for who resisted thusfar: Nitecore EA4 L2 XM-L2 at Ill. Supply

here... (not cheap though)

EDIT: sorry, I see now this was already mentioned in the EA4-thread

It hits a lot of the right notes. The latest emitter (XM-L2) and a claimed 950 lumens from 4 x aa. It’s just too bad it’s over $80.