I've only been in the home based espresso machine world for a couple years. I started with a Flair then moved up to a Lelit Mara X about a year ago. I've had great success with the Mara X, but am starting to evaluate whether I should step up to an upscale spring lever machine. I...

First of all: I mostly knew what to expect beforehand, so I'm not complaining, but rather just ranting a little :wink: .

Anyhow I was a little disappointed at first nonetheless.
I got myself a brand new Europiccola two months ago, when I decided that my French Press needed a...

After a few false starts, I recently bought a Bezzera Family, a machine I had been searching for for some time now to use as a daily driver. I bought it from another member of this forum, who had bought it at auction years ago and started working on it before getting sidetracked...

Hello Vesuvius Owners,

I got the quote today. While searching in the forums, there are a lot of complaints about temperature stability on lever machines in general. Is there testing done to demonstrate Vesuvius'a ability to do consecutive shots and long shots? How does it...

LR24 owners, just wondering what's the reading of the boiler pressure from the gauge on your LR/LR24. Mine was slightly below 1 bar, with the temperature set to 117C. I changed it to 119C (by opening it up and press the button on the digital controller), and it is at 1 bar now....

Background - my EPC is my daily workday driver. I keep it on for 5-6hrs a day, to get my 4-6 espressos throughout my workday. It's not what an EPC is made for, puts the machiner under extra wear and tear... and temperature control is a bit of a challenge.

In other words, the...

These are now available for pre order from Talk Coffee here in Australia for AUD $5,990.00 - $6,790.00 depending on options such as powder coating.

Has anyone got one or ordered one or seen reviews?

As seen here: CMA Astoria Perla with Conti Group

Here's the schematic:

Basically you have a Conti linkage, a La San Marco single seal/water inlet valve arrangement, and an Astoria 58mm portafilter. Looks like there's only a couple parts that are interchangable with the...