Hi Sleepless,
I also particularly like the feel of latex over pocket springs and was very “tempted” when I was buying my mattress. Thanks too for correcting me about the Talalay which they use in the comfort layers. I didn’t link the dealer in yellow springs I was referring to and they have prices which are a fair bit lower than Sovn which I believe puts them in the better value range. When I went to edit the previous post to correct it I realized that they will have to be used as a pricing reference only since I was measuring the mileage to yellow springs california rather than yellow springs OHIO which is where they are . One of the retail outlets I listed below also carries them though.
Hi ma7514,
Some independent manufacturers in or near Los Angeles include … (more than most other cities :))
NOTE: There is an updated Los Angeles list in mattress firmness/comfort levels in post #2 here.
http://airdreamsmattress.com/ Local factory direct manufacturer in El Monte. Makes mostly polyfoam or memory foam (incl 5 lb) over innersprings. Can order other materials if necessary.
Banner Mattress Larger factory direct manufacturer (Banner and Scorzielli) who carries other major brands as well. They didn’t seem as eager to talk about their mattresses as most independent manufacturers are but perhaps they do better in person.
FrontPage - ComfortPedicMattress.com Local factory direct manufacturer. They too didn’t seem as open and transparent about the materials in their mattresses and kept telling me stories about other people who loved their mattresses. Seemed somewhat higher priced compared to other local factory directs.
https://customcomfortmattress.com/ Local factory direct manufacturer. They are very open and knowledgeable about their mattresses and build very high quality mattresses including 2 sided and tufted. They are higher priced than others but they are also well regarded by other manufacturers for their quality.
Foam Sweet Foam Local factory direct manufacturer. Also very knowledgeable and helpful. Has a layered “choose your own layer” mattress which can be customized and layers exchanged. Also good value
http://maximmattress.com/ Local wholesale manufacturer in Commerce, CA. They are making some good quality mattresses including microcoils, latex, and memory foam and have a retailer locator on their site.
Newport Bedding Local factory direct in Costa Mesa. Has some high quality mattresses using more “hand built” methods but are also in a more premium price range for their higher quality mattresses such as latex.
Contact Local factory direct manufacturer. Mainly polyfoam and memory foam. I would make sure that their mattresses containing latex don’t have several inches of polyfoam on top. Carries other major brands as well which sometimes makes me wonder why.
http://paramountmatt.com/ Local factory direct manufacturer. Also appears to make high quality products.
http://www.royal-pedic.com/Product.asp Smaller national manufacturer. Has a dealer finder on site. They produce some exceptional high quality mattresses … mostly latex … however they are also very high priced (IMO too high).
Sam’s Mattress Local manufacturer. Sells mostly wholesale but will sell factory direct at their outlet. Makes memory foam mostly 3 and 4 lb but will order 5 lb on request (not on their floor). Also has a latex model. There may be a wait if a mattress not on their floor is ordered.
http://www.selectabed.com/ Local manufacturer. Has some cutomizable latex and memory foam options. Mostly sell online but has a showroom in Westlake Village.
Some retail outlets that carry a range of high quality mattresses that may be well worth testing (although not necessarily in the same value range as the factory directs) include …
https://www.ergocomfort.com/mattresses/na/ Retailer. Among others they carry OMI (very high quality and price but good for reference), Natura, Pure latex bliss (great for testing talalay latex) and the Berkeley Ergonomics line.
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When you are testing … it is often well worth trying mattresses even that may be over your budget as they are often very helpful in creating a “blueprint” of the mattress that is best for you and mattresses with similar or even the same materials are often available for much less.
In terms of “duplicating” the iComfort Revolution … I probably wouldn’t try. I would focus on a mattress which has high quality “cool” memory foam (if you are committed to memory foam) but in a thinner layer than the Revolution. It has 4.75" of memory foam and another 1" of cheap polyfoam in the comfort layer which I believe is asking for body impressions … foam breakdown … and perhaps back issues. Comfort layers that thick are very risky especially if they are memory foam or polyfoam.
Hope this helps
Phoenix