Hi adamjaybernstein,
Post #46 here talks about how to compare different mattresses using your own “personal value equation” which includes the tradeoffs which are most important to you.
Both of your choices are good ones which means that the choice between them wouldn’t be so much “better and worse” as it would be which one is “best for you”.
A mattress can “match” another mattress in terms of “feel”, in terms of design, or in terms of the quality of the materials … or all three. How a mattress feels has nothing to do with the quality of the materials that achieve that feel. In other words … you can’t “feel” the quality of the materials in a mattress.
Brooklyn Bedding has said their 13" gel memory foam mattress has a similar “feel” to the Tempurpedic Cloud Luxe but just a little firmer. The top layer is 4 lb memory foam similar to the Luxe, the next layer down is 5 lb memory foam (the Luxe uses 7 lb memory foam) and the base layer is 1.5 lbs which is lower quality/density than the Tempurpedic (unless they have changed their specs because they don’t publish them anymore and this may be possible according to some feedback I have received). In other words … it “feels” the same but the materials overall are lower quality even though it has better value. The better quality materials are in the upper layers though which are generally the weak link of a mattress so this would be the “best” place to put higher quality materials in a lower budget mattress. The lower quality base layer would not be a significant durability issue with 5" of memory foam above it but it could make some difference overall compared to a mattress that used higher density base layers.
The Cirrus Supreme is designed to match the feel, design, and quality of materials of the Tempurpedic Cloud Supreme (it matches more than just “feel” in other words). This includes the 4 lb top layer, the 5.3 lb middle layer, and includes the quality/density of the base layer. All the foams are at least the same or better quality as Tempurpedic.
The Cirrus Luxe is designed to match the feel, design, and quality of the materials in the Tempurpedic Cloud Luxe. This includes the 4 lb top layer, the 8 lb middle layer (higher quality/density than the tempurpedic) and the quality/density of the base layer. Again … all the foams are at least the same or better quality as Tempurpedic.
They also have a different return policy.
All of these are great value for different reasons.
I would suggest talking with each of them in more depth so you can decide which one has all the objective, subjective, and intangible benefits that is the best match for your “personal value equation”. There are certainly no “bad” choices here.
Phoenix