Hi
Im new here, and need to get a new machine after our Breville Cafe Roma died after nearly 3 years. I would like to upgrade to something better, but am a bit worried about the short warranties given on expensive machines (eg. only 1 year on the Silvia).
Id like to try a machine with a boiler rather than a thermoblock this time, so have been thinking of a Gaggia or an Ikon. At $350, the Ikon is attractive as its only $100 more or so than the Cafe Roma Stainless that we had.
Ive read all about people replacing the pressurized baskets in it, so I would do that too. Are you people who have bought Ikons generally happy with your choice, considering the reasonable cost of the machine? I would be really annoyed if I bought an expensive machine, only to have it die after a couple of years.
Im new here, and need to get a new machine after our Breville Cafe Roma died after nearly 3 years. I would like to upgrade to something better, but am a bit worried about the short warranties given on expensive machines (eg. only 1 year on the Silvia).
Id like to try a machine with a boiler rather than a thermoblock this time, so have been thinking of a Gaggia or an Ikon. At $350, the Ikon is attractive as its only $100 more or so than the Cafe Roma Stainless that we had.
Ive read all about people replacing the pressurized baskets in it, so I would do that too. Are you people who have bought Ikons generally happy with your choice, considering the reasonable cost of the machine? I would be really annoyed if I bought an expensive machine, only to have it die after a couple of years.


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