New $1199 Dual Boiler at 1st-line!

#1: Post by **1st-line** » March 3rd, 2023, 4:56 pm

Hi All,

We have just introduced a new dual boiler espresso machine for a low introductory price of $1,199 USD! Feature rich and value driven. I had their sample prototype for over a year testing in my home, and we would not carry the unit until most of the improvements I suggested were made. Well, the manufacturer has pulled through! Available in Black, Stainless, and White. Click on the linked photograph below to read more details!

Videos will be launched on our YouTube channel in the coming weeks. Subscribe and learn more what this machine has to offer!

#2: Post by **boren** » March 3rd, 2023, 5:12 pm

Wasn't the Belleza Bellona released last year? What changes has it gone through since release?

#3: Post by **Moka 1 Cup** » March 3rd, 2023, 5:15 pm

I like the external water tank.

#4: Post by **coyote-1** » March 3rd, 2023, 5:50 pm

No externally adjustable OPV. And it's quite large for no internal water tank. It needs to go back to the drawing board

#5: Post by **SutterMill** » March 4th, 2023, 10:27 am

Wow. What a great little machine at that pricepoint.

Question? Isnt 2550 watts above what a 120v 20a circuit can safely handle?

#6: Post by HB » March 4th, 2023, 10:44 am

coyote-1 wrote:No externally adjustable OPV.

I haven't read the specs on this particular espresso machine, but an externally adjustable over-pressure valve isn't that common a feature. Honestly, that's not surprising, since it's a "one and done" operation for most owners.

If you want to play with brew pressure, a manual flow control device is a better option and is available on any E61-type group, or it's automated on espresso machines like the Decent (albeit at much higher cost).

#7: Post by **BaristaBoy E61** » March 4th, 2023, 11:03 am

This looks like exceptional value when features are weighed against those of super-automatics costing even much more and far less capable.

#8: Post by **cafeIKE** » March 4th, 2023, 2:16 pm

SutterMill wrote:Wow. What a great little machine at that pricepoint.

Question? Isnt 2550 watts above what a 120v 20a circuit can safely handle?

Likely has a priority switch for boilers: one or the other active or reduced power for one when the other is active.

#9: Post by **boren** » March 4th, 2023, 3:40 pm

HB wrote:If you want to play with brew pressure, a manual flow control device is a better option and is available on any E61-type group, or it's automated on espresso machines like the Decent (albeit at much higher cost).

Flow control is also available on some high-end non-E61 machines, and a couple of mid-range non-E61 machines from Quick Mill:

https://www.quickmill.it/en/products/gr ... so-dacqua/
https://www.quickmill.it/en/products/gr ... ill/sunny/

March 6th, 2023, 11:35 am

boren wrote:Wasn't the Belleza Bellona released last year? What changes has it gone through since release?

Noise reduction and PID display. Plus, testing in 110 volts as 220 volts always act differently.