LUCCA A53 Direct Plumb

I will pitch in my own experience with a home machine that still has commercial ratings. I am 4 years into loving the Lucca A53 from CliveCoffee. It is not full of crazy bells and whistles, but it's a dual boiler that recovers fast, and for me at least, makes consistent wonderful coffee. They recently released a pro version as well with some new features. I currently have it paired with the Mazzer Philos. I don't work for Clive Coffee, nor am I endorsed by them. I have just bought all of my gear form them and have had great experiences with customer service. [https://clivecoffee.com/products/direct-plumb-lucca-a53-espresso-machine-by-la-spaziale?ref=espresso-machines](https://clivecoffee.com/products/direct-plumb-lucca-a53-espresso-machine-by-la-spaziale?ref=espresso-machines) [https://clivecoffee.com/products/mazzer-philos-single-dose-grinder?ref=grinders](https://clivecoffee.com/products/mazzer-philos-single-dose-grinder?ref=grinders)

I have one as well and it's amazing but completely out of budget. It doesn't make sense to spend $2500 on a machine and $500 on a grinder.

Why would you compromise on the grinder over the machine? The Lucca won't give you better shots than a Silvia Pro X but a $900 grinder will give you much better results than a $500 grinder.

We have similar setups. I have the A53 Pro and Philos grinder. This setup is amazing and I think the A53 is a vastly underrated machine.

Went from a LaSpaziale VII to the Sanremo You. Over 20 years with the VII which is a wonderful but extremely basic machine. The You has been awesome other than I needed to replace the control panel(which they sent for free). Since the panel change it's been perfect. I use the paddle 100% of the time as I roast my own coffee and have something completely new every week. With the paddle I can adjust on the fly with the first shot and then adjust my grinder based on what happens. The only thing I would change about it is the drip tray is too small! If my wife would let me drill a hole in our new counter tops, I would plumb the drain line in.

I recommend the La Spaziale Vivaldi 2 S1. Dual boilers, rotary pump, and pulls great shots. I’ve had mine for 10 years (purchased used) and I’m just now needing to do some maintenance on her.