The shockmount option had me interested for some years before buying, finally decided to buy, and I am very pleased with my decision.
I had been playing with a Tama throne with fabric rider seat for many years. It was good, but I always felt my back starting to hurt after playing longer periods of time. The soft comfortable seat of this Pearl throne with the shockmount, relax and reliefs my back, I feel like I can play for a longer time now. Also when sitting down the shock mount really helps the impact. Overall a very solid build quality and actually worth the price. It feels good and does the job it's supposed to. Great throne, I haven't found anything bad about it.