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  • trentski
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    Re: Do I or Dont I ? Need advice from you guys

    Originally posted by 5348414E454E4F5945200 link=1294627057/8#8 date=1294806330
    hi,
    first time online,thought would offer another option. look at e61 espresso machinery website. link on coffeesnobs. have machine called shuttle for under 2K. Recently purchased, looks great, will allow more in budget for grinder??  
    shane.
    Certainly looks like good value but I wouldnt buy one without seeing it in the flesh, flicking the levers and turning the dials. Like I said before, I had my mind made up until I saw one on the bench....

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  • shanenoye
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    Re: Do I or Dont I ? Need advice from you guys

    hi,
    first time online,thought would offer another option. look at e61 espresso machinery website. link on coffeesnobs. have machine called shuttle for under 2K. Recently purchased, looks great, will allow more in budget for grinder??
    shane.

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  • Wayno
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    Thanks Trentski for your good advice appreciated very much. Funny thing I had just emailed Chris prior to reading this post. He has some nice gear on his site. Will give him a call when i get back home. Im away at the moment. Thanks again. I need all the help and advice i can get chris !

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  • TC
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    Originally posted by 3036212A30372F2D440 link=1294627057/5#5 date=1294649132
    I know if I needed to, I could head back there and get some tweaking of my technique (right Chris? )
    You betcha Trent. Friends of Talk Coffee are always welcome 8-)

    Chris

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  • trentski
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    Country Vic makes it tough. We have some good sponsors here in Melbourne and I am sure you could arrange to visit one of them on a Saturday morning and spend a couple of hours tasting coffee and talking about the machines.

    Looks like your budget is about $3k? Its hard to go wrong in that price range at the moment but when you see the machines side by side you might find you like one over the other. I ended up with a Giotto PP and even though I thought I wanted the Minore 3, once I saw it next to the Giotto, I went with the Giotto, You might see it the other way around but at least you will get the chance to compare.

    Not to be biased towards Chris but I got mine from Talk Coffee and he threw in some nice beans and other extras, gave me good pricing and best of all he showed me how to use the machine. I know if I needed to, I could head back there and get some tweaking of my technique (right Chris? )

    You know with Sponsors you will get that type of service and thats worth a few bucks Ive rcomended Talk Coffee a few times and I wouldnt have done that if I wasnt happy with the buying experience and more importantly the after sales support, even 12 months later 8-)

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  • Wayno
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    Thanks for the advice Trentski im located in country Victoria so maybe i should take a trip to Melbourne and check out some of the sponsors stores. what im really after is a good macheine and grinder that i can make consistantly good coffee with. I have sent an email to the sponsors email address, will see what they come back with.

    Cheers Wayne

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  • trentski
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    Re: Do I or Dont I ? Need advice from you guys

    Originally posted by 1E28302726490 link=1294627057/2#2 date=1294631353
    (Macap M7A) or (Iberital Challenge)
    Thats a big difference in grinders, ones about $1000+ and the other is about $300 :-?

    I wouldnt think the Iberital Challenge would be a good enough grinder for the Expobar.

    If I was in your shoes I would be investigating what was available from the site sponsors before I went any further.

    Check out this thread for details on how to contact the sponsors
    http://coffeesnobs.com.au/YaBB.pl?num=1222094376

    or go to the Sponsors section of the forum, there are good deals to be had there.

    Where are you located?

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  • Wayno
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    Re: Do I or Dont I ? Need advice from you guys

    Thanks, Yep good advice that i have heard before, If i upgrade to the Expobar it would also be time to upgrade the grinder. at the moment I have the sunbeam 470. I purchased that and the Gaggia just to see how i go and make sure it wasnt just a fad. NA im into Coffee and loving it, Just need to take the next step i suppose and spend some money. any ideas on one of the following grinders sold by the same store I can get the expobar from (Macap M7A) or (Iberital Challenge)

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  • andreasb
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    Re: Do I or Dont I ? Need advice from you guys

    Shell out for a better grinder rather than a new machine.

    I just upgraded my grinder and am amazed at the difference. Alot of the more experienced members here always offer the advice of getting the best grinder you can, and they are not wrong.

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  • Wayno
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    Do I or Dont I ? Need advice from you guys

    Hi all, I own a Gaggia Classic and have been able to make a good brew over the last couple of months. Now decision time, I can get hold of a Expobar Minore III ex Demo unit, or should i say used in the coffee room of a local roster and Coffee equipment sales place for the last 8 weeks, in as new condition for $2200. do you think that i will notice a huge difference in the coffee produced. I know its a lot bigger beast than the Gaggia but im the only one that uses it so i dont need a heap of steam capacity, what other benifits do you think i would see owning the expobar ?? Hell I should just go and get it because it looks SO good. Bit of advice from the pros would help. Thanks in advance.
    Wayne
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