Happy Sunday Snobs!
Collectively you have helped me descend deep down this rabbit hole and develop an itch that must soon be scratched...
Some of you may know of my (mis)adventures with a DB Inbuilt semi auto, updates of which i will put in another thread.
The long and short of it is I feel i am up against a hard plateau at the moment, which i hope to partially move away from with a new grinder. I have narrowed this down to either a K3 or Mignon. I very nearly picked up a K3 yesterday but decided to take my dog to the vet instead (long story of more misadventure). I have since found another local shop that may carry both the K3 and eureka grinders and so hope to pick one out from a side by side comparison this week.
Four paragraphs in i can now get to the point of this post
. When i was last servicing my current espresso machine a fortnight ago, i enjoyed a shot from the techs personal home use machine, a somewhat modified E-61 HX unit. This is clearly the direction i would like to move in and i have put together a wish list over the last two weeks...
Sometime in the next few months i would like an E-61 HX Machine, preferably with spring toggles rather than rotary taps for steam and hot water, lever for espresso start/stop cycle (not true lever but pump operation switch).
I would like a purchase that will last a long time and free me from upgraditis and so whilst i was originally looking at the $2k or less ball park it seems that $2.5 - $3k is where the fun really is in terms of nicely laid out internals, insulated boilers and my beloved sprung lever taps!
It would seem that ECM in terms of the ECM Technika iv profi (vibration pump version) https://www.jetblackespresso.com.au/...echnika-profi/
Di Bartoli Lumina (ECM Mechanika base, not sure on how this differa from the Technika 4?) https://dibartoli.com.au/di-bartoli-...ys-collection/
And Bezzera Magica https://dibartoli.com.au/bezzera-magica/
Could all fit the bill. Both Brands appeal to me in terms of aesthetic and solid build quality, as well as having excellent reputations. My gut feel is that perhaps the Germanic roots of the ECM machines and their exquisite internal layout may trump the italian flair of the Bezzera, although i doubt either would leave an owner disappointed.
So, fellow users any recommendations? Does anyone have and/or know the whole story behind the Lumina?
Am i on the right track?
Anything in the next price bracket down that may do what i seek?
Thanks in advance...
Collectively you have helped me descend deep down this rabbit hole and develop an itch that must soon be scratched...
Some of you may know of my (mis)adventures with a DB Inbuilt semi auto, updates of which i will put in another thread.
The long and short of it is I feel i am up against a hard plateau at the moment, which i hope to partially move away from with a new grinder. I have narrowed this down to either a K3 or Mignon. I very nearly picked up a K3 yesterday but decided to take my dog to the vet instead (long story of more misadventure). I have since found another local shop that may carry both the K3 and eureka grinders and so hope to pick one out from a side by side comparison this week.
Four paragraphs in i can now get to the point of this post
. When i was last servicing my current espresso machine a fortnight ago, i enjoyed a shot from the techs personal home use machine, a somewhat modified E-61 HX unit. This is clearly the direction i would like to move in and i have put together a wish list over the last two weeks...Sometime in the next few months i would like an E-61 HX Machine, preferably with spring toggles rather than rotary taps for steam and hot water, lever for espresso start/stop cycle (not true lever but pump operation switch).
I would like a purchase that will last a long time and free me from upgraditis and so whilst i was originally looking at the $2k or less ball park it seems that $2.5 - $3k is where the fun really is in terms of nicely laid out internals, insulated boilers and my beloved sprung lever taps!
It would seem that ECM in terms of the ECM Technika iv profi (vibration pump version) https://www.jetblackespresso.com.au/...echnika-profi/
Di Bartoli Lumina (ECM Mechanika base, not sure on how this differa from the Technika 4?) https://dibartoli.com.au/di-bartoli-...ys-collection/
And Bezzera Magica https://dibartoli.com.au/bezzera-magica/
Could all fit the bill. Both Brands appeal to me in terms of aesthetic and solid build quality, as well as having excellent reputations. My gut feel is that perhaps the Germanic roots of the ECM machines and their exquisite internal layout may trump the italian flair of the Bezzera, although i doubt either would leave an owner disappointed.
So, fellow users any recommendations? Does anyone have and/or know the whole story behind the Lumina?
Am i on the right track?
Anything in the next price bracket down that may do what i seek?
Thanks in advance...

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