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I am still riding with tech 3 and race levers but from my technical understanding I think the spongy lever feel is by design. Hope increased the power by 30% when they updated to tech 4 by decreasing the lever piston diameter to 9.5mm and making the lever 5mm longer. From hydraulic/mechanic ratio view the saddles were not updated. The higher pressure in the hydraulic system and the longer lever are leading to more flex in the cables, lever and saddle.  I haven't ridden the tech 4 yet, I am not sure if the update for the trial zone was really needed (mtb is a totally different story, the trial zone saddle is with the 25mm piston really powerfull compared to their mtb brakes). Adding 30% to a tech 3 trial zone they end with slightly more power than a trickstuff maxima from a numbers view. On this website is a good overview of the leverage ratios: https://brakes.ddzyne.nl/  Interestingly, on the hope website now only the new evo levers are listed with the trial zone. I am very curious how they feel, especially with the shorter way to reaching the bite point and the option to install a shorter lever.

Hello! Yes I managed to set them up tubeless! I ran an insert in the rear though  

It’s an ltwoo one. Think it’s a T5? Seems pretty good. Cage material looks like it might be fairly bendy, but it shifts well and the chain stays on and can do a nice wide range. For the money it seems fantastic.

I have a Mega TR that I run 9 speed on. I currently use a SunRace RDM900 for a clutch mech and it works, but it's not without it's issues. What is that one you have on there?

Agreed. It’s was the rims in particular I was looking at.  Small market I guess but still I’m I’m sure it would sell