what i hear is that both of you like them. Get one. It makes you look like you are serious about cooking. Or making spaghetti. Be aware that there is no place to put the water if anyone toys with opening it when a pot is not under it. I think that they are all high flow. As high as allowed. The theory is that you need to save 1.7 seconds when you fill your largest pasta pot. And, they only blast water; you cannot get a gentle stream. But, this might be all wrong: it is impossible to try faucets with real pressurized water in the supply lines in the showroom. I wish we could try them all out and post the videos. Do you have more than one source of water in your kitchen? A prep sink? Cool water from a fridge water line? A filtered drinking water tap? If there's only one faucet, you have a workflow bottleneck. There are a few, very few, kitchen sink faucets that let you get water from two sources at the same time through the one cartridge (mixer valve); these are usually the pro style faucets that look like storks and cranes with a spring neck; they have both a swiveling spout and a power wash spray on a hose housed in a spring. How far away is your sink from the cooktop? Distance. Hth.

Most Delta faucets are manufactured in the US with a smattering of chinese parts, their designer line Brizo is manufactured in the US with a smattering of European parts. Hansgrohe are manufactured in the US. More expensive Grohe faucets are manufactured in Germany. California Faucets are manufactured in California for the most part. Newport Brass is US made with a smattering of European parts. Note to self if you purchase it on the internet and have never heard of the brand its garbage. As for Kohler and Moen....go to any plumbing supply house and ask them what brands they sell more parts for and those are the two names they will say. In fact, Kohler gives out our phone number for people to call for repair parts because even Kohler can't purchase aftermarket parts and or the faucet is so old, they can't identify it.

Livein - argh, I just wrote a ton of info and then it vanished. here I go again. Yes, I chose a KWC (they claim to have invented the pull-out spray) and in fact, just ordered mine today from Chicago Faucet Shoppe on line because they had the best price by far, of anyone on or off the web. But I digress... I ended up with KWC because after working in my daughter's kitchen with her pull-down Grohe, I hated it - and discovered that pulldowns are very awkward and uncomfortable for me. When I went back to look at the KWCs I realized their faucets (at least these 3) are pull-UPs and the angle is similar to pulling up the sidespray, which is very comfortable for me. Hooray! Then it was a matter of narrowing it down. For that, I called KWC to ask some questions and now know more than I need about all of them. After two phone calls - and they were very helpful - I can give you some info that may help you make a decision. In the end, I ordered the Konos in stainless. It makes me smile - it's a bit quirky and I just love the way it looks. I kept going back to it and went with my heart. THAT SAID, here is what I learned about the Konos, the Edge, and the new Suprimo: The Konos is the oldest of the 3 models and the tech guy at KWC told me it will probably be discontinued in another year. That doesn't bother me at all. He said the Edge is the second oldest and will be around for another 3-4 years and the Suprimo (they just changed the model), is the newest. (last year's model is all over the Internet, probably for good prices since it is discontinued) If you look at all 3, you'll see that the Suprimo faucet starts higher on the stem than the other two; I was afraid that would be awkward for me, but it is a beautiful faucet. My KD, FWIW, liked the looks of the Edge best. The spray on all 3 of these stays on without your having to hold it on. On the Konos, you push the button and the water pressure keeps the spray on; when you turn off the faucet, it goes back to regular aeration by itself. On the Edge and the Suprimo,when you push the button the spray locks on so when you turn off the faucet you must push the button again to turn it off or you'll get spray coming out of your faucet when you turn it on again. For me, this is one more pain in the ass thing to remember, but for other people, it will be routine and no problem. The salesman on the phone at Chicago said that KWC changes its models every 2 years, which he found annoying. However, since KWC has to support its faucets, the parts should not be a problem. The tech at KWC said the Edge and Suprimo are better insulated so the spray handle is not as likely to get hot when you are using hot water. However, I have asbestos hands, so that isn't a problem for me with the Konos. And I am really happy that I went with my instincts and ordered it. Of course, it is not in stock (nobody seems to stock it because it isn't the newest) so it will take a couple of weeks - but that's ok. I was lucky enough to find a showroom that had the Konos & the Edge available for me to play with (no Suprimo). If I hadn't seen and fondled them, I would really have had a tough time. Truthfully, they are all nice faucets - just go with the one that is most visually pleasing to you and you should be fine. Keep us posted! Rayna

My attention was drawn back to this thread by someone who liked an earlier post here, and I wanted to update to say that I did move forward with a Brizo articulating faucet purchase in the end and received excellent pricing during a sale at Quality Bath online. The issue with the articulating faucets falling forward has been fixed, so unless you were to order really old stock from a warehouse somewhere, all the new faucets for the last few years feature the fixed joints, and of course, Brizo faucets come with Delta's lifetime warranty. I ordered two of the Brizo faucets in the Brilliance Stainless finish which is PVD stainless steel and among the most durable of finishes available for faucets on the market today. Anything with "Brilliance" in front of the name from Brizo means that it is PVD. Note that Brizo's chrome faucets are merely electroplated, so you'd need to choose a finish that specifies "Brilliance" to get the PVD finish. The articulating faucets from Brizo that feature covered hoses, which is the style I purchased, are all newer releases and so would have the fixed joints no matter where you ordered them. Quality Bath does not stock Brizo in house, so any order you placed from them would come directly from the factory. I'm really happy with this choice and look forward to many years of longevity from the Brizo articulating faucets.