Hi kyle1125,
Both mattresses are priced similar to meet our budget, so no issues there. Some noticeable differences between the two are the Ultimate Dreams gel memory foam layer, amount of layers 3 vs 6, the 13" vs 12" height, the Boyd mattress contains "latex" foam. The foam base on the Ultimate Dreams is also a considerable difference. I am not sure if I am getting a good deal on the Boyd because I was not able to find reviews of this particular mattress online and even on their website. I am cautious on purchasing the Ultimate Dreams, but it has great reviews and seems to be highly recommended. Also, I don't think the Boyd is CertiPur-US certified.
What is your opinion of the construction between the Boyd vs the Ultimate Dreams?
The number of layers in a mattress is not a particularly meaningful spec so I would completely disregard this.
The most important layers in a mattress are the comfort layers and the Boyd uses less memory foam and overall the quality/density of the memory foam is less than the Ultimate Dreams (it only uses 4 lb memory foam while the Ultimate Dreams uses a combination of 4 and 5 lb memory foams).
I would also be aware that the "engineered latex" in the Boyd mattresses are not latex at all but polyfoam. Their use of this terminology is completely misleading IMO and is one of the cautions I have mentioned about Boyd in many forum posts. There is no latex in this mattress and you would need to know the density of the polyfoam to make an informed purchase decision.
Boyd memory foam mattresses are Level 1 certified by the Specialty Sleep Association but the criteria they list for
Level 1 here
says that Level 1 includes CertiPur certification which is different from the criteria on the
Specialty Sleep Association site here
which doesn't mention anything about CertiPur certification for Level 1) and unlike Dreamfoam they are not not listed on the
CertiPur site here*
as a manufacturer so it's unclear to me if their polyfoam and memory foam is CertiPur certified.
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Which do you think is the most soft and feels similar to the Tempur-Pedic Cloud Luxe? (subjective, I know)
Dreamfoam mentions and feedback seems to confirm (for the most part) that their 13" gel memory foam mattress is similar in terms of its softness level to the Tempurpedic Luxe except perhaps a little firmer. Boyd doesn't make any comparisons at all to the Tempurpedic line and since I haven't tried either mattress and have no personal experience with either of them I really don't know.
Which mattress will be a better choice for my lower back pain?
Your own personal testing or experience is the only way to know this (see
mattress firmness/comfort levels in post #2 here
). Theory at a distance is not an effective way to know which mattress is the best "match" for anyone in terms of PPP or any particular back issues but if you are prone to back pain then good alignment on a mattress is particularly important and I would tend to be cautious with mattresses that are too soft. If you aren't able to test a mattress in person then the return policy of the retailer or manufacturer may become a more important part of your
personal value equation
.
Phoenix