Phoenix,
Your advice was very useful. I agree with your comments and, after my final round of testing, I decided that I liked the Pure Latex Bliss bed better so am going to buy that one.
I thought you might want know that a couple of stores you list as Austin recommendations post #2 here have closed - Sleepworld.net and Austinmattress.net are no longer.
Now off to decide on the pillows. While testing at Urban Mattress, I really liked the Bedgear brand, particularly their latex option so maybe that’s the answer. Thanks again for your help.