[quote=“Phoenix” post=59912]Hi d3adrock,
SleepEZ has many decades of experience selling component latex mattresses and are very knowledgeable and experienced so not surprisingly I would agree with their comments about using two soft layers of Talalay latex.
This is something that only you can decide but if I was in your shoes I would tend to order the layering that they suggest and then if it becomes necessary you can always do a layer exchange. I would always keep in mind that what you need (good alignment and good pressure relief in all your sleeping positions) is more important than what you prefer and one of the most common “mistakes” that people make when they buy a new mattress is buying a mattress that is too soft.
A mattress that feels “comfy” in a store may not be a good indication of how well you will sleep on the same mattress which is why careful and objective testing can be very important.
People from the “old school” often think “firmer is better” and often tend to choose mattresses that are too firm and they don’t sink in enough to provide good support under the recessed curves of the body or don’t provide good pressure relief (especially for side sleepers). In some cases firmer mattresses can also be less costly because they use less material in the comfort layers so some people can choose a mattress that is too firm to be “comfortable” because they are paying more attention to the price of a mattress than whether a mattress is a suitable choice.
People that treat mattresses as a “luxury item” rather than a utilitarian purchase that has very specific functions tend to go by “showroom feel” or “subjective comfort” based on the initial “feel” of the mattress and often tend to choose mattresses that feel great in a showroom but don’t work nearly as well when they sleep on it because they have comfort layers that are too thick and soft or support layers that are too soft to “stop” the heavier parts of the body quickly enough to maintain good alignment over the course of the night…
Careful and objective testing is very different from the more limited or more “subjective” testing that most people often do when they choose a mattress based on “showroom feel” or “gut feel” which in many cases can have a lower chance of success than random chance alone (see this study).
They will be able to tell you which of their configurations are likely to be the closest to the different Savvy Rest configurations that you tried.
It’s not a matter of being an “excuse” but a matter of providing accurate and meaningful information to their customers based on many years of experience. I would also keep in mind that warranties only cover defects in a mattress and not the gradual (or more rapid) softening of foam materials that can happen over time post #174 here.
If for example you were to purchase a mattress from Savvy Rest that was “on the edge” of being too soft for you then even a small amount of foam softening that would be normal can put you outside the comfort/support range that would be suitable for you (see post #2 here) and since it’s unlikely that there would be a visible impression that is more than 1.5" deep (see Savvy Rest’s warranty here which excludes visible impressions that are less than 1.5") then it wouldn’t be covered by your warranty and you would need to purchase a new layer to replace the layer that had softened the most.
Phoenix[/quote]
Since the difference in what they suggest is only one center layer wouldn’t it provide similar results to do F/S/M than F/M/M just to get an idea of which firmness really suits me better? Also generally how much time does it take to start feeling the back aches associated with a softer mattress?