And it's here!

Just took my sweet time to set up the new espresso machine... after having to carry the 25kg parcel up into the 4th floor. Oh, my deer... -.-
But... IT'S HERE! And I couldn't be happier!

So.... meet the new Miss!
The Rancilio Miss Silvia Pro X black.

I'm staying with Rancilio as a brand, because I am very happy with the build quality, temperature stability and overall performance.

The SPX is a dual boiler machine with a 0,3L brew boiler and a 1,0L steam boiler with PID and a bunch of useful features, like a shot timer, pressure gauge, Group head flush, cleaning cycle etc.
Heats up very quickly. With the steam boiler, it's ready to go in 11 minutes. Even less if you turn off the steam boiler.
Comes with a decent enough 58mm metal tamper and two reasonably well-made filter baskets.
I won't use both tamper and baskets, because I have a couple of VST precision baskets and my Normcore V4 Titanium tamper, but if you are just starting, they look decent enough.
I also switched out the typical mesh shower screen for an IMS competition shower screen.
No, it doesn't do much for the taste, but it is far easier to clean and fine coffee particles don't get behind the screen (or get stuck in the mesh)

The big Miss Silvia also built like a tank and has the aesthetic charm of an old Volvo car.
Which honestly ... I very much prefer over the typical Faema E61 chrome "Steampunk" monsters.

And yes, there are a few issues, like with every machine.
The typical "Rancilio Silvia" quirks, like the tiny drip tray, which will get replaced in the future.
Or the water tank with hoses instead of a more modern quick coupling system.
Or the questionable placement of the drain from the 3way valve.
But nothing really major and more of an inconvenience than really a big problem.
Compared to other machines, even well into the 2000+ € class, the Silvia Pro X has remarkably few real issues.

Already pulled my first shots of espresso.
Very chilled workflow, lots of space under the group head and the shot timer makes it so much more convenient.
Tasted great as well. Even feel a little more balanced than the (already tasty) shots that I pulled with the Little Miss.

And it is funny how big it is, compared to the Little Miss in the 4th Photo ^.^'
But it still fits very nicely into my existing setup.

As I said ... I really couldn't be happier!
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