What coffee machine to buy? $6,000+ unique machines

[@brendansmith]

Anyone buying a GS3 for a lite commercial application should buy the AV version. It saves a lot of time.

[@davidhunternyc1]

You saved the best for last, that is... Kees van der Westen. In my mind, van der Westen's masterpiece is the Speedster, in terms of beauty, design, ergonomics, and engineering. I am crossing my fingers for the Spiritello. There is one more machine that I must mention. Price no object, it is still the greatest home espresso machine you can buy and... it is under the $6,000 price point, that is the Olympia Cremina. How do you improve a spoon?

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

Yes, I do love the speedster and I was going to include that until I saw the Spiritello announcement. I think its beautiful and the coffees from it are amazing!

[@davidhunternyc1]

@@Rydecoffeecoach Besides the stunning aesthetics, build quality, and engineering of the Spiritello, I covet that it's a single group lever machine. Amazing too is that the water reservoir is made out of stainless steel and not plastic, like in every other home espresso machine. The Spiritello is a masterpiece, perhaps the greatest lever espresso machine ever made. It's that good. The problem is that the size is too big for my tiny NYC kitchen. Heck, I'd have to tear out a kitchen cupboard to make room for that insanely tall lever.

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

🤣 yes they are definitely taking up precious bench real estate

[@mtpastor4546]

In terms of reliability, La Marzocco is a solid choice. I own a Strada EP for 5 years. I pour two to three shots everyday, and it has no issue at all. I would add LM Leva X on your list. It is just another kind of machine. It looks super cool.

[@philindeblanc]

I used to own a Oscar for 10 years. Just as solid, but not as nice :-) Any machine can have a issue, but most of these known brands are going to be rather reliable.

[@SKG-d2t]

Espresso deck is amazing! Thank you for letting me know there is such a thing.

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

You're welcome! 🙌

[@klarcsnowden7927]

Bro, love this video and agree with almost all of your thoughts. Quick correction... MODBAR was not invented by La Marzocco. It was invented by two fine Hoosiers, Aric Forbing and Gabe Vogelsang, and was founded and manufactured in the coffee Mecca (ALS) of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. I grew up in Fort Wayne, and just as you need to celebrate your Aussie wins, we Fort Wayneans need even more to celebrate Fort Wayne wins, because, after all, MODBAR might well be the only one ;)

[@philindeblanc]

Loved the Espresso Deck!!

[@timothysweet6791]

The You is the only one this list that has a reactive pump and can manually brew, track save and replicate recipes with a reactive pump.

[@robertusga]

Decent pumps are very reactive, you can manually pump with it, track and save and replicate recipes very easily while holding on to the remaining dollars. Also, Decent is upgradeable.

[@timothysweet6791]

@@robertusga my use of the word is different to yours. I mean reactive in terms of if the flow changes for many reasons in terms of coffee the YOU reacts n amends the pressure. I can confirm the decent does not do this. I think highly of the decent it’s a fantastic machine but the YOU has these abilities while the decent does not.

[@robertusga]

@timothysweet6791 I believe you are misinformed. The Decent has ability to adjust pressure and flow using Adaptive profiles. The fact it does that with different type pumps does not affect outcome.

[@timothysweet6791]

@@robertusga No definitely not misinformed I have extensively tested n recorded theses tests on both machines. I have a good relationship with the owner of decent n I have nothing negative to say about the decent but I can honestly say I have tested and recorded both machines extent of their functions as part of my job.

[@robertusga]

@timothysweet6791 but on both you can do the above things, what outcome can you not achieve with the Decent that you can with the YOU?

[@peterengland2892]

10 out of 10 for your review Ryde .Always entertaining and informative 👍

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

Thanks Peter! 🙌🙏

[@PaoloItaliano-k9v]

I wanna buy top lever machine considering Kees van der Westen new Spiritello, but when I got the price from distributor (which was confirmed by KvdW) 17,2k € I told them that they just exaggerated. The sales will be very, very low at that price

[@howardfong2301]

Rocket R9 One got more features , Commerial quality build and able program profile.

[@PanzerIV88]

I agree the Rocket R9 is clearly better than the GS3 but came in too late and is already in my opinion obsolete if you compare it to today's offering at the same or even lower price. It feels like muscles car that thought bigger is always better, not care at all about being eco friendly, etc. Sure it looks good and probably is very well built, however it is wayyyy too bulky, takes forever to heat up because the boilers are total overkill for 100% of home usage and even a lot of coffee shops too. It's ridiculously heavy and hard to move around at 105lbs! It was hard enough already to move 3 floors up "24 stairs" without elevator the Sanremo You to my home at 70lbs... Efficiency is key today, why heat up 1.9L + 3.6L of water just to make a 40-60ml espresso when you can hear way faster 0.5L+1.0L and still have as much power and stability? Having a screen that small and ugly like an old computer is unacceptable at this price range too at 10,000$CAD when the You at 9000$ can be found on sale at 7650$CAD like the one I bought this week in Canada. Don't get me wrong, I used to be a Rocket fan, I still have my (Rocket R58) since 2019, but I gotta admit they have horrible price quality ratios and you definitely pay more for them because of the branding and R logo 🙄

[@american1911]

Another vote for Rocket R Nine One

[@TheNathanMChannel]

The Kees van der Westen stuff is ridiculously badass. Total over the top hot rod design. It would still be cool if it punched holes in paper or dispensed gumballs. Heck, it's almost too cool to be a coffee machine. Who even has a kitchen worthy of such a piece? They could branch out into hifi gear. There's a few over the top designs in that market too, but nothing quite like Kees. I couldn't afford one, but I love that such a company exists and is making art with metal.

[@PaoloItaliano-k9v]

In terms of machine customization I would recommend in Europe RB Craft company from Germany. They are kind of „competition” to Australian Specht

[@philindeblanc]

You did good mate!

[@ende421]

The Unica and the Maro Model 1 is worth looking out for. Also if you like levers, besides Kees v.d. W. the two newish ACS machines and the Nurri are really nice.

[@PaoloItaliano-k9v]

ACS and Nurri L-Type (anyway great machine) only 54mm group, which is not compatible with Weber Workshops grinders and blind shakers unfortunately

[@cmdrriker482]

The San Remo You looks great, and can be found for under AUS$10,000. It's a pity the E61 group head means you lose around 2cm of usable water tray width. Not good if you use a scale and wide cups. Hopefully they will extend the width in the next version.

[@philindeblanc]

The GS3 lights go out, the water is limited, and drip tray issue....If you like looks get a Kees Vander weston...Speedster.

[@boldlove1st]

I just want a low-maintenance espresso machine.

[@brettb1]

Lever machines are the future

[@Keinkommentar]

Nice!

[@pandjichristian7872]

Man where’s the new Synesso single group…. There’s nothing about it online!

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

I have a video on it earlier on, but honestly it won't make my best of list until they fix so many things including the design! And I'm the biggest Synesso fan, I have a 3 group MVP Hydra and I'd buy it over any other machine of its generation. The Es1 is just not good enough in my opinion and far too pricey.

[@robertusga]

What's confusing to me, for a lot of these high priced machines the verdict appears to be "almost as good as the Decent. You can almost dial in as many parameters as the Decent." That begs the question: why not by a Decent and keep the remaining 3000 to 10,000 to buy coffee?

[@pwk6466]

The Decent can do all sorts brew parameters at most . In terms built quality , robustness , aesthetics (subjective ) , performance ie steam and temp stability , brand history , ownership experience etc etc , Decent is nowhere close to the proper built machines .

[@robertusga]

@pwk6466 except temp stability. Nothing has more temp stability than the Decent for the simple reason it has sensor at the group head (not at boiler way down the path) and can adjust instantly.

[@pwk6466]

@@robertusga no offence . Maybe Decent is the right machine for you . As thought now comparing ICE and EV cars . Both does the same job but many still prefers conventional ICE cars .

[@robertusga]

@pwk6466 I don't really care about conventional or ICE. I just want the best coffee, repeatable and fast. I don't want a guessing game, and I don't want to have to wait or mess with timers. That doesn't mean I don't appreciate a beautifully crafted well built piece of kit.

[@RegrinderAlert]

@@pwk6466 Decent by design can have way better temp stability if you want it to. But I don't know why anyone would want to keep the temp stable throughout the shot. You want it to drop towards the end for basically any coffee. Consistency is good. Stability is bad. Decent let's you choose at least. Also way more reliable than anything LaMarzocco, VA, Slayer, Rocket makes.

[@DrRad-Coffee]

Rocket - R Nine One?

[@alexeylogachev1614]

Thanks for your video! Love to see your opinion on coffee machines!

[@KhalidAl-Shammari]

Strada X It's so expensive for no reason

[@petercaddy]

Missed Nuri Leva and ACS machines

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

Yeh I'm always unsure whether to include the levers but they kind of need their own video, don't they? I'll start putting one together.

[@samtar3852]

Would you please do a review on mina essperso machine.

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

Oh yeh I would love to do a deep dive on the DC Mina

[@samtar3852]

@Rydecoffeecoach if you want buy a machine less than 10k what would you buy?

[@topjets5616]

Just want to ask you moving from BB Pro to Lelit Mara X 54mm to 58mm, wanted to ask do you need to grinded finer for the 58mm ?

[@PaoloItaliano-k9v]

Generally yes

[@noelleahy7427]

You got the Spirito wrong. It will be an eleven.

[@andriciucvladimir6517]

ligre-youn ?

[@vecinoscoffeeguy993]

What about the Ascaso Baby T Plus or the synesso?

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

I love and have a Synesso MVP hydra but the single group version isn't really for home use and the ES1 is not even close to being a great machine. The Ascaso baby T plus is beautiful but I'm not a fan of Spanish manufacturers and there have been too many negative issues still.

[@bendiqual6111]

Curious why you thought that in the ES1. I have a friend who helped design it and was considering buying one

[@mryoyo7741]

You missed mavam mach 2 one group

[@topjets5616]

Hey Coach got my Mara X today pulled my first double shot I ground a little to fine but it was drinkable, I use 3.5 oz of milk and a .5 oz of vanilla so was pretty good, I've tasted worse at a espresso stand and this is my first lever machine and when I stared steaming I didn't open the valve enough, wish I could get joy sticks.

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

You're going to love the journey you're on now! It might be a bit of a learning curve but the rewards are amazing! 😅🙏🙌

[@topjets5616]

@@Rydecoffeecoach I'm surprised how well the stock double shot basket is working pulled 18g in - 38g out 32 sec nice rich flavor, lever is much more satisfying to use than just pushing buttons.

[@JohnSmith-zy1ur]

I’m docking a point for adding vanilla 😆

[@PanzerIV88]

I got a Mara X as well as a Bianca V3, Rocket R58 and Sanremo Your since last week. You really want to upgrade asap the crappy stock shower for a "IMS E61" Nanotech if you want but the coating will be gone in a year anyway. Also get "IMS or Barista Pro Baskets" and grind precisely like with doses of 18.0 or 20.0g and that will really help your consistency! Also having a leveler and a 58.5 not stock 58mm tamper. These are the best affordable upgrades that will make a big difference on any machine from 200$ to 9000$.

[@dejedejsson]

There are joysticks to be retrofitted by a German company, I don't think I can mention names here, but do a little search with google! Forgot, there is also a paddle version, but it is from a Chinese seller!

[@philindeblanc]

Touch Screen is a TURN-OFF

[@lextr3110]

acs vostok look better than these

[@littlestar5737]

Don’t buy slayer espresso machines. I should have listened to those who told me not to. All other brands showcased here are great. You don’t need to look further.

[@mryoyo7741]

There are better machines cheaper and has better techs than slayer.

[@donaldbecker4966]

Why should I avoid Slayer?

[@WasimBarri]

Big statement! Why not? If you're talking price alone then maybe but some users might prefer the simplicity, looks, build quality, serviceability and features. This would be my "Lamborghini/Ferrari" end game machine.

[@PaoloItaliano-k9v]

@@WasimBarri Unfortunately Slayer needs external connection to water, what is a big complication. To install filter solution and then keep up proper water condition is almost impossible. It’s easier when the machine has built in water tank

[@WasimBarri]

@@PaoloItaliano-k9v V4.0 doesn't need direct plumbing but will operate from a tank as a result of changing to a rotary pump. Also water filtration is actually quite easy using a tank or direct. I don't know why you said its impossible to keep up water conditioning. I have friends who own one without a problem.