I've said this in the american forums, my last three cars (starting with my 2006 Fiat Palio 1.8 ) haven't had a volume knob, but the up/down switches, so I don't understand what the fuss is all about. The wheel buttons in the FK8 are magical, they have these raised edges that let you know what button you are pressing w/o having to look at the steering wheel. The new 2019 FK8 in the states has the knobs, but a smaller screen, and they didn't put the new version of the head unit software (check reviews of the new Accord), so in the end for me that is a downgrade...
Let's see if they do a real facelift with whatever they were testing at the 'ring last year.