Our Day 2 Blog from the SCAA show in Seattle features a continuing flurry of WBC competitors and all the excitement a Sunday on a massive trade show floor can show.
espressoDOM Senior Member Joined: 1 May 2003 Posts: 2,188 Location: Bay Area Expertise: I love coffee
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Posted Sun Apr 17, 2005, 5:11pm Subject: Re: SCAA Seattle 2005, Day 2, Road Reports
I had started a thread on where are they now vein of questioning when it came to the winners of these competitions and I am glad to gain a little insight into what they do after they are deemed the best in the world.... in most cases the question is not answered...but hey... i shoulda been there
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mdreuben Senior Member Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Posts: 188 Location: Cleveland Expertise: Professional
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does the La Marzocco resemble a beefier La Spaziele in size... I was just looking at the cup placement on top of the machine and it looks to be a smaller machine than I would have thought....
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From the horse's mouth - the guesstimate/target on the prosumer LM is between 3 and 4K US but it will likely initially be more until production ramps up. First ten or so will be 'beta' testers. Wouldn't you like to be one of those?
does the La Marzocco resemble a beefier La Spaziele in size... I was just looking at the cup placement on top of the machine and it looks to be a smaller machine than I would have thought....
Your impression is correct -- the LM consumer model is shorter than the S1 and deeper. The prototype they showed had an external pump to allow for the low profile, as Ken alluded to:
champignon Said:
And my guess is the wait will be a LOT longer than has been suggested, since they are waiting on the pump supplier to provide them with a pump that currently does not exist.
They were clearly pleased with the buzz the new machine generated. I heard the same off-the-cuff delivery and pricing comments that have been widely reported, but I'm with Ken... the last mile is the longest, and Bill Crossland seemed content not rushing it out the door.
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I am more interested in finding out... just what are they going to be naming the new pro-sumer La Marzocco machine?
I don't know, but I'm struggling with what to even call this new class of equipment vying for the über-geek's attention (e.g., LM consumer, Cynessa one-group, Versalab). "Prosumer" doesn't fit the layman definition, and tacking on "commercial" really misses the point. Espressophile maybe?
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