Hi all, first post, so here goes...
I'm going to be getting a new machine & grinder in the near future, either this year or right after a trip to USA in Dec/Jan. Will be mainly for latte's and some espresso's, 1-2 a day normally, maybe more on weekends or with friends over. I've been a serious coffee drinker for a good few years, but after a trip to Melbourne earlier this year and visiting a bunch of good cafes I realised my local area is seriously lacking. Well I already knew it was, but I guess it tipped me over the edge to invest in a good quality home setup.
Pretty much narrowed it down to a rocket evo or plus, or a duetto. Won't have the funds for the as yet unproven r58, but I love the look.
- Looks wise I prefer the rocket machines than any other.
- Do I need DB, well I don't need it, but I wouldn't mind either way.
- Grinder, will depend on funds left, but probably doserless, and as good quality as possible. I'll ask that in the appropriate forum once I decide on a machine I guess.
- Cost for machine+grinder around $4000ish.
After all the rambling, I guess what I'm mainly wondering is the difference between the rocket machines, is the evo much quieter than the plus, I assume they produce the same quality in the cup? Apart from the advantages of DB (if you need/want), is the duetto producing similar results to the rockets in the cup?
Any advice would be great, I live a couple of hours south of Brisbane, so I don't have great access to go and check out machines from here.
Cheers,
I'm going to be getting a new machine & grinder in the near future, either this year or right after a trip to USA in Dec/Jan. Will be mainly for latte's and some espresso's, 1-2 a day normally, maybe more on weekends or with friends over. I've been a serious coffee drinker for a good few years, but after a trip to Melbourne earlier this year and visiting a bunch of good cafes I realised my local area is seriously lacking. Well I already knew it was, but I guess it tipped me over the edge to invest in a good quality home setup.
Pretty much narrowed it down to a rocket evo or plus, or a duetto. Won't have the funds for the as yet unproven r58, but I love the look.
- Looks wise I prefer the rocket machines than any other.
- Do I need DB, well I don't need it, but I wouldn't mind either way.
- Grinder, will depend on funds left, but probably doserless, and as good quality as possible. I'll ask that in the appropriate forum once I decide on a machine I guess.
- Cost for machine+grinder around $4000ish.
After all the rambling, I guess what I'm mainly wondering is the difference between the rocket machines, is the evo much quieter than the plus, I assume they produce the same quality in the cup? Apart from the advantages of DB (if you need/want), is the duetto producing similar results to the rockets in the cup?
Any advice would be great, I live a couple of hours south of Brisbane, so I don't have great access to go and check out machines from here.
Cheers,

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