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what is the the best single group espresso machine for the price$
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Permalink Reply by Bryan Wray on -
There are too many variables in a question like this for anyone to be able to respond with a straight answer. I believe that the GS3 is probably the best 1G on the market, but not many people can spend $7500 on a single group machine.
Depends on what features you decide are "necessary."
-bry
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Permalink Reply by David Davenport on -
I agree, way too many variables to just throw out an answer. Home or commercial is a good place to start.
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Permalink Reply by Todd Reddeman on -
Hard question to answer. It definitely depends on what you want to use it for. For a small volume coffee house, the GS3 would be a dream. If it was for like a cafe that maybe made espresso every so often, you might look at the Andrea Premium. But again, it all depends on what your setting or volume expectations are. Good luck!
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Permalink Reply by Kevin Selig on -
Have you taken a look at the LaSpaziale S1, or the Vavaldi single? You might also want to take a look at the NEW Rancilio Lever units, all manual operation, way cool. We have a single in our show room (we have also sold 3 2 groups in a single month recently) and it is a dream to work on! Good luck.
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