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Yeah I think the robot looks really good and I do have a soft spot for lever espresso machines after working on an old Italian one in a food market. I think home espresso is a bit of a dumb thing anyway due to the need to dial in the shots etc but it's also the fact it takes up a fair chunk of counter space. With pour over it all goes straight in a small cupboard afterwards. That's a good part of what I liked the look of with the 9Barista, being nearly the same footprint as a moka pot.
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I don’t know how much you appreciate Hoffmann, but have you seen his review of the robot?
It definitely was a factor in my purchase - his review of 9barista wasn’t up at that time.
I love that the robot is a modern update of a proven maker (faema baby) by a respected rebuilder/espresso guy (Paul Pratt of Cafelat). It’s such a simple and forgiving machine compared to the 9barista, yet it also allows for a wide range in pre-infusion and extrusion approaches.