Hmmmm. Okay, for obvious “giggle factor” of my own, the BLF/TF Q8. It kicks buttocks. ’Nuff said.
The original Thorfire VG10, even with the thermal-path issue. Forward-clicky, perfect mode-spacing, nice design, clean beam, no blinkies!
Sofirn SP10B. Wasn’t a fan at all of AA lights or e-switch lights, but this one won me over. Make it 4500K or even 4000K, and it’d be nigh perfect. Oh, and no blinkies! No blinkies!!
Sofirn SF32W. My new go-to light at night, from a beautiful moonlight mode up to a perfectly usable turbo, even if not scorchingly bright as other lights. Wonderfully warm, everyone who sees it loves the CT.
Thorfire TK4A. Okay, a bit of a ringy beam (very fine, though), but damn, I’m liking this light more every time I play with it. Perfect fit in the hand, no Jetsons-esque fins or grooves, just a nice clean functional almost Borglike design. And I like the UI, ’though I’d prefer moonlight be in the main rotation, but it’s not a deal-killer to me.
Sofirn C8M (??, the triple XP-Gx). Literally had a “Holy $#|+!!” moment when I shined it outside at a bunch of trees. Haven’t kept it on long enough to fry the emitters or anything, but damn, that’s one nice light! That was a lot of light pouring out from a C8 body, a lot more than I expected.
Zanflare F1. Cleanest and best-thought-out design I’ve seen in ages, awesome UI (bury those damned blinkies so you can click like crazy and never hit on one ever again!), about the only thing I’d improve upon would be a FC tailswitch to allow flash’n’dash.
When did the Boruit RJ02 come out? If 2017, include it. Yeah, it’s got a generic non-Cree CW emitter, but for a sub-10buk headlight, it’s amazing as far as features. No, it’s no Skilhunt, but then again, it’s less than a third of the price. Nitpick all you want, but it’s less than 10bux!! Any other light, for 10bux you’ll get a craptastic 3×AAA light with a bunch of 5mm discretes.