Hi mjgh06,
I’m sorry to hear that your new mattress and your “proxy testing” didn’t work out as well as you hoped for.
I probably would have kept the mattress for a few weeks so that it had the chance to break in and you had the chance to adjust to a new sleeping surface (see post #3 here) but I understand that that may not have been possible with your circumstances.
[quote]Phoenix your opinion please on weak areas:
panel quilt tack n jump with 3/4" Milliken FR fiber, 3/4" strataflex polyfoam, and 3/4" 1.5lb hd polyfoam
comfort layers the Pillowtop
1" 1.8lb hd polyfoam
.75" 2.5lb hr super soft polyfoam
.5" 4lb visco foam
.5" 4lb gel infused memory foam
.5" natural dunlop latex lumbar support area
1.5" 1.8 hd polyfoam
Core
1014 14.5 guage pocket coils
with 2" 2lb polyfoam I-Beam edge encasement[/quote]
My only caution with this mattress would be the top three layers which total 2.25" of lower density foams and fibers which would be a little thicker than the guidelines I would normally suggest (which are no more than about an inch or so of lower quality or unknown materials"). It’s “not bad” compared to many mainstream mattresses but it’s a little more than I would be completely comfortable with.
While I don’t know the specifics of your previous mattress … based on the comments here I would also suspect that the mattress you exchanged for may contain less memory foam than it did (it only has 1" of memory foam) which may affect how it “feels” and compares to your previous mattress.
I hope it will be a better “fit” for you and I’m looking forward to your comments once you’ve had the chance to try it out for a bit.
Phoenix