Hi All,
My Silvia is dying and probably only has a few months left so looking at replacements. Like probably most people on this forum I've dreamt that my next machine would be a step up to something a bit fancier. Ideally I would like a HX machine to be able to brew and steam at the same time, to make things a bit quicker. I am the only coffee drinker in the house and average about 16 coffees per week.
The machine I "want" is the ECM Mechanika Slim, but I have to face reality that it is well over my budget. I would like still like an ECM machine so the realistic option is that I will get the ECM Casa V, which is effectively a like for like replacement of the Silvia.
But I would like to try and stretch my budget to the ECM Classika which is a single boiler, E61 group, PID and nice aesthetics.
This is where my question comes in. The price of the Classika is at the point where budget HX machines start appearing. Is the good quality single boiler going to do a better job than a basic HX? Am I being a bit silly wanting the desirable features of the Classika by sacrificing potentially better work flow functionality a HX would offer? Appreciate this is somewhat subjective.
Cheers
My Silvia is dying and probably only has a few months left so looking at replacements. Like probably most people on this forum I've dreamt that my next machine would be a step up to something a bit fancier. Ideally I would like a HX machine to be able to brew and steam at the same time, to make things a bit quicker. I am the only coffee drinker in the house and average about 16 coffees per week.
The machine I "want" is the ECM Mechanika Slim, but I have to face reality that it is well over my budget. I would like still like an ECM machine so the realistic option is that I will get the ECM Casa V, which is effectively a like for like replacement of the Silvia.
But I would like to try and stretch my budget to the ECM Classika which is a single boiler, E61 group, PID and nice aesthetics.
This is where my question comes in. The price of the Classika is at the point where budget HX machines start appearing. Is the good quality single boiler going to do a better job than a basic HX? Am I being a bit silly wanting the desirable features of the Classika by sacrificing potentially better work flow functionality a HX would offer? Appreciate this is somewhat subjective.
Cheers


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