I also wanted a one hole faucet and thought that was important. The functionality of the Karbon won and I totally forgot that the joystick was ever a concern. Ditto to what westsider40 said, it is the perfect experience. The spray reaches every corner of my Stages 45 sink, and the ability to position it and have two hands free is so helpful.

It is absolutely worth the extra hole and I will have it in my next kitchen too!

Thanks so much! Mine will be on my island (I think), so I want minimal distractions. Such a cool looking faucet.

I love the looks of the Karbon, too. But I've only seen photos of it, I've never seen it in person. I need to call around and see if any of the stores have it.

For those of you who have it, did you see it in person before you bought it or did you just take a leap of faith?

Mine is on my island. Cool, but sooo functional!

I did not see it in person. I went for it based on the video and reviews by GWers. I am so glad I did.

I saw it on display and was surprised not only how solid it felt, but how stiff. I guess it needs to be so that it stays put, but still I was surprised that it didn't move as easily as I expected.

Sherri1058-the stiffness is absolutely adjustable. The Karbon comes with a little plastic doohicky that fits into each joint of the Karbon and you twist it to make it stiffer or looser. We played around with ours a few time before finding how we liked it.

My husband first suggested it, but I did not like the Karbon until I saw it in person and was able to play with it. I was sold. We have had ours for 2 years now and love it sooooo much. We especially like the functionality of putting it where you want it and then be hands off. I have a super single with offset drain and put the faucet offset too. This way I can put pots on the counter and fill them up easily instead of putting them in the sink. I also like the laminar stream. It's so pretty. To use the spray you just hit the button on the end of the faucet. You do have to turn off the faucet to turn off the spray which some people don't like, but it doesn't really bother me. I'm not sure we could go back to a regular faucet after this.

Thanks Texaspenny! The fact that the demo unit was so stiff was one of the deterrents for me. So good to know that it is adjustable. I am also planning to do the super single sink with offset drain. Does the faucet reach the entire sink adequately? Can I impose on you to post a picture of the entire sink? I'd really love to see how the positioning of the faucet looks. TIA,

Sherri

Ok, here are two pictures from tonight after my Easter prep. Sorry for the mess. The spray absolutely gets to all corners of the sink. Make sure your fabricator reads the instructions on the Karbon. I believe one of the holes is a different size than usual.

oh, just want to point out that I could have pulled the faucet lower into the sink to really get all the way in there. It's nice for doing dishes because you can pull it closer to you so you don't have to lean into the sink as much. I do not have problems with splashing. Your hand may drip a little onto the joystick, but I just dry it off with a towel once I'm done with everything and am drying off the counter anyways. It's not a drippy puddle mess...just a little water on the flat surface of the joystick bottom. (just trying to give you all the info from my experience)

Thanks Texaspenny! You have exactly what I am looking at - soapstone, anthracite super single and black Kohler. It helps when beautiful is also functional. :) I also like the way you have offset the faucet......yet another thing to think about.

I appreciate the info re different size hole for the joystick. One of the compromises I made during my last reno involved my sink cutout, so that is one area that I will be paying close attention to. Thanks again.

Here's my finished kitchen post if you want to see it all. Good Luck!

edited because my link disappeared. ok, try this