I actively avoid and move away from HA type devices that do not work without WAN. There's no reason that me pushing a GUI button to turn off a light needs to do anything more than travel to my AP, to HA and then to the light. Let's not bring the cloud into this.
No budget, maybe <$2k. Ideally has a rotary knob and an anodized finish in silver or another light color. Would prefer if it was made outside of China, but not a must.
Good points; I didn't realize that some boards are powder coated (more color options) and some are anodized (more durable) until I noticed a small scratch on my Zoom TKL. I'm gonna grab a Glare or F1-8X V2 next time they're available
Ended up getting some Durock V2 today and lubing/ installing them; They're great! My PCB does have that layer of foam between the stab and PCB already, so I didn't add any extra, but they feel and sound great.
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