Hi overactive imagination,
While there is no standard “pillowtop feel” because there are an endless amount of different types of pillowtop mattresses that feel very differently from each other depending on the thickness and type of materials in the pillowtop and the rest of the layers and components of the mattress mattress (and this mattress has many options to choose the firmness of the latex) … this certainly isn’t a pillowtop which is a different mattress design completely. It’s what is known in the industry as a tight top and there are many tight tops that use a quilted cover. There is more about the pros and cons of quilted covers in post #12 here and the posts it links to.
As you mentioned … they also have two different types of quilting pattern in their cover that can give “half steps” in firmness because one would feel softer and one would feel firmer with the same ILD of latex but of course the “standard” with the firm would be the firmer cover version.
I would suggest calling Dreamfoam Bedding not Brooklyn Bedding (which I see you’ve done) because each of their sister companies has their own customer service staff that deal with the different mattresses that each of them make.
Just to confirm for other customers in Canada though they ship all their Canadian mattresses to the Canadian fulfillment center and there are four firmness options available in Canada. They will also ship to a destination close to the border for those Canadian customers that are able to go across the border and take the mattress home themselves across the border and for these customers any of their US firmness options would be available.
The Canadian dollar is lower than the US dollar and there are also costs involved in shipping across the border of course so prices in Canada tend to be higher but if you were to compare these to most other similar mattresses available in Canada they are still a great value. Latex is a more premium material than the types of foam that you will usually find in most “budget” mattresses and they are usually in much higher price ranges. Even in the US you can see one of the Sealy Optimum mattresses here ADMIN NOTE:Removed 404 page link | Archived Footprint:us-mattress.com/sealy-optimum-latex-dreams.html.
as an example that uses a less costly version of latex (mostly synthetic continuous pour Dunlop) with a 7" polyfoam base layer that sells for considerably more even than the Dreamfoam mattress in Canada.
It would really depend on the person and their sleeping position, their personal preferences and sensitivities, and the specifics of the 6" latex mattress in terms of the type of latex, the firmness of the latex, and the specifics of the cover (including the quilting). A thinner mattress will tend to feel firmer than a thicker mattress if all the other factors in the design are the same but it also depends on the specifics of both. A thicker mattress has more “room” to add a softer comfort layer which would be a preference for many people … especially if they sleep on their side which typically needs softer comfort layers. There is more about the pros and cons of a thicker mattress or thicker layers in post #14 here.
There are too many unknowns, variables, and personal preferences involved to use specs (either of a mattress or a person) or “theory at a distance” to know which mattress will be the best “match” for someone in terms of PPP (see post #2 here).
Arpico doesn’t make Talalay … only 100% natural Dunlop. The Dunlop they make is good quality yes. There is more about the different types and blends of latex in post #6 here.
Phoenix