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Right, blackflush kit on order - thanks for the heads up!
I knew about the wand upgrade, seems like a pretty common mod for the classics. What's difficult to know is, as a newb, how much difference the small stuff actually makes. I've just seen a forum post saying the the user was making noticeably better espresso after going from a 58mm tamper to a 58.35mm tamper, which I just don't get. Maybe it's like us cyclists being 'able to tell the difference' between a Shimano BB and a Hope BB...
Now I'm confused which tamp to get - stick to 58mm for the standard basket or anticipate an upgrade to a VST basket and upsize a tad on the tamper but risk it not fitting in the stock basket!