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I love my Classic, did all the usual upgrades and I've gotta say it's still performing really well... Can't remember when I bought it, gotta be at least seven years now...
Maybe buy a separate grinder? That's where you'll really notice the difference... Don't know much about the Gaggia ones, are they any good?
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I've got the Gaggia grinder. Seems to work well once you've got them it dialed in.
I've thought of upgrading but then just think 'why'?
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Same. I got mine off hippy probably 9 years ago, God knows how he had it before me. Despite a couple of seals needing replacing and a fix of the steam valve it is still performing brilliantly.
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Sam
I’ve also just noticed that Gaggia have just updated the ubiquitous ‘Classic’ model this year, the full set with the grinder and knock box is only £100 more than the Sage.. I’m guessing its got a good reputation for a reason, don’t know if the updated model is worth it over the previous model though, or if it’s been out long enough to be well proven.
I’ll have a look at 9barista, re: lever machines - if it were just me I’d consider it for sure, but it’s probably a bit too much aggro / effort for my other half and ideally I’d like her to be able to use whatever we buy as well. That is one thing that drew me toward the sage to start with.