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Why would a Strada be worse for dialling in than a Decent? Surely that's a grinder issue, not a machine issue?
So it's not about dialling it, it's about whether you're happy with a less than perfect shot and a machine that covers it up 😅
I'm currently on a E61 machine with a EG-1, so no stranger to dialling in and getting the perfect shot. The GS3 is likely the next real step up, but the Strada offers the consistent electronic profiling that other machines lack (so surely you could have the same profiles that the decent offers?)
The decent is an odd beast without it's boilers and with it's strange noisy pump, and it's old school UI that'll only age more with time. I'm super curious about using one, and the nerd in me loves the sound of all that data and graphing, but it just seems like a toy compared to a big sturdy boiler machine. Id be interested to try one for a week, but I don't even know if it would make a better cup than my E61.
Ideally I'd want everything that a GS3 offers, combined with the decent nerdiness... And there's not many of those around. The Sanremo YOU, or the Synesso ES-1 look like interesting contenders.