I'm glad the Delta Lahara worked for you, sas95 - I may have just gotten a lemon, and the manufacturing standards may have gone down since you bought it, hence my warning. The lovely stainless Delta pull out convertable spray/normal in my kitchen that's been in for 8 years still works great and has all metal compression fittings. Antss, the list on the Delta was $260, not to be confused with a Glacier Bay-type faucet; I paid about $150 for it on Amazon. The Grohe replacement was $170 in the DC area. Comparable price, big difference in quality. Another victim of JIT mfg to the lowest bidder-of-the-moment trend of US corps, IMO - but I'll avoid the political soapbox on that one (I'd be up on it all night!) and say I wasnt trying to slam Deltas, per se, just warn about the potential current lemons in the line based on my most recent experience with them and offer another option for those looking for top value at mid price in a design that non-plumbers can install flawlessly.

That magnet on the Delta might be the most ingenious thing ever to happen to pull down faucets. The Grohe sinks lock in using friction like just about every other pull down/out faucet out there (I did see a few that twist to lock as well). If I hadn't gone for the Hansgrohe from Costco based on price, I would have had trouble not getting the Delta. I am still worried as heck that the one we chose (or any other friction based system) will get loose and dangly and crappy over time, but it was less than half the cost of all the other options I had.

pupwhipped- I'm sure the Rohl Country faucet will look fantastic with your Rohl farmhouse sink! Something nice about having both from the same "solid" brand. With the farmhouse style, your body & hands will naturally be closer to the faucet water stream because you won't have the 3 1/2" or 4" of countertop between you and the front edge of your sink. You will only have the thickness of the sink's wall. When you are all hooked up and running, let me know how you like it!

People seem to want to pay up to $399 but resist going to a higher price. OTOH, you use a kitchen faucet 10 to 20 thousand times in decade. (my estimation of number). A kitchen faucet is the one thing that doesn't fit into the decor by hiding along with the other lines and trim. It stands out. It doesn't blend in. It's round tubing, bent into a praying humanlike shape. I think it is worth it to spend more. " Does anyone have them, do you like them and how have they held up? " " I was leaning toward the Grohe ... I think this style has an on off button for the spray ..." Call or email Grohe about getting a model with a spray button that stays on spray once you press it. Call or email Delta about getting a model with a spray button that stays on spray once you press it. Some of the spray "wands" have a button you press once, others have a need-to-hold-down button. A spray button that stays on spray once you press it is a feature that I would like to have, and I would want to know about it on the main page describing the faucet. But, all too often, this is detailed feature information that the marketing people everywhere don't highlight on any web site of any faucet maker. I've heard them say to me that they prefer to hold back on this information so that the customer has to ask; it helps the showroom salesperson add value and play a more meaningful role. Hmm this might have been true back in the day when glossy brochures were the only text information available. The world has changed since then: participant discussion forums are now the key to getting informed. Terms vary. One fancy faucet maker has a term "mousseur" for a certain kind of wand, and they don't apply that term consistently across the line (!). Grohe is consistently high quality, and Grohe supports you if a problem happens. Delta is consistently medium quality, and Delta supports you if a problem happens. I may be too generous towards Delta. But, millions have them. Grohe is well known worldwide. Asia is where all the parts are made. There is no point trying to "manufacture" faucets inside the boundaries of any country, although it is possible to do some of the assembly (and call it made here). In Australia faucets often cost less, because it is too easy for any hardware store buyer to get on a plane and go negotiate face to facem and bring back a small batch (smaller than e.g. 5000 units). We are too far away, and nobody seems interested to place orders to bring small batches halfway around the world after using photos or video conferencing as their only way to see what they are talking about. -- Chrome can be very good looking when a high end manufacturer makes it. Chrome in medium quality faucet (the kind you can see in a hardware store) can be less than attractive. Stainless steel plate finishes can vary in hue from one maker to another. There is a range, from industrial gray to attractive light nickel to beautiful. If quality and looks are both important to you, broaden your search to compare KWC faucets. See them in person. Livello is available in 100% solid stainless steel; Ava in plated. A beautiful bent praying shape can be had in the Eve and Sin models, with a small pulldown wand that hides in plain sight, being housed inside the tubing. Of the four Sin models, I got the one with a Highflex memory hose that springs back to reset itself. Its wand has a press-once button to switch to spray. This is good for my Silgranite sink because it's much easier to rinse Silgranite sink walls down with a broad spray than with a narrow jet.