Shads
April 25, 2022, 4:08pm
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phoenix:
Hi Shads.
After an exhaustive search that included taking notes from this website and taking them with me to mattress stores, I’ve decided to go for the transparency of bed-in-a-box. However, I’m having trouble deciding between the Novosbed medium firm and the Silk & Snow hybrid. I’m a side sleeper with a 19 BMI (about 140 lbs). Any advice on whether the price jump to the Novosbed makes sense in my case? Thanks so much.
It’s always a good sign when starting with the mattress specifications you need to know and comparing them to the Mattress Durability Guidelines , in parallel with the Mattress Shopping Tutorial . From your two mattress finalists, it looks like you prefer a memory foam feel (many people do) for your mattress. NovosBed is an all-foam mattress that comes in 3 firmness choices. You state that you narrowed it down to “Novosbed medium-firm” but they have either in firm or in medium unless you go for their “Comfort+ firmness adjustment kit.”
As for “price jump making sense”, while the price is certainly important of course … the “value” of a mattress purchase is what is most important and the price is just one of many factors that can affect the “value” of a mattress purchase. There isn’t a “formula” that can be used to assess or “make sense” the value of a mattress because this assessment is very personal as there are so many different variables and criteria involved that can affect the price of a mattress that can each be more or less important to some people and not to others who may have completely different criteria or definitions of “value”.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 (including the price of course and the options you have available after a purchase if your choice doesn’t turn out as well as you hoped for).
Here are a few additional thoughts that might be helpful in your decision.post here Their recommendation for a side sleeper is soft comfort option but it looks like you prefer either medium or firm so I’ll list here the specs for their 2018 reworked medium version. You’d need to confirm that thes specs are still valid.
However, as the supply chain disruptions during the last couple of years forced some companies to replace certain materials, I’d ask Novo directly and would try to find if there were any changes to their materials.
Silk and Snow lists most of the specs with their “Transparency at every step” but again there are some “info-gaps” that would be good to cover. At a first glance, there are no red flags at your BMI except perhaps the perimeter edge (depending on its density)
edge support (missing density)
https://uploads.mattressunderground.com/outside/50308/2022-04-23-Silk&Snowmattresscomparisons.png
Let us know if you manage to find out any of the missing information and of your eventual decisions and any additional questions
I’ve spoken with both companies and would like to provide the following updated information so that others may benefit:
Novosbed: confirmed the specs you provided are still accurate.
1" - 1.95 lb / 9 IFD - 5th generation premium airflow foam
Silk & Snow provided the following specs for the hybrid:
Coils
Coil Gauge
Zoned Lumbar Support
Mattress Construction
Top Layers
Edge support