Hi all,
TLDR; Domus Galatea or Izzo Vivi?
I am finally about to pull the trigger on a more pointy end espresso machine. I've had the Siliva for years, and was reasonably happy with it, but started to find the milk frothing exercise a bit tedious.
We are two full time and one part time coffee drinkers in the household, and drink about 4-5 lattes and one-three espressos every morning,plus occassional top ups to about lunch.
I bought a second hand FAEMA e98 Compact S3 - which worked great, except the drip tray kept filling. That, however, burnt out as one of my kids opened the hot water valve while off, and then when it switched on in the morning it had about 1.5 hours of running without water. It may be repairable, but I'm a bit over 2nd hand machines (as was my Silvia).
So - I've decided to go for the heat exchange E61 machine, and have previously borrowed a Bezzera Domus Galatea from Coffee Machine Specialists, I quite like this machine, and there are some decent sub 3000 deals on this. Then there is the Izzo Vivi, which has a PID (which use is debatable for an HX machine, sure). and a smaller footprint.
I saw a nice review on youtube of the Vivi, and it appeals to me, but am a bit concerned that coffee machine specialists don't list Izzo as one of their brands. They were a hard NO on my FAEMA.
Has anyone had an Izzo in Australia (Brisbane) and been able to get it services regularly?
Any views on the two choices I'm considering? Bezzera Domus Galatea or Izzo Vivi?
TLDR; Domus Galatea or Izzo Vivi?
I am finally about to pull the trigger on a more pointy end espresso machine. I've had the Siliva for years, and was reasonably happy with it, but started to find the milk frothing exercise a bit tedious.
We are two full time and one part time coffee drinkers in the household, and drink about 4-5 lattes and one-three espressos every morning,plus occassional top ups to about lunch.
I bought a second hand FAEMA e98 Compact S3 - which worked great, except the drip tray kept filling. That, however, burnt out as one of my kids opened the hot water valve while off, and then when it switched on in the morning it had about 1.5 hours of running without water. It may be repairable, but I'm a bit over 2nd hand machines (as was my Silvia).
So - I've decided to go for the heat exchange E61 machine, and have previously borrowed a Bezzera Domus Galatea from Coffee Machine Specialists, I quite like this machine, and there are some decent sub 3000 deals on this. Then there is the Izzo Vivi, which has a PID (which use is debatable for an HX machine, sure). and a smaller footprint.
I saw a nice review on youtube of the Vivi, and it appeals to me, but am a bit concerned that coffee machine specialists don't list Izzo as one of their brands. They were a hard NO on my FAEMA.
Has anyone had an Izzo in Australia (Brisbane) and been able to get it services regularly?
Any views on the two choices I'm considering? Bezzera Domus Galatea or Izzo Vivi?

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