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I have a block of dunlop latex from foamonline that's the same thickness as my Talatech. It's marked as Ex Firm ILD 44, so it is more firm than my LI talalay, but it feels pretty much the same to me, just more firm. Granted, laying on a full layer of it might feel different, but it's just not a night and day difference.

I am reminded of the story of the three blind men and the elephant - one grabs the trunk, one touches a leg, and the other grabs the tail, and they spend the rest of their days arguing about what an elephant is. We each have different experiences with different products....

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The firmness descriptions such as Firm, Extra Firm and Super Firm are not standardized units of measure. One company's X-firm may be another company's Firm or Super Firm. ILD's are more useful. Both FloBeds and SleepEZ show the ILD ranges...

When I ordered my blended Talalay mattress from SleepEz I asked Shawn who the supplier was. He said LI. This was back in February. Things do change. Call him and ask.  SleepEz sells a very nice product at a really great price. The only drawback is the one comfort exchange limit and the 15% restocking fee if it doesn't work out.

On the blended vrs natural issue: On the one hand natural latex has a certain appeal-- it comes from trees. It's "real" foam rubber. On the other hand, like wine, natural latex has it's vintages. Sometimes it's a good year. Sometimes not. Talatech--LI's blended latex product, is said to be more consistent than natural latex since the synthetic component stablizes any impurities in the natural element. But LI has very exacting standards for its natural latex product and will stand behind it. As for natural Asian latex--who knows? If anyone...

I'm interested in revisiting zoning, but just for a topper at the moment. I need to find a twin size, 3" piece of 36 ILD blended Talatech for hip region. I spotted one for around $225 shipped, which isn't terrible, but should be able to do better. Any sources?
TIA...

FYI, mattresses.net sells Talalay from VitaFoam - they said it comes from the Netherlands and they're the largest latex manufacturer in the world. 

Here's my "thinking out loud" research....comments welcome!

Cali King Talalay "core"

• mattresses.net, from VitaFoam - $600 + $80 shipping for split core
• centralplastic.com, from LI - $793 + $78 shipping (**medium density only)
• bjventures.com (creative ventures), from Radium (Vita), $650 + shipping.  Or from LI, $900 + shipping
• sleepez.com, from LI, $995 + $75 shipping 

Best "set" alternative - sleepez 8500, $1275 + $75 shipping.  With this I'm getting a core + 3" topper, but I'd have to buy another case anyway because I don't like the woven cases - I want a knit one.

A few of those manufacturers need to be confirmed. 

Centralplastic.com is running the best LI "core" deal, however they only have medium density.  Marie, their rep emailed me and said they've NEVER had a complaint about the medium density, and...

I'm glad I asked because I was thinking the Dunlop was softer, so a x-firm Dunlop would be more like a firm or med Talalay. 

Hayes - Thanks for the info on Creative Ventures - this is one I have not come across before.  She lists a Talalay Cal King core as $650.  Is that not the one from LI?  Or did she special order an LI one for you?  After doing lots of research, I have this idea that the LI Talatech is the best, but I don't know why.  If all 3 manufacturers of Talalay are good, is there any reason why you wanted the LI Talalay?   Is SleepEZ talalay from LI?  SleepEZ does indeed have a great deal on 2 layer (or 3 layer if you want to look at the core split in 2).  I don't know why I passed them up before.

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Hi all,

May be you remember my story from the old forum, I was planning to build my first latex mattress : one 6" 40-ILD core and a 2" 32-ILD topper, both Natural Talatech from Latex International.

So the vendor finally received both pieces. I went there to pickup, however LI had made a mistake and shipped a 36-ILD core instead. I still brought the 2" topper home, while the vendor contacted LI so that they could ship a 40-ILD core.

Once home, I noticed two things:

1- There are tiny specks of latex all over the topper. I put a dark blue sheet on top of the topper and when I lifted the sheet, it was literally covered with those tiny specks of latex! I wonder if this is normal. It's my first latex ever, so I have no idea. Given that LI got this "5 step washing process" which they advertise on their website, I wasn't...