Congrats on the bike Vicki! I know what you're saying about shoes as I have the most expensive shoes in my household and my wife has some pretty nice shoes.
Spritzer what amp is the most neutral? KGSSHV? What? I liked the BHSE when I heard it but I also heard differences (I think) between tubes which makes me think it's not neutral (well maybe with specific tubes). I'm just interested really.
YMMV but I had a pair O2 mk1 with a Headamp built KGSS (which I would consider a pretty good amp) and I found them dark, and that's basically why I got rid of them.
My understanding is the 800E is designed to work with special Nikon software on the computer to get rid of the issues pointed out. That makes it a PITA for some people's workflow in particular but I'm pretty sure the issues mentioned there will be dealt with.
Feel better Shelly
I did a Sunday group ride which for me was group in name alone as I was off the back nearly the whole time. Feel fine but could not ride for shit.