I owned 626 and consider that machine to be my first level of enlightenment in the espresso journey. I have their mounted hockey puck and still do "the slap shot" technique in shot preparation. I was listening to a friend talk about their process and told them to buy one of these things. I discovere...

Will be interesting to see if you can order it on the website. Currently, the only thing I can order is the Omega Archivi the hand grinder

Great to hear. Surprising it doesn't say anything about pre-order

I called them today and no one in Sales answered or returned my call. The website did not disclose this as a pre-order. Seems sketchy

I see the Philos is for sale in Canada: {link}

Surprising observation. When the upper is removed the grinder is nearly silent when powered on. Baffled here, with a tasty cup

DF83 here. It was so difficult to get the grind dialed back after checking for alignment I go with what is in the cup. Outstanding taste. The alignment was perfect, btw. But i hear that chirping

I called dealers who have been/are H-B sponsors so not going to name names. They were aware of the grinder but had zero info. If I find a savvy dealer in the US I will post their coordinates

I have done some hunting for a US dealer that would take my pre-order money and they've all advised me to get out of town