Hi NewBedShopping,
[quote]As far as configurations go it seems that 2 layers of Dunlop and then 1 top layer of Talalay is what everyone recommends? However I was told by a sales person that what works the best for most is all talalay, using medium/firm/medium. I am a back sleeper, 135 lbs.
Any help or recommendations would be appreciated! Thank you [/quote]
There isn’t any specific configuration that would be best for everyone or that everyone would recommend. The choice between different types and blends of latex in any layer in a mattress is always a preference or a budget choice not a “better/worse” choice. There is more about some of the differences between Dunlop and Talaly in post #7 here but the best way to know which type of latex you tend to prefer will be based on your own personal testing or experience.
When you can’t test a mattress in person then the most reliable source of guidance is always a more detailed phone conversation with a knowledgeable and experienced retailer or manufacturer that has your best interests at heart who can help “talk you through” the specifics of their mattresses and the properties and “feel” of the materials they are using (fast or slow response, resilience, firmness etc) and the options they have available that may be the best “match” for you based on the information you provide them, any local testing you have done or mattresses you have slept on and liked or other mattresses you are considering that they are familiar with, and the “averages” of other customers that are similar to you. They will know more about “matching” their specific mattress designs to different body types, sleeping positions, and preferences (or to other mattresses that they are familiar with) than anyone else.
There is more about the 3 most important parts of “value” of a mattress purchase in post #13 here which can help you make more meaningful quality/value comparisons between mattresses in terms of suitability (how well you will sleep), durability (how long you will sleep well), and the overall value of a mattress compared to your other finalists based on suitability, durability, and all the other parts of your personal value equation that are most important to you).
The Organic Dreams mattress from My Green Mattress is a two sided “finished” mattress that uses 100% natural Talalay latex with a cover that is quilted on both sides (you can read more about two sided mattresses in post #3 here) and the other two you are considering are component latex mattresses that have individual layers where one or more of the individual layers can be rearranged or exchanged.
Phoenix