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I wouldn't be surprised if a Q5 Pro came along very soon TBH. Nothing wrong with waiting for what you want to buy if you don't need one right now.
What stabilizers does the community recommend right now? I have heard Durock V2s are no longer "the thing" and have heard TX V3s and Staebies come up often. Doing a Mode Sonnet build with tactile switches and a POM plate if that were to affect the answers. >

Honestly there are "it was perfectly fine" and "it was an absolute nightmare" stories for all of those, so my recommendation is get whichever is more accessible/fits your color scheme better and just be sure to balance the wires before assembly + don't over-mod to start (just wire balance+lube is enough in most cases) + test them on the PCB before installing the plate/all the switches. >

Oh wow just looked up wire balancing. Never heard of that, thank you! >

Hi y'all. I've posted about this a couple of times now, and I appreciate the guidance I've gotten so far. I'm looking for a high quality (comparatively), wireless 1800 keyboard that's either prebuilt or barebones and requires only keycaps and switches. I've gone through quite a few, but it's hard to get an idea for the quality of a lot of these, especially when I can't find much coverage on some. Here's my shortlist so far, and I'd love any feedback on these, or additions to them:
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Keebmonkey 1800 V2.0: Barebones, wireless, backlit, seems to be well made. My gut says I'd prefer something not plastic, but I know that's not necessarily an indicator of quality.
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Yunzii IF98 Pro: Again, the only knock on this is that it's a plastic body, and I don't know if that should count as a knock. I also don't love the white body, but the others are transparent and that's not my vibe.
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Ajazz AK966: This one seems good, but it's probably the one I've done the least reading on. Another plastic body.
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Dareu A98 Pro: I can't find *anything* about this board. It seems nice, and I'm intrigued by the LED screen. Plastic body (I think).
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Everglide SK98: Another barebones, I think this one ticks all of my boxes, as it's the only aluminum board on my list. But it's more than $200 just for the barebones kit, and that seems pretty steep. I can't find very much about it, but if the quality really is that much better than these other options, I'd consider it.
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Akko PC98B Plus Air: I know a lot of folks speak highly of the 3098B, and this seems to be very similar. Maybe it's a slightly newer model? Not sure. I like the aesthetic of this better than the non-Air version. Another plastic body.
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Leopold FC980MBT: This one isn't backlit, which is pretty high on my list of priorities, but I included it because every single person out there says that Leopold makes the best prebuilts. If it's head and shoulders better than these other options, I'd consider it despite the lack of backlighting. 
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The only other consideration I'm making is that I know I want to install Kaihl Box Jades on whatever board I end up getting, and I haven't confirmed yet whether all of these would be compatible with that. To be honest, I'm not sure how to go about confirming compatibility with switches. Thanks for any insights! >

What about the Keychron K4 Pro? Ticks all the boxes including hotswap, barebones, 1800-layout and wireless to boot. >

I’d looked at that, and the V series as well, but I like the Q series so much better. And I know that if I get something in the range of the K series, I’ll end up being restless and wanting to upgrade sooner than later. I’ll say this, if Keychron would make a Q5 Pro, like they’re currently kickstarting the Q1 Pro, I’d buy that in a heartbeat.