have one gravel bike with 2x - 48/31 w 11-34 and another gravel bike with 1x - 40 w 10-42
was initially not too keen on 1x - but after riding it prefer the 1x over the 2x … the jump from the small to big ring on the 2x is significant
the wide gaps on the 1x don’t bother me - with the exception of the gap from the 12 to 10 tooth … would prefer a 11t instead of the 10t
That last issue is the one that the Campagnolo Ekar kit tries to address, I think? Way beyond my needs, but I can see how the group would appeal; I don't know the exact numbers, but I think I read that the first five or six cogs are very close-spaced like a traditional road cassette.