Re: Upgrading Silvia
Hi
I must say my experience with Silvia has need nothing but good.
While Ive never used a Gaggia Cassic both machines rate very highly on any espresso web site you care to visit. So I suspect the 2 machines are on top of the heap as Fith says "In thier class"
What sold me on the Silvia over the Classic was Silvias larger boiler, bigger cup warmer, longer steam wand (The Classics is very short if you dont want to use the froth enhancer, I dont know if there is an after market mod) and the greater distance between the group and the base (I sometimes make a double size Latte). Plus the Silvia is a good 10 pounds heavier.
But the final clincher was after I rang an Espresso Machine Tech listed in the Melb Yellow pages and he recommended the Silvia over anything else due to reliablity and availabilty of parts should something go wrong out of warranty. This was before I even told him what brands I was interested in at the time but after saying I had $800 to spend. Oh that and I picked up my Silvia for $599 on special. Which was cheaper than the Classic at the time from Myer. ;D
To date the Techs advise has been good the only bad shots I have is if I stuff something up. Like today I found some OLD (3 Months) beans in the cupboard ground them up and Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwe or I have forgotten to clean her. :-X
Cheers
Rich
Hi
I must say my experience with Silvia has need nothing but good.
While Ive never used a Gaggia Cassic both machines rate very highly on any espresso web site you care to visit. So I suspect the 2 machines are on top of the heap as Fith says "In thier class"
What sold me on the Silvia over the Classic was Silvias larger boiler, bigger cup warmer, longer steam wand (The Classics is very short if you dont want to use the froth enhancer, I dont know if there is an after market mod) and the greater distance between the group and the base (I sometimes make a double size Latte). Plus the Silvia is a good 10 pounds heavier.
But the final clincher was after I rang an Espresso Machine Tech listed in the Melb Yellow pages and he recommended the Silvia over anything else due to reliablity and availabilty of parts should something go wrong out of warranty. This was before I even told him what brands I was interested in at the time but after saying I had $800 to spend. Oh that and I picked up my Silvia for $599 on special. Which was cheaper than the Classic at the time from Myer. ;D
To date the Techs advise has been good the only bad shots I have is if I stuff something up. Like today I found some OLD (3 Months) beans in the cupboard ground them up and Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwe or I have forgotten to clean her. :-X
Cheers
Rich


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