Is it worth the extra cost of going with the Brizo line in terms of long term durability and reliability ? (Ie not considering esthetics ). I notice a difference in weight between the two and this leads me to believe the Delta line has more plastic internal parts. Not sure if this correct or not ?

I know this has been asked before but asking again since hopefully technology gets better with time. It sounds like the lower end touchless faucets are the problematic ones (more plastic parts, turns on randomly more, can't use without power/batteries). What if I go higher end like the Brizo Odin SmartTouch Faucet? Or should I just give up and get a non touchless?

This has been posted in the past but want 2024 most up to date answer. We want something that will last and is of high quality. Looking for responses from plumbers, but any input is appreciated. Talking about sinks, showers, tubs, toilets, and any other sundry plumbing fixture.

Doing a bathroom remodel, and will likely go with a dark bronze finish (aka oil rubbed bronze aka venetian bronze). For the shower fixtures and valves, I'm planning to stick with quality manfucturers (Kohler/Moen/Brizo ect), but not botique/niche (e.g. Newport Brass) to ensure ease of obtaining parts in 20 years.

I'm leaning towards Moen and Kohler. I like some of the designs of Delta/Brizo, but haven't heard great things. Any thoughts on reliability of the valves and finishes of Delta/Brizo or Price Pfister versus Moen and Kohler?

Thanks in advance.

Throughout my Plumbing career, I have always been a Moen guy. Kohler gets a pass here and there. But delta? can't stand the stuff. But I'd like to hear other people's opinions!

I am looking at getting a very nice kitchen faucet for Christmas. I ruled out Moen since their faucets were limited to 1.5GPM flow whereas Brizo and Axor have about 1.8 GPM. Really what I want is a quality, durable, as little plastic as possible (I know some is unavoidable like in the lines) faucet. No interest in the electronic options at all.

Which do you recommend? Warranty language on both are the same. The Hansgrohe Axor’s “laminar flow” seems fancy, but I’m worried that will just result in less fluid velocity (since GPM is the same) and will ultimately feel like it has low pressure.

Any thoughts would be appreciated. I’m a buy once / cry once person.

I'm looking to buy my last kitchen faucet, if possible.

A few things I'm looking for:

-Separate hot & cold controls

-Separate sprayer

-Normal flow. Not the high pressure tiny streams - not sure what this is called. I want just a normal aerated flow from the faucet and pressurized steam from the sprayer.

• High arch style neck.

-Solid stainless or stainless finished solid brass.

-Simple, classic design, ideally with porcelain handles on the temp controls

Ideally no cartridge - I want to be able to repair these, not replace cartridges. The simpler the better. I'd rather change o-rings and valve seats than entire cartridges.

The absolute top priority is that it's going to stay nice over the years with normal maintenance.

Budget: up to ~$1,500

I really like the look of the Top Knobs pulls in the color "Honey Bronze". I am looking for a gold kitchen faucet to match the color of Top Knobs pulls "Honey Bronze", but am finding it hard to find a matching gold color in kitchen faucets. Does anyone know what gold kitchen faucets best match the color of Top Knobs "Honey Bronze"? Would really appreciate any help in this. I found some information online (from several years ago, however) saying Brizo "Luxe Gold" and Delta "Champagne Bronze" are a good match to the Top Knobs "Honey Bronze", but I was wondering if there are any other good kitchen faucet brands that also have a gold color that match because I am looking for a different kind of style for the kitchen faucet, similar to this: https://www.build.com/signature-hardware-948401/s1698123?uid=4313219&searchId=QUyuSTuIy3

Thank you!

[Update] - Thank you everyone for your advice. I ended up getting a Kohler faucet in solid brass and it looks great with the Top Knobs Honey Bronze hardware! :)