Sealy Radiance Gold Review

• You're very loyal to this brand.
• We have no further pros for this specific model.

• You want a model that isn't discontinued.
• You don't want to shop for a mattress in-store.
• You want a mattress that lasts 10-15 years with normal use.
• You want a mattress that has great price-to-performance ratio.
• You want a mattress from a brand that has a generous

The Sealy Radiance Gold is about a 4-5 on a 1-10 firmness scale - which makes it ideal for people that primarily lightweight side sleepers (and infrequent back/stomach sleepers). Your ultimate goal is to find a compatible comfort level that matches your sleep style, body shape & mattress type preference. This is especially true for your long-term health & wellness.

Most people fall into 3 buckets - depending on your (1) weight and (2) sleep preference. These 3 buckets are: (a) light, (b) average, and (3) heavy sleepers.

Light Sleeper: If you're a light sleeper (under 130 lbs), a slightly softer, plush firmness comfort level is adequate. You'll likely experience healthy compression with minor resistance, which accommodates your sensitive pressure points relatively well.

Average Sleeper: If you're an average sleeper (130-250 lbs), firmness may be a little too soft (it's ultimately down to preference at this point). There is an exception. If you prefer an extremely soft comfort level (i.e. a 2-3 on a 1-10 scale), this might not be soft enough (since this is about a 4/10).

Heavy Sleeper: Finally, if you're on the heavier side (>250 lbs), this is probably not the mattress for you. This mattress most likely won't give your body the support it needs. Especially your neck, hips, shoulders and other vulnerable locations on your body.

The Sealy Radiance Gold has foam for support & a gel memory foam comfort layer resting above.

Additionally, the euro-top does a fine job supporting your weight, providing a relatively wide sleep surface and decent edge support.

This memory foam and euro-top combination is a standard, modern mattress construction. Even in older, potentially discontinued (or very difficult to find) models like this one.

This is a 'tried-and-true' style, even if material quality is potentially lower than more premium, popular (and rightfully so) mattresses online (like a Saatva, Winkbed, or Puffy).

Support & motion isolation for Sealy Radiance Gold is fair (nothing exceptional).

The bottom foam combined with the gel memory foam do a fine job dissipating motion transfer across the mattress.

It's safe to say the Sealy Radiance Gold Reviews is likely built to last 3-5+ years (before it's time to replace it). This is one of the main reasons why it's difficult to recommend this mattress.

The Sealy Radiance Gold uses very basic cooling tech in both their top cover and construction. Don't get confused when you see proprietary names. These are fancy marketing techniques to make otherwise normal features appear more sophisticated and better than they likely are.

There are 2 primary factors that affect cooling in a mattress: (1) does MODEL have decent airflow?, and (2) does the top cover and construction wick moisture & dissipate heat?

If those 2 benefits don't exist, heat created by your body at night can trap temperature pockets inside the mattress. These airflow issues create a furnace for anyone laying on the mattress at night. Rising heat in a mattress could potentially cause a loss of REM sleep. Losing REM sleep carries a whole host of other negative health consequences (way too many to list here).

In the case of the , there's a chance small heat pockets like this could form. It's exceedingly difficult to compare mattress models and technologies, so we usually recommend either: (1) calling Sealy directly to confirm specific features of technologies, or (2) consider a luxury online mattress company (almost always a better option). In the case of #2, we strongly recommend taking a look at Saatva.