Is there a video review of the Monolith Flat?

#1: Post by **Aguirre** » March 15th, 2018, 2:12 am

This is kinda funny.

My dream grinder (well, maybe that will change with the MAX) is the only one for which I can't find a video review anywhere.

Is it my poor searching techniques or is there some other mysterious reason for proud owners not videotaping their precious mono flats?

#2: Post by **bettysnephew** » March 15th, 2018, 10:50 am

There is a short video on Kafateks site that shows it being used and I think I have seen something on Youtube but I did not check it out.

March 15th, 2018, 12:28 pm

Yes, I've seen those. But still, no review that I'm aware of

#4: Post by **Chris65** » March 15th, 2018, 1:18 pm

So I've looked pretty extensively as well. As far as I can tell no one has done an in depth video review. There are short unboxing and setup videos. Also I have found a good amount of videos of the grinder in action, but nothing where people are discussing it or reviewing it. Your best source would be reading some of the text reviews on here. There are some especially good comparison threads between the flat and the conical that go into great detail.

March 15th, 2018, 2:54 pm

Yes, seen/read all those as well and they're the reason why the flat is my next grinder of choice.

Just wish there were also some video reviews available, so I could keep watching it until I'm finally able to put my hands on the real thing

March 17th, 2018, 12:58 am

I have contemplated starting an espresso review YouTube channel. I cannot find anyone reviewing different beans. I can't even find decent reviews for any equipment other than by sellers. Still, there are some but no bean reviewers. It's weird.

My guess is the monolith conical and flat are top notch...but maybe not that much better in practice than [insert favorite $800 grinder here] because of two reasons..for one, any more precision may not be that noticeable to our palates ability to pick up on minute changes and two, even if we could decipher flavors down to the size of an atom...doesn't mean it would taste better to be perfectly uniform.

2 good examples would be:
720 vs 1080 (there's a difference, but it's not a huge leap like SD to HD)
Blueberries (I like a mixture of the really sweet ones with the sour ones, not all uniform)

So...this might hold true and it might not. This is why we need practical reviews from realistic reviewers.

#7: Post by **lucasd** » March 18th, 2018, 8:54 am

Reason #1 The maker does not really need to invest in marketing, as he sells them faster than he makes them.

Reason #2 Also this is very limited run, you probably won't find review of Titus grinder. Simple as it is, if user review, than he writes, unless he prefers video or makes money out of it...

March 18th, 2018, 9:20 am

Neither of those are reasons why there wouldn't be video reviews of the product...

I will do an in depth review when I score one. I think the next run is July.

#9: Post by **Phaedrus** » March 18th, 2018, 11:36 am

Not to derail your thread, but I'm curious how you landed on the flat as your dream grinder. I've read all the conical vs flat threads and I've walked away from all of them with the same results: "they're both awesome" or "get both." I'm thinking about getting into single dosing and I'm leaning more towards the monolith conical simply because I think it looks cooler and it's a bit less expensive. Also because I see it as a bit simpler (no motor rpm as an additional variable to control for). If you can, please elaborate on how you came to your decision, I think it will be useful knowledge to memorialize on the forum.

Aguirre wrote:This is kinda funny.

My dream grinder (well, maybe that will change with the MAX) is the only one for which I can't find a video review anywhere.

Is it my poor searching techniques or is there some other mysterious reason for proud owners not videotaping their precious mono flats?

March 18th, 2018, 12:30 pm

Phaedrus wrote:Not to derail your thread, but I'm curious how you landed on the flat as your dream grinder. I've read all the conical vs flat threads and I've walked away from all of them with the same results: "they're both awesome" or "get both." I'm thinking about getting into single dosing and I'm leaning more towards the monolith conical simply because I think it looks cooler and it's a bit less expensive. Also because I see it as a bit simpler (no motor rpm as an additional variable to control for). If you can, please elaborate on how you came to your decision, I think it will be useful knowledge to memorialize on the forum.

We felt the same. Part of our choice was how it looked and worked in our space. Hasn't arrived yet so can't show you that yet. Both appear to be awesome.