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  • Mischa
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    Re: Saeco Xelsis

    Originally posted by 537F7F607562262943100 link=1279947620/21#21 date=1308535071
    just have to accept that were all different I suppose.
    no i think they need to know that were better than them :P

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  • trentski
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    Re: Saeco Xelsis

    Originally posted by 1834342B3E296D62085B0 link=1279947620/21#21 date=1308535071
    just have to accept that were all different I suppose.

    Thats a defeatist attitude >

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  • Cooper69S
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    Re: Saeco Xelsis

    Originally posted by 04203A2A2128490 link=1279947620/17#17 date=1307578028
    didnt realise; i suppose his saeco is broken by now lol
    no just took a long time to reach a decision I think... there was a post from the same username (same person?) on the whirlpool forums a couple of months ago still asking for opinions on that Saeco machine, and then yesterday this...
    Just bought myself a DeLonghi Citiz and Milk Nespresso Coffee Machine
    Originally posted by 04203A2A2128490 link=1279947620/15#15 date=1307571964
    If he doesnt want to take advice
    sometimes (not specifically referring to this thread) the advice given to people who ask about superautos is a bit harsh especially to someone who obviously hasnt done much research into the alternatives.  encouragement to try a good machine, instead of criticism/ridicule for considering a superauto (which is sometimes the response we give) would, I belive, be much more effective.  although even then it doesnt always work - I tried my best and failed to convince my brother that he could be happier with a good manual machine.  Instead he bought a Nespresso and loves it - just have to accept that were all different I suppose.

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  • Dimal
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    Re: Saeco Xelsis

    Originally posted by 0F203B2C39263E2C3B490 link=1279947620/20#20 date=1308020683
    I would expect an engineer to have poor grammar skills
    Steady on mate... :P



    Mal.

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  • Firepower
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    I would expect an engineer to have poor grammar skills

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  • etmax
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    Re: Saeco Xelsis

    Originally posted by 71424D475A7C640D230 link=1279947620/14#14 date=1307558745
    Originally posted by 6879606C750D0 link=1279947620/13#13 date=1307553272
    Others here say that an auto will never make coffee as nice as at a coffee shop but I have had coffee at a couple of hundred coffee shops in Melbourne and about 10 in Sydney, and Ive only found 2 that make coffee better than the Xelsis....
    It is said that a superauto cannot make espresso as good as can be made with other types of espresso machines, but to say that it can make better espresso than most coffee shops is to damn it with feigned praise.
    Look all Im saying is that for what Im looking for in a cup of coffee is being better met by the machine I bought than most of the coffee shops Ive visited. To say that is false praise is to say that I am wrong in liking the colour green because you like the colour red. Of the coffee experience thing I spent 8 days on a P&O cruise and disliked every coffee I had from the on-board baristas, they just didnt get it, do equation is much more complex than you give it credit for.

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  • Mischa
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    didnt realise; i suppose his saeco is broken by now lol

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  • Dennis
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    Re: Saeco Xelsis

    Originally posted by 61455F4F444D2C0 link=1279947620/15#15 date=1307571964
    why would you all bother posting lengthy replies?
    This thread and most of the posts are almost a year old. Might be time to let it go.

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  • Mischa
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    why did you even bother asking any questions? And why would you all bother posting lengthy replies? If he doesnt want to take advice, let him waste his 2.5k on a machine that is essentially identical to the barvista, just auto, that will die in a year or two and make barely mediocre coffee.

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  • Randy_G.
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    Re: Saeco Xelsis

    Originally posted by 6879606C750D0 link=1279947620/13#13 date=1307553272
    Others here say that an auto will never make coffee as nice as at a coffee shop but I have had coffee at a couple of hundred coffee shops in Melbourne and about 10 in Sydney, and Ive only found 2 that make coffee better than the Xelsis....
    It is said that a superauto cannot make espresso as good as can be made with other types of espresso machines, but to say that it can make better espresso than most coffee shops is to damn it with feigned praise.

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  • etmax
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    Originally posted by 752928781D0 link=1279947620/0#0 date=1279947620
    Is a Saeco Xelsis any good?? I can get one for $2500 ($1000 above my budget). If it is really really good, I dont mind spending move if it lasts longer.
    I bought one because a cheaper Saeco we had at work made 60,000 cups of coffee without a problem. Its much quieter than our old DeLonghi which never missed a beat in 4 years, and the coffee tastes better. Others here say that an auto will never make coffee as nice as at a coffee shop but I have had coffee at a couple of hundred coffee shops in Melbourne and about 10 in Sydney, and Ive only found 2 that make coffee better than the Xelsis, so what constitutes a good cup of coffee must be a fairly subjective thing. Having had this Xelsis now for 2 weeks Id say it makes about 1/5th the noise of our old DeLonghi. Im an Engineer, and there are a few aspects of the design that are flawed and I would do different if I was designing one, but they arent show stoppers.

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  • rev210
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    Re: Saeco Xelsis

    Originally posted by 510D0C5C390 link=1279947620/10#10 date=1280042105
    Im 50/50 with xelsis and Cuadra by La Nuova Era.
    The noise comes from the vibe pumps in these coffee machines.

    Both of these suckers are going to be just as noisy as the thing you have give or take a very little. Because they both have same type of noisy vibe pumps inside them. The built in grinder on the Saeco is not silent by a long shot.

    If you are going to chase good coffee the pump noise is going to pale into insignificance if you buy a decent grinder. This will leave you with the only option of a hand grinder which you could use whilst covered by blankets perhaps under the cushions of your sofa ;D

    Sorry...joke. ;D

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  • Koffee_Kosmo
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    Originally posted by 78242575100 link=1279947620/10#10 date=1280042105
    Im 50/50 with xelsis and Cuadra by La Nuova Era.
    You know that the Cuadra is a HX machine

    The vibe pump is loud not just on this machine but almost all vibe pump machines

    It tends to sound louder in a room that echos (e.g. a kitchen)

    A plumbed in machine is 85% quieter

    KK

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  • h45e
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    Im 50/50 with xelsis and Cuadra by La Nuova Era.

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  • Koffee_Kosmo
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    Re: Saeco Xelsis

    Originally posted by 48141545200 link=1279947620/7#7 date=1280031153
    The main reason is that it is very silent (compared to the Breville) and I cant find any other coffee machine that are that silent (unless u count instant).

    The most economical form of coffee making is
    The Greek/Turkish method

    Cost less than $30 including coffee

    It also covers your concern of noise as its whisper quiet

    Takes mere minutes to make, consume & clean up

    And I can train you the : How 2s" right here ;D

    KK


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