I’m going to let you in a little secret: Mattress testing can be subjective. One of the biggest areas where we see subjectivity is firmness. It’s not hard to see why — we’re all different weights and heights and have different needs. So unless you have the exact same body as me, you might experience the same bed I’m describing a little differently.
Our CNET sleep team uses our years of experience testing and reviewing mattresses to recommend the best options for every type of person, whether it’s side sleepers, stomach sleepers or hot sleepers. Our team of nine mattress experts has tested around 300 beds and dozens of sleep accessories, so it’s safe to say that we know a lot about sleeping. But that doesn’t change the fact that mattresses have inherent subjectivity.
That’s why our CNET Labs team built the Mattress Smasher 9000, a first-of-its-kind proprietary machine that delivers objective firmness scores. With this, nothing is left up to interpretation. We know exactly how firm a bed is and where it falls in relation to other beds because we’ve got the data to back it up. The best part is that the Mattress Smasher 9000 is only at CNET.
- Mattress testing can be subjective
- Subjectivity is often seen in firmness
- CNET sleep team uses objective firmness scores