Hi,
Am looking to buy my first serious machine and have been offered a Gaggia TS1 and a Magister Stella by local dealers, roughly for the same price. Both are showroom (demo) units and come with 1yr (Gaggia) and 3m (Magister) warranty.
Any opinions on which is the better machine? Can't seem to find much detail on the net, especially the Magister, so would be great to get some community feedback.
To confuse matters even further, it just so happens that I came across a private seller offering an Expobar Megacrem Mini 2 Group machine and a Macap MX grinder (cafe venture didn't work out, allegedly 'lightly used' for 2 years and recently serviced, but no warranty).
Price-wise similar to the Gaggia TS and Magister Stella.
I am tempted by the Expobar, but not sure if this would be overkill, ie 2 group machine for home use, 6 liter tank, etc , esp. since the machine would need to be plumbed in which would be a challenge in our kitchen. The Macap MX on the other hand might be worth it though?
thanks!
Am looking to buy my first serious machine and have been offered a Gaggia TS1 and a Magister Stella by local dealers, roughly for the same price. Both are showroom (demo) units and come with 1yr (Gaggia) and 3m (Magister) warranty.
Any opinions on which is the better machine? Can't seem to find much detail on the net, especially the Magister, so would be great to get some community feedback.
To confuse matters even further, it just so happens that I came across a private seller offering an Expobar Megacrem Mini 2 Group machine and a Macap MX grinder (cafe venture didn't work out, allegedly 'lightly used' for 2 years and recently serviced, but no warranty).
Price-wise similar to the Gaggia TS and Magister Stella.
I am tempted by the Expobar, but not sure if this would be overkill, ie 2 group machine for home use, 6 liter tank, etc , esp. since the machine would need to be plumbed in which would be a challenge in our kitchen. The Macap MX on the other hand might be worth it though?
thanks!


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