It depends on what type of mattress, the material, and what line by what manufacturer because there are differences in feel & support level. And, your soecific back issues.
Do you like to be hugged by a mattress or float on top? Do you toss & turn? Do you sleep hot? Springy vs motion isolation?
A medium firm inner spring tight top with a 3 inch tempurpedic topper if you like to sink in or a Novaform Lucacor foam topper if you like support but ease of turning & less heat with a bamboo mattress topper with combo poly fill & rayon combo (for either) will give you the equivalent of a very expensive mattress but the ease of adjustability for the topper now & in the future for around $200-300 vs buying an expensive mattress that may or may not meet your needs. You could also look into latex foam topper (talalay is soft squisher than dunlop due to processing). It is normally the top comfort layer that wears out on today's mattresses vs the springs. I have owned Aireloom ($7000) pillowtop, Tempurpedic hybrid cooling, all memoryfoam, innerspring. Most mattresses are hybrids even if that is not what they are being marketed as. Beautyrest Harmony medium firm with Novaform Celliant Topper & bamboo rayon topper inbetween N9vaform & celliant topper is the best we have found for my husband's back isdue lower discs motorcycle injury 20 years ago. The Aireloom, the Tempurpedic are both great for a year or so...then the support lags, trouble getting out of bed in am. Tempur with adjustable base is was great until mid s3ction foam breaks down too.
I went and tried all the mattresses I could. I haven’t bought one yet but my #1 pick is one of the softer mattresses from Aireloom you can find at furniture row. The next is the most expensive purple mattress. I need good support but a soft plush top so my hip and should can sink in and not be pushed up out of place.
I have degenerative disc disease and am fused C4-C7. I bought an adjustable Aireloom about a year and a half ago and absolutely love it. It has spoiled me for other mattresses and I miss it when I'm on vacation!
I went down this rabbit hole too many times…
There is a lot of personal preference, but here’s mine—
Never memory foam, make me handicapped, sink in, can’t move bullshit.
Latex is a massive step up— sink onto, not into.
Aerloom’s higher end beds have micro coils (lots of support) with latex on top.
Step up from that— Kluft. Same company, supposedly better product.
Aerloom made my back feel 90% better than the very pricey online bed in a box bullshit I had purchased a few years prior.
Next step up Vispring. No foam. Springs, cotton, wool, horse hair (if you’re fancy). Feels like an 80s bed, but in a good way. Back pain gone.
There is a NY company that makes handmade beds like Vispring, but way less expensive. Didn’t buy because I couldn’t try them out in California. Might be a great mid price option. Google will find them for you.
Remember lots of margin in mattresses. Ignore their “xyz” sale and ask for no less than 33% off .
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