Yes i totally agree, i am getting tired of all these distractions. I actually like tge mdac frontpanel as it is.To me the new front panel seems like another delay/cost and in my view not necessary.
Getting my mdac2 this year would be nice, johnW will have plenty if time to make improvements before the pnp machine arrive in september, i would be fine getting it early 2018 too but i dislike being exposed financially to crowdfunding projects and once i get the mdac2 i will be less worried.