Brooklyn Titan Plus Luxe Mattress Review

Michael Magnuson

Founder of GoodBed, Leading Mattress Expert

Read our take on the Titan Plus Luxe from Brooklyn Bedding.

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Table of Contents

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Summary: Is the Titan Plus Luxe a Good Mattress?

The Brooklyn Titan Plus Luxe is a 13” pocket spring mattress designed with heavier sleepers in mind. It uses high-density polyurethane foams and a thick, low-gauge coil unit to effectively support larger body types. It is what we would call an “HD mattress.” In other words, it is a mattress built with both HD foams (ie, high-density foams) and an HD pocket spring (ie, a heavy-duty pocket spring). For those unfamiliar, this is a category of mattress typically intended for individuals over 250lbs. 

That said, this doesn’t mean that the Titan Plus Luxe is uncomfortable or unsuitable for other body types. There’s still a considerable amount of comfort material which prevents the mattress from feeling stiff or overly hard. It also comes with a number of luxury features that aren’t often found in HD models, like a quilted top with gel foam and an optional “cooling” cover made with polyethylene fiber.

In our testing, we found the Titan Plus Luxe to be about a Medium in overall firmness. This is a bit softer than similar HD models, which tend to be Firm to Very Firm in overall feel. As such, we think the Titan Plus Luxe would be a great balanced option for couples of different sizes or just people with different sleeping preferences. We found it to be comfortable for side, back, and stomach-sleeping, and think it’d do well even for lighter sleepers.

We also thought it had excellent motion isolation. Most pocket spring mattresses tend to perform well in this area, and the Titan Plus Luxe was no exception to this. Similarly, it performed well on our adjustable base. The only area we’d potentially fault it would be in terms of edge support. We found this to be a little bit lacking at the head and foot of the bed. The edge support at the sides of the bed, however, was strong.

All in all, the Titan Plus Luxe is a comfortable, well-built mattress that's designed for heavier sleepers, but that’s still accommodating and pressure-relieving for lighter sleepers as well. We think it’s an excellent option for couples, for heavier sleepers that like a plush feel, or for anyone that’s looking for a quality mattress made of very durable materials.

Bottom Line: Who is the Best Match for the Titan Plus Luxe?

BEST if you:

• Are a heavier sleeper looking for a slightly softer feel
• Share a bed with a heavier sleeper but want a Medium feel
• Want a mattress made with very durable materials
• Prefer a mattress with "cooling" features

NOT IDEAL if you:

• Are looking for a truly soft mattress
• Prefer a mattress with a lot of memory feel

Comfort & Feel

These are the "preference-based characteristics" of a mattress. No classification here is better or worse – they are strictly a matter of your personal preference.

Back Support (by Sleeper Type)

No mattress will provide equally good spinal alignment (a.k.a., back support) for every sleeper. Here's what to expect in terms of spinal alignment on this mattress – by sleeper weight and sleep position.

Pressure Relief (by Sleeper Type)

The pressure relief offered by a mattress – especially important for side sleepers – will vary based on a sleeper's weight and body shape. Here's how we size up the pressure relief capabilities of this mattress.

Other Features

These are the "priority-based characteristics" of a mattress. Ratings here indicate where this mattress has strengths or weaknesses – however the importance of these features will depend entirely on your personal priorities.

Key Facts

Materials & Construction

What's in the Brooklyn Bedding Titan Plus Luxe Mattress?

The Titan Plus Luxe is a pocket spring mattress comprising roughly five overall layers.

• 1" quilted cover (w/ optional "GlacioTex Cooling Cover")
• 2” UHD poly foam ("TitanFlex Comfort Foam")
• 1" UHD poly foam ("Supreme Response Transition Foam")
• 8” HD pocket springs (up to 900 count, 13.5 gauge "TitanCore" coils)
• 0.75" base foam

At the top of the mattress there's a one-inch quilted cover with an optional GlacioTex "cooling" upgrade. The GlacioTex upgrade is made with polyethylene fibers, which is a unique material with an inherent "coolness-to-the-touch." While fibers like this typically don't stay cool all night long, they do help to create a cool and comfortable initial sleep surface which can help you fall asleep.

Just under the quilt there's a two-inch layer of TitanFlex Comfort Foam. This is what we would call an Ultra-High Density (or UHD) poly foam. At GoodBed we've developed our own internal classification system for foam densities, and a UHD poly foam is the highest grade on our scale. This means that we think that this foam will be durable and maintain it's comfort properties for years to come. After the layer of TitanFlex, we have a one inch layer of "Supreme Response Transition Foam" (although this layer was actually closer to 1.5" on our model). This is, again, a layer of UHD poly foam that we expect will be highly durable.

Next we have an eight-inch pocket spring with 13.5 gauge "TitanCore" coils. Much like with the foams above, this is a high quality and durable coil unit made with a wire that's significantly thicker than most pocket springs. As a comparison, Brooklyn's other mattresses typically use a coil that's around a 15 gauge. Underneath this there's a layer of base foam to ensure that the coils work consistently on various surfaces.

Comfort & Feel

There are three aspects that make up our assessment of comfort and feel. We call these "preference-based characteristics" because no rating here is better or worse – rather, the attributes that are most desirable to you will be determined solely by your personal preferences. We apply the same classification standards to each mattress so you can more easily compare apples to apples.

Softness ( what’s this )

Keep in mind that what mattress companies call “firm” or “soft” is relative and varies between manufacturers. Mattresses are designed to be supportive and promote healthy spinal alignment, however, different people tend to have different preferences for overall softness.

We found the Titan Plus Luxe to be about a Medium in feel, although please note this is a composite rating created by relatively soft comfort materials and a relatively firm underlying pocket spring. In other words, the surface is quite soft, but it "firms up" fairly quickly.

Not sure what softness is best for you? Take our Mattress Match Quiz and find out.

Cushioning Depth ( what’s this )

Cushioning depth refers to how deeply you sink into the mattress. Some brands will talk about a feeling of "sleeping-on" a mattress vs a feeling of "sleeping-in" a mattress, and this typically refers to cushioning depth. More cushioning depth means more conformance and more of a cradled or "hugged" sensation.

We thought the Titan Plus Luxe offered about an average amount of Cushioning Depth. This is, again, due to the relatively soft comfort materials overlying the firm pocket spring unit.

Memory Feel

Memory feel refers to how quickly a mattress recovers its shape after being compressed. A mattress with a lot of memory feel will have a much slower recovery after compression. This is often noticed by sleepers in repositioning.

We'd describe the Titan Plus Luxe as having little to no memory feel.

Bounce

Responsiveness also translates into bounce, and with most innerspring mattresses, you'll get a good bit of it.

The Titan Plus Luxe has a solid overall amount of bounce due to the rapid response of the comfort foams and the robust pocket spring underlying this.

Back Support & Pressure Relief

The two things that you should always be sure to get from your mattress are spinal alignment (commonly thought of as "back support") and pressure relief. Unfortunately, no mattress will deliver these two things equally well for all sleepers. In particular, spinal alignment and pressure relief capabilities will vary across sleepers with different weights, body shapes, and sleep positions. To help you determine how this mattress will perform for you, we break down our spinal alignment and pressure relief assessments by sleeper type.

In our evaluations, the Titan Plus Luxe performed very well for our tester in most sleeping positions.

Spinal Alignment

The key to good back support is maintaining proper spinal alignment while you sleep. This means that the mattress should hold your spine in roughly the same position it's in when you're standing. The ability of a given mattress to do this will generally depend on your weight, sleep position, and body shape.

Here is how we break down the spinal alignment of the Titan Plus Luxe:

Back Sleepers:

Our tester really enjoyed the Titan Plus Luxe in this position. The accommodating foams and the TitanCore pocket spring provided the right amount of support.

Side Sleepers:

We also thought the Titan Plus Luxe was surprisingly good for side sleeping. This was a bit unexpected, as HD models are typically fairly firm and don't perform as well in this regard.

Stomach Sleepers:

Our tester also felt well-supported on his stomach. The firm pocket spring kept him well-aligned in this position.

Pressure Relief

Other Factors to Consider

Delivery

• Free delivery to your door

Returns

• 120-Night Trial period

Brooklyn Bedding offers a 120-Night Trial period. In the event of a return, a $99 return fee will apply.

Warranty

• Warranty Length: 10 Year Non-Prorated Warranty
• Indentation Coverage: 1.5” and above with some exclusions

One of the biggest, if not THE biggest complaints about any mattress from consumers regards body impressions — the inability of a mattress to spring back, eventually creating a low spot/sinkhole in the mattress. As such, mattress warranties all contain a term defining how big a sag or ‘body impression’ (measured when no one is on the mattress) is considered a defect, and thus covered under the warranty.

The industry standard for hybrid and innerspring mattresses is 1.5". This is exactly what Brooklyn Bedding has chosen to cover as well.

You read the fine print on this here: Brooklyn Bedding's Warranty Policy.

Bottom Line: Who is the Best Match for the Titan Plus Luxe?

The Titan Plus Luxe is a high-quality mattress made with high-density foams and a durable pocket spring unit. While it was designed with heavier sleepers in mind, the soft comfort materials are surprisingly comfortable and accommodating for a variety of body types. We think it'd be a great option for heavier sleepers that like a "Medium" type of feel, or couples that might have very different preferences.

The only people we'd steer away from the Titan Plus Luxe would be lightweight sleepers who might want something softer than a Medium. These individuals might be better off looking at other models that are built with the average sleeper in mind. Similarly, we there's almost no memory feel to the Titan Plus Luxe, so if you're looking for memory foam, you'd best look elsewhere.

BEST if you:

• Are a heavier sleeper looking for a slightly softer feel
• Share a bed with a heavier sleeper but want a Medium feel
• Want a mattress made with very durable materials
• Prefer a mattress with "cooling" features

NOT IDEAL if you:

• Are looking for a truly soft mattress
• Prefer a mattress with a lot of memory feel

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