Spink and Edgar Angora 9000 long term

[flynngasman]

My husband and I are shopping for a new mattress after 14 yrs on a Spring Air firm mattress with a euro top. Loved that mattress. We live a rural area and so have limited shopping options; however, a local family-owned mattress store carries Spink and Edgar. We ordered and had delivered a Cal King split Yorkshire 5000 and an adjustable base. I am a side-sleeper and it is causing pain in my hips, waking me up at night. There’s not enough padding in the comfort layer.Obviously, we want to send it back. The store allows only one exchange, so if we stick with this store we want to get it right this next time around.

We have gone to the big box stores and tried hybrid inner spring mattresses with memory foam and/or polyuerethane comfort layers. I don’t like the feeling of sinking into memory foam. We have tried latex mattresses. Having done this we know that we prefer an innerspring mattress. While I have typically preferred firm mattresses, I find myself liking more forgiving comfort layers now that I’m older (55 yr old). However, I’m concerned that a medium-firm mattress will not be good for my spine alignment, even though I am seeming to prefer the pressure point relief of a softer mattress. My husband is comfortable on a firmer mattress, but is fine with the medium-firm.

All that being said, we are now considering the Spink and Edgar Angora 9000, which has more layers of natural fiber and more layers of microcoils (4 layers vs 2 layers in Yorkshire 5000). My question is how will this mattress, with its natural fiber and microcoil comfort layer, feel over time? Right now they are very comfortable. Will the natural fibers compress giving it a firmer feel? I wouldn’t want it to get any “softer”, but I also wouldn’t want to lose much of the comfort feel that the top layer has now.

[phoenix]

Hi flynngasman,

Welcome to the Mattress Forum!

We live a rural area and so have limited shopping options; however, a local family-owned mattress store carries Spink and Edgar. We ordered and had delivered a Cal King split Yorkshire 5000 and an adjustable base. I am a side-sleeper and it is causing pain in my hips, waking me up at night. There’s not enough padding in the comfort layer.Obviously, we want to send it back. The store allows only one exchange, so if we stick with this store we want to get it right this next time around.

The item you purchased does use good quality and durable materials, and the Yorkshire 5000 is sort of considered the “benchmark” model in the Spink & Edgar line up, so definitely not the most plush model, which it seems you are leaning toward.

[quote]While I have typically preferred firm mattresses, I find myself liking more forgiving comfort layers now that I’m older (55 yr old). However, I’m concerned that a medium-firm mattress will not be good for my spine alignment, even though I am seeming to prefer the pressure point relief of a softer mattress. My husband is comfortable on a firmer mattress, but is fine with the medium-firm[/quote].

It is common to desire a bit more surface plushness as we age, although deep support is still very desirable, as you mentioned. Only your own careful personal testing will be able to determine if any product you’re considering provides enough deep support with the surface comfort you desire. It definitely is possible to have both.

we are now considering the Spink and Edgar Angora 9000, which has more layers of natural fiber and more layers of microcoils (4 layers vs 2 layers in Yorkshire 5000).

This definitely would be considered the most “luxurious” and most plush model in the USA Spink & Edgar lineup. The addition of two more layers of microcoils, combined with adding angora and alpaca to the Yorkshire wool and the Egyptian cotton in the upper layers of the Yorkshire 5000, should definitely provide a softer surface comfort.

My question is how will this mattress, with its natural fiber and microcoil comfort layer, feel over time? Right now they are very comfortable. Will the natural fibers compress giving it a firmer feel? I wouldn’t want it to get any “softer”, but I also wouldn’t want to lose much of the comfort feel that the top layer has now.

Unfortunately, it is not possible for me to predict how a mattress might feel to any one individual in the future, as there are entirely too many personal variables involved to proffer such an opinion, such as the overall materials used, their layerings, their original plushness/firmness levels, their positions within the mattress, the amount of use the mattress receives, the somatotypes and BMIs of the individuals using the mattress, their sleeping postures…as you can see, it is very complex.

But with that being said, natural fibers are very durable materials and if they are built correctly into a mattress they can also have a lifespan which is very long and are in the same range as the best materials, even though they may compact rather than soften, and so may change their feel and become firmer over time. All of this though is relative to each individual.

This is not at all to disparage your local dealer, but if they are not as familiar with the Spink & Edgar line (it is “newer” in the USA) or are not as familiar with natural fibers and how they wear over time, you may wish to contact Spink & Edgar USA directly. Chances are your question could be answered by Jeff or Mark Quinn, the brothers who brought the line over to the USA.

Phoenix