Thank you all for the great responses! I ended up not purchasing this unit, and went instead with a beautiful La Pavoni. But I know the responses here will prove useful to others who, like myself, are searching this group for information like this. And, I'll probably keep going down this rabbit hole, and may yet refer back to these

Bought in 2018, used during travel and in my office at work (pictured). Still working as good as new; may need a new set of gaskets soon, which is only 8$ on their website. Included: 1. Flair Signature Pro 2. All original accessories: puck screen, portafilter, brew chamber, frame, pressure gauge, drip tray, tamper, funnel, carry case 3. Additional

I can appreciate the benefits but I'd rather just use proper filters

Hi Greg. I second everything that Jeff and DrGary have said. I got a Faema Baby by chance at half the price of a Robot. Then got a Caravel at around $350aud, I would not pay 600euros. Then I virtually stole a CT1 from a bloke(actually paid a lot more than he asked). I love the CT1. It is

A huge advantage of the Espresso Cart system arose from your very question and it's the uncertainty of the performance of the remineralization process and how it works over time? How will it work as the filters wear and the water coming in changes as well. The cart system takes all that worry out and really isn't much