Yeah, typically traditionally, but there are some larger ones for smoking herbs (these have more diffusion so can work well for vaping potentially), and plenty of the dab ones actually work well for vaping herbs too... I have tried a lot, got another one made based on a design that I thought was really good, and that is what helped inspire the influx as well. Remember dabbing is actually like vaping moreso than smoking in general
Right protege is max smooth cooling straight up, the new mini V2 holds true for that, even though it is smaller with less volume and other differences from the V1...
I suggested Dante if you wanted to get something that might be even more different since you already have the V1? There are a lot of fans of that piece on the discord, yes it can maintain flavor well, I think even the protege can potentially, but the Dante should also be pretty smooth with its slitted shower head, plus extra perc with the discs... Dewar downward downstem also different than the right angle style of the protege, might be better used at an angle perhaps too?
Sorry I did not mean to complicate your choice even further! Calypso is probably a smoother cycling experience compared to Influx that is a bit more flavor oriented though it conditions differently with the vortex feature as well... Vertex with enough water using the whole thing as a perc can be smooth too, but you have less dry volume, and it doesn't have as much of a diffusion perc at all... Calypso has the diffusion along with the recycling that can help smooth out, could be fun for you to try??
Always hard to know for sure what you will like for your specific situation based on reading and videos etc reports from other people... Ideal to try everything lol