I bought a DeLonghi PrimaDonna Soul when it was on price match at John Lewis, around £850 from memory?
Used an awful lot over the last few months and still feels like a treat to have a “proper” coffee at home
I have the Ena8, I love it, but the milk drinks are not hot. The coffee itself is, but milk foam is really lukewarm. I don't mind this, but someone who despises lukewarm drinks will not be impressed. The milk from DeLonghi is much hotter, especially on the new models, for example DeLonghi primadonna soul has really hot milk drinks.
We’ve got a Delonghi Prima Donna which makes excellent flat whites. We had a Jura before that which was just as good but the Delonghi has a removable brew group and easy internal access for cleaning. I believe Delonghi make the Jura mechanisms and those of some other top end brands.
If you need push button coffee, the Delonghi B2C range is pretty solid. I’ve worked in coffee for 16 years and recently dropped the sage for DL Magnifica. Wife can make a coffee without giving me a job, quality is still decent enough for black brews & espresso.
Mawdz
