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    hi all,
    I'm looking for recommendations for best sub $1000 machine.

    Over the last 12+ years I've had two Sunbeam Cafe series machines - the EM6910 and a more recent version (EM7000?) bought three or four years ago.

    I was very happy with machine #1 and nursed it along for many years doing lots of R&M, including replacing the collar, which was a fairly mammoth job in the end. I finally gave up on it when the steam pump went.

    Machine #2 has never felt as good, which was reflected in comments on this forum at the time, about the lowering of build and materials quality in those Sunbeam machines. I had to go to a metal workers to remove the shower screen as the screw just wouldn't budge, even after days of soaking it in various liquids, upside down and all the other usual tricks. Replacing the seal is really difficult, unlike the other machine. Now the collar has got so worn that even a new seal won't give decent performance. This is all after relatively light use (and no use for over 18 months when we were overseas), so I'm not going to go back to Sunbeam ... unless they've seen the error of their ways and improved their quality.

    I've been away from coffee forums for the past few years while enduring the miserable coffee in Europe/Ireland, so I'm really out of touch with what is out there in the sub-$1000 range. Would prefer closer to the $500 mark, as my partner isn't keen on a big spend, but can be convinced to the higher end!

    Many thanks Snobbistas!

  • #2
    Really hard to beat https://www.breville.com/us/en/produ...so/bes920.html cos it's a dual boiler and the big feature is easy-to-adjust temperature control. If you shop around you can pick up a used model in very good condition for around 1k.

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    • #3
      They can be picked up used for well under $1k: https://coffeesnobs.com.au/forum/mar...-boiler-bes920


      Java "Sometimes even new!" phile
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      • #4
        I should add that I live in remote NT, so getting stuff secondhand is usually not possible ... or very expensive.

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        • tompoland
          tompoland commented
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          I have shipped stuff all over the country. It's true that some people offer pick up only but many will ship.

      • #5
        Agree with the above.

        For under $1K it's hard to beat the Breville Dual Boiler. Wait for them to go on sale, and you can pick them up under $900. It's alot of machine for the money.

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        • #6
          Thanks everyone for the advice so far.

          I wonder does anyone have any opinions on the new Gaggia Classic Pro?

          https://www.coffeeparts.com.au/gaggi...coffee-machine

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          • #7
            Would also recommend the BES920 if you can find one sub $1k

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