The best Micro-ATX cases?

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A few years ago I completely switched to Micro-ATX, because this format satisfies 99% of the needs of a home user, even an advanced one.
But buying a really good case is a problem. There are two extremes on the market: on the one hand, cheap tin cans, on the other hand, gaming cabinets with a gypsy-Chinese design and lighting. Finding a really beautiful and high-quality case is really a problem.
I used to prefer Inwin for the high quality of the tin and the reasonable price. But in recent years, they have had degradation of quality and tight innovations. For example, you want a power supply from below, but no. And yes, the design is the same.
I watched all sorts of CoolerMaster, Thermaltake, Phanteks, Chieftec, NZXT, SilverStone, Corsair - my soul didn’t really lay down on anything (although it’s possible that I didn’t look well).
During my youth, Lian Li was considered cool, but today it seems to me that these are just show-offs without any real merit.
Fractal Design is often advised - yes, for its money this is a good purchase, but in general it is clear how the manufacturer cut and saved.
From everything we looked at, Phanteks Enthoo Evolv mATX and Antec VSK 10 seemed more or less pretty. Both are not perfect, there are a number of questions, but nothing else about everything else.
I googled Ncase M1 - I really liked the quality factor and thoughtfulness. But this is Mini-ITX (there is a big fashion for them over the hill) and this is very restrictive - only 2 memory slots, only 1 M2 slot, and so on.
What are the cool buildings now? So that you look and the eye rejoices. And you understand that the manufacturer did not save a couple of bucks on the thickness of the tin or connectors.
- Really high quality (and not attempts at it)
- Strict, beautiful appearance
- Power supply from below
- Sophisticated cooling (!= Stopizztsot fans from all sides)
- No backlights and other cheap show -offs
- Glass wall is not needed (but if it is, it’s not scary)
- At least one 5.25" slot
is desirable - I want buttons and connectors in the front (now they are often shoved onto the top panel, which is understandable for outdoor Big Towers, but why the heck do this in small desktop cases?)
To simplify the task, we agree that price and availability in Russia now do not matter.

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