Post a pic of your home espresso setup... - Page 296

#2951: Post by **tcm3** » April 23rd, 2015, 8:27 pm

beanhopper737 wrote:I admit to being a little defeated by the whole pre-infusion thing. I have experimented with lifting the brew lever to the intermediate position for varying lengths of time, up to 10-seconds perhaps, but I don't think I'm getting any pre-infusion going on. Occasionally I'll remove the portafilter to check and it is always as dry as a bone.

You have to go beyond intermediate. Intermediate is just off with the flush drain closed. On my Vetrano I need to go halfway between intermediate and full on. You will hear the water push through the group and see the pressure drop. I get a decent pre-infusion with 2.5 bar line pressure off my RO system.

#2952: Post by **FotonDrv** » April 23rd, 2015, 9:47 pm

Very nice Davin

The Lever sure can produce good shots.

April 25th, 2015, 5:11 pm

We used to have a Linea 2AV, which we recently sold to make way for this.
Extremely pleased with the Speedster. It is truly an extraordinary espresso machine.

#2954: Post by **drgary** » April 25th, 2015, 5:56 pm

Nice starter setup.* That'll work!

* On Mars. Dream machine, really.

#2955: Post by **cebseb** » April 25th, 2015, 7:46 pm

I never get tired of seeing all these amazing setups. Keep them coming!

April 25th, 2015, 11:29 pm

So cool. Can't not like the Speedy.

#2957: Post by **Aaron** » April 26th, 2015, 9:52 am

Now that's some stellar equipment!

April 26th, 2015, 3:19 pm

drgary wrote:Nice starter setup.* That'll work!

* On Mars. Dream machine, really.

JmanEspresso wrote:So cool. Can't not like the Speedy.

Aaron wrote:Now that's some stellar equipment!

Thanks.

Not sure if I can ever go back to a machine without a gated shifter. That thing is just to fun.

Despite the obvious fact of being "just" an espresso machine, and thus basically an assortment of copper, aluminium and steel parts with a bit of electronics thrown in, there is something special about Speedster.
Using it does provide a certain atmosphere. A bit of theatre. An almost organic feeling if you will. Much more so than our previous machines. I can't compare to lever and MP machines, but I can guess they provide much of the same feeling albeit with an added level of complexity(?) which is nonexistent in the Speedster. It's just so easy and intuitive to use.

#2959: Post by **dcupstateNY** » April 26th, 2015, 3:32 pm

cebseb wrote:I never get tired of seeing all these amazing setups. Keep them coming!

+1 gorgeous machine!

#2960: Post by **drgary** » April 26th, 2015, 5:23 pm

Levers are less complex than anything else. That's their charm. The PID temp control on my commercial lever increases its ease of use. I guess what you get with any high end machine is consistency. But that Speedster has an amazing look to it too.