair. If you really put the mileage in on your gaming chairs, including eating and sometimes sleeping, then you’ll want to stick to this leatherette option. It feels like genuine leather, without paying an exorbitant amount for it.
When it comes to durability, nothing really holds a candle to the NEO™ Hybrid Leatherette, as Secretlab claims it’s 12x the durability of PU leather. So expect to ride this gaming chair out for the long haul. Whether you’re getting through a long work day from the home office or simply staying up all night to grind some power level in Destiny 2. With the durability of this Secretlab chair, you can quite literally do both in one day and still find this material pleasant to sit in.
Because this leatherette material doesn’t contain natural pores like NAPA leather does, it’s going to hold up better against stains as well. The morning coffee you spilled on your chair will quickly wipe away with a damp microfiber cloth. Though it’s still recommended to clean up the spill as quickly as possible, you have a little wiggle room if you can’t find the cloth fast enough.
Now, this is still a “leather” option, so it’s not going to be the most suitable for those who tend to find themselves stuck to the chair or get sweaty pretty fast because of the material. So for those in a hot or humid climate, you may not find this sitting experience as enjoyable.
Secretlab SoftWeave™ Plus Fabric
Best Gaming Chair Material for Breathability
Now if you do live in those hot or humid climates, then you’ll find the sitting experience of Secretlab’s SoftWeave™ Plus Fabric to be almost luxurious. The knitted texture and soft fabric feel come together to bring a good combination of both durability and breathability. Those tiny openings in the knit give enough space for your skin to breathe while you sit back and enjoy your gaming experience.
SoftWeave™ Plus Fabric is a step up from Secretlab’s previous generation, SoftWeave™ Fabric, which was one of the three materials to choose from in their TITAN and OMEGA 2020 series. Secretlab claims it’s 3.5x more durable than the previous generation, which can lead to a much more comfortable sitting experience for quite a bit longer. Both the current and previous fabric generations hold up well against pets, especially those who enjoy sinking their nails into things that they shouldn’t.
The look of a fabric gaming chair gives it more of a homely vibe thanks to its knitted colorways, making you want to sink into it and experience the comfort. Thanks to Secretlab’s chairs leaning back a total of 165°, you’re going to find this chair feels quite nice to lean back and take a quick rest when you’re in between matches or on your lunch break.
Now, with a more breathable gaming chair comes greater responsibility. The more porous a material is, the easier it’ll hold onto stains. In the event you spill something on a SoftWeave™ Plus Fabric gaming chair, you’re going to need to blot, not rub, the spill immediately, as letting it sit or rubbing it can cause the stain to set relatively fast.
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NAPA Leather
Best Gaming Chair Material for Comfort
Thankfully, there’s an option where you can have the soft, smooth feeling of the leatherette but still maintain the coolness that comes from the fabric, and that’s the NAPA Leather option. This gaming chair material holds up for the long run but has natural pores in it, which gives it a more breathable sitting experience.
NAPA leather being a top-of-the-line leather means it has extremely high durability, but still not as high as the NEO™ Hybrid Leatherette option. This is mostly thanks to the fact that this leather option has those pores. These tiny little holes do mean it’s slightly more susceptible to both tearing and stains compared to the hybrid leatherette.
The other thing you’ll need to keep in mind is that this “best of both worlds” option will come with a higher price tag compared to either the NEO™ Hybrid Leatherette or the SoftWeave™ Plus Fabric option, as it is genuine leather. This does also changes the look of the chair slightly compared to the leatherette option, giving it a more reflective surface.
Honorable Mentions
There are still older versions of the Secretlab materials out there available for the TITAN and OMEGA 2020 series. These materials are still fantastic options, but they’re limited in quantity and they are the older versions of the current TITAN Evo 2022 series. Because these materials are on older models, you can often find them at a discounted price compared to the current TITAN Evo 2022 series.
Secretlab SoftWeave™ Fabric
The SoftWeave™ Fabric was the first iteration of increased durability meets breathability fabric from Secretlab. This fabric has many of the same features as SoftWeave™ Plus Fabric in terms of keeping its form and still making it easy to hold up against pets, just not to the same extent. The older fabric also looks more like a typical office chair, compared to the knit, cozy patterns of the newer options.
Secretlab PRIME™ 2.0 PU Leather
PRIME™ 2.0 PU leather was the previous generation of “leather” options from Secretlab. Unlike the newer NEO™ Hybrid Leatherette, this was an actual leather material offered alongside NAPA leather. It’s still a more durable option compared to either of the fabric options out there, but still not as much as the leatherette options.
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Q: How do I choose a Secretlab chair?
To choose the best Secretlab gaming chair for you, you’ll need to take into consideration a list of items, including:
Budget Body dimensions Climate Usage Collaborations
The TITAN Evo 2022 series of gaming chairs tends to have an option for everyone, regardless of what you answer to those questions. Making it the best overall Secretlab gaming chair to choose from.
Q: What are Secretlab chairs made out of?
Secretlab SoftWeave™ Plus Fabric is made with a stitch pattern out of interlacing loops of yarn fibers. Whereas Secretlab NEO™ Hybrid Leatherette still has a PU leather base, but is combined with a resin top layer to mimic the higher quality NAPA leather feel. This top layer of resin also closes off any pores and creates an extra layer of protection against spills and tears.
