Hi RickNY,
Thanks for taking the time to share an update and I’m sorry to hear that your mattress ended up being too soft for you.
Congratulations on your new mattress as well.
[quote]One of the things I did want to point out is that Novosbed has changed the design of the Aria over what we purchased. The version that we purchased had 7" of 2lbs/ft3 poly support foam, 2" of 5.2 lbs/ft3 memory foam, and then 4.1 lbs/ft3 memory foam for the top layer.
The design they are shipping now has changed the 7" support layer to 1.8 lbs/ft3 poly foam, then 2" of 5lbs/ft3 memory foam, and then 2" of “plush” 5lbs/ft3 memory foam.
I’ve only tried the former design. Perhaps Phoenix can comment on how those design changes may manifest themselves.[/quote]
I would expect that with the change from 4 lb to 5 lb memory foam in the top layer the new version may be slightly more durable for some people.
NOTE ADDED JAN, 2016: They have now introduced their new simplified choice mattress which has replaced their previous models and have also become a member of this site.
Phoenix