I've been looking at getting into espresso and was considering buying a used La Pavoni and refurbing it, but decided against as I'm picky and the time involved in sourcing a suitable example, sourcing any parts needed, doing the work etc etc wasn't really doable alongside other things. Then I looked at maybe a 9barista, being attracted to it's comparative simplicity and easy availabilty of spares from the UK manufacturer. I came within a whisker of buying one from the forum a few weeks ago. I've now settled on a Cafelat Robot, as simple as it gets for good coffee. I'm very impressed with how Paul Pratt, who has a very long history in the coffee industry, designed and perfected the Robot before bringing it to market. It's now just a case of choosing the colour and whether or not to get the model with a pressure guage. The La Pavoni is a very impressive design, one of my regular channels on Youtube did a resto refurb on one recently and my what a job he made of it . . .Originally Posted by Daveya.
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