Posturepedic Elite Brenham Firm Hybrid Mattress

You inspired me, I just cut off the pillow top of my Brenham II medium hybrid. Wow, what a difference that made. I'll probably come back in a month or so and do something with the comfort layer at the top.

I recently purchased a Sealy elite hybrid Brenham II in firm. It absolutely KILLED my back from night one because it was too squishy. I could not return it so I cut it open to figure out why a firm mattress that felt great in the store was so soft. Lo and behold, the top layers were rubbish. They completely compress to the thickness of paper where weight is greater (ie your hind end) which caused a ton of low back pain for me. I tore out these two layers and ordered a medium Dunlop latex layer from Sleep EZ and fixed the issue. The springs were very nice, the cover is nice. But their comfort layer at the top is way too soft for someone seeking low back support. https://preview.redd.it/tqhx74j9zz9g1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=73850c3054f1f20c401ec8fd494d1701aba98c2a

Typically when a customer is trying to choose between two beds one softer and one firmer but they can’t decide I will recommend the softer bed as long as it gives them proper support because generally it’s going to give better pressure relief. Do you know what the models of the posture pedic are because it could make sense like a high point or brenham firm will contour more and maybe feel softer than an Albany or Pro medium. At the end of the day trust your body.

Honestly most sealy mattresses dont change names. The Albany and Brenham are pretty universal no matter what retailer you go to. Cheaper sealys can change names, but that is because scummy mattress stores push for it so nobody can price match them. Hopefully that will die out soon. Nowadays most mattresses over like 1k wont have that bullshit. Once you get into more premium lines like Tempurpedic, Stearns and Foster, and Beautyrest Black the naming becomes even simpler. The adapt, pro adapt, lux adapt. The estate, lux estate, reserve. The series 1, 2, 3, 4. I've worked in furniture retail for a little while now and most brands are realizing that buying a new mattress is intimidating and stressful, and that customers will immediately be turned off if the naming is confusing.

The albany is the direct step down and the entry level to the posterpedic elite line it goes ashurst, norman, lacey, albany, brenham, high point in order of quality. The pressure smart line up is a much older line. I like the sealys as the elite lineup (High Point, Brenham, and Albany) and the Lacey reinforces the center third with additional coils they call it their max support technology. The beautyrest pressuresmarts reinforce the center third with foam instead of steel, have a foam encasement instead of edge to edge coils making the center softer then the edges, and have lower quality covers. If you want best quality in a traditional innerspring Sterns and Foster is the answer. They will have 500 more coils then any of the beds listed, foams designed by tempurpedic and much tighter quality control then the other two. The estate line up is close to the same price as well. Stay away from the studio it's a sealy that has carved the face off a sterns and stapled it on.

The albany is the direct step down and the entry level to the posterpedic elite line it goes ashurst, norman, lacey, albany, brenham, high point in order of quality. The pressure smart line up is a much older line. I like the sealys as the elite lineup (High Point, Brenham, and Albany) and the Lacey reinforces the center third with additional coils they call it their max support technology. The beautyrest pressuresmarts reinforce the center third with foam instead of steel, have a foam encasement instead of edge to edge coils making the center softer then the edges, and have lower quality covers. If you want best quality in a traditional innerspring Sterns and Foster is the answer. They will have 500 more coils then any of the beds listed, foams designed by tempurpedic and much tighter quality control then the other two. The estate line up is close to the same price as well. Stay away from the studio it's a sealy that has carved the face off a sterns and stapled it on.

Posturepedic Sealy elite hybrid mattress —firm — awesome! Cooling mattress which was a bonus. I don’t sleep hot but it doesn’t hurt to have the cooling feature.

The wife and I just got a Sealy Posterpidic Elite Hybrid in Frim about a month ago and have slept great every night. Cooling isn't the greatest but definitely can tell on some warmer nights where I'm slightly warm under the covers vs our old bed I would wake up in sweat. Both around 5'5 Me-180lb and her about 130lb for reference