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The editing of this video is absolutely incredible. Fantastic content as always!

Nobody is doing such high quality and informative videos, nobody! not even Pappy Hoffy. This is stupid good, and producers would pay big $$ for something like this. This is an in depth review, with all the details, and data. Nothing hidden or stupid music transitions.

Happy to see a review from you. I have this machine since 2 months and all your tips helped me to understand a little bit more my gear. Thank you for the quality content as usual 👍🏻

Really appreciated the technical walk through in the cut away version, excellent job with these videos Lance (as usual)!

I always love your reviews because of the details you point out about all of these wonderful Coffee products. However your technical knowledge pointing out the cutouts on this particular machine was above and beyond. Thank you!

Wow, probably the most thorough review of technical and practical info I've seen so far .. awesome video!

The thought, care and genuine willingness to inform the consumer in an unbiased fashion continues to amaze me. I’ve commented before and I’ll comment again, thank you!

This is the most indepth review on the internet of a very relevant HX machine. I am highly interested in this machine, thank you for doing this review.

Awesome video as always ! Love the technical in depth so thanks for taking the time to do that !

You’re the best Lance! I have not seen a review of this machine that went so deep into it before.

Your content is fantastic and all the work you put in does not go unnoticed

what a great timing for the video. I just got my MaraX 2 days ago. I am still in the learning stage and debugging phase but I got answers to most of my questions in your video. Thank you! I am playing with the grind size as currently I am only reaching 4 bars in pressure and the flow is extremely fast. I tried the blind basket the pump is working as it should so it is definitely the grind....but I am getting there. One thing which was a surprise for me that when it is heating it is hot almost everywhere and when it stops heating it stays hot for hours :D

I love the full nerd deep dive. Please never stop doing you, your passion comes out big time in all the technical details and it’s so interesting to learn about the innovations happening under the hood! Out of curiosity, any plans to review a londinium r24? Would really love to hear your take on the spring lever

The stuff I’ve been waiting for! Thanks Lance for the thorough review

Love you, Lance! I can never resist your videos

You're setting the bar very high with your reviews. A lot of useful information for the people who is looking to purchase this machine. Congrats.

Thanks for the video Lance. As a Mara X owner, I thought I knew the machine well, but you still taught me a few things.

Been waiting for this review for a while, was not disappointed! Love the in-depth content. On the first shot, I noticed that the machine wasn't yet at temp (temp light was flashing) which might explain the lower temperature.

I'm going to need to watch this a couple of times. I thought I understood heat exchanger machines but this was fantastic. Thank you for everything you do and who you are!

Recently discovered your channel and now have several hours logged watching reviews! No idea how I haven’t discovered you sooner

Love the in depth technical explanations, first time i actually liked, commented and subscribed :)

I appreciate these detailed reviews 🙏🏽

This is what we called a in depth review. Nice job guys ❤

Amazing video, Lance. Absolutely great to have a deep dive inside espresso machines!

The temperature drops , because you are on brew mode and the heating element is off , and when you have the flow control closed, the machine pulls fresh cold water in the hx brew chamber .

oops, you did it again!! Fantastic in depth video, and the production level up added even more flavor to this well extracted review. Bravo Lance, Hugo and the rest of the team... if I keep watching you videos I'll be majoring in engineering and Hydrodynamics. ...fun aside, even though I liked the confiability of the Mara X, I could not resist what the Meticulous is promising, so I'm putting my money toward that. Thank you again for this review!

Thanks for the incredible video, once again :) I'm not making espresso, yet, but I love your content because it definitely makes me feel more informed for when I decide to take the plunge

So awesome seeing the tear down unit that's opened up like that.

Getting a look at the inside of the machine was awesome - it looks like such a high quality build. Took the back off my Breville Barista Express the other day and wish I hadn’t knowing what’s under there now!

Now I'm considering a heat exchanger again. Please continue to geek out all you want Lance. obrigado 🖖🏻

OMGOODNESS! I’m SO happy with the new studio background 🙏

Thanks Lance for this fantastic video. I’ve just bought this machine (my first foray into the world of proper coffee!) and have forensically watched this to get a great shot. Thank you.

Great video and love the new studio 👌🏽

fantastic video. Thanks for the detailed look on the machine!

Thank you so much for this great review of my next machine. Good job !

Another great video… your review on BDB tipped me to buy it 2 yrs ago. I’m watching your current review of the Mara X to see if I should make a change over to this heat xchange machine 😊

Thank you for this report, superstar. Really appreciate the level of detail

As an owner of a mara x who has had to open his machine up i cant appreciate this enough. Thank you so much

Super video! Lot of ground and helpful information to understand how it works. Thank you.

Amazing work Lance! Keep it up!!!

Thank you for all of your awesome content and reviews. I consider myself far more educated on the topic of home espresso having watched your videos.

This is a masterful presentation to this product and method imo. You might have just sold me on this. Thank you so much…!

The best review of the Lelit MaraX!👍 The Mara X was for one year my Espresso machine and working great over this time. After I give her away and buy the Dual Boiler Rocket R Nine One.

Mr Hedrick...you are amazing, you've taught me so much and your video's are awesome! Thank-you, thank-you, thankyou!

Thank you Lance. Really great explanation of a heat exchanger machine.

So hyped for the video owning a MaraX for over half a year now!

thanks lance. this is one of my favorite brewtube channels.

Great review and lot's of useful knowledge. Thanks Man !

I have been hitting refresh on KZfaq for weeks waiting for this video

Damn, the new studio looks amazing! Loving the tache as ever mate

Your such a passionate educator!

I have a 250ml single boiler Lelit Anna with PID and I love it. Added preinfusion / flow control using your Gaggia classic mod video as a reference for the wiring. I couldn’t justify spending twice as much on the Mara X just to save the minute the Anna takes to come up to steam temp which is the biggest difference I could tell.

great review. Now waiting for my Mara X to arrive

Am I the only one who after all the 4/1 stuff came here expecting a joke only to find another thoughtful, deeply researched and meticulously crafted video? I guess the real jokes were the friends we made along the way... Great work guys!!

Great and thorough review as always! I loved every minute of it. I would be curious to see you review one of the Profitec HX lineup. I guess the 400 would make the more sense because it is very similar to the MaraX. Have you ever played around with Profitec machines?

These videos are super insightful! I would love to see a comparison of heat exchangers and thermal blocks. Maybe this Lelit vs the Ascaso Steel Duo soon? 🙏🙏🙏

Thank you for doing such a thorough review- your videos have really helped me. I’d love to see reviews on grinders priced 1000-2000. I’m looking to upgrade from my current one because I’m frustrated with it.

Yeah this is great Lance, I'm now even more inclined to never stop wanting to upgrade

Love the new studio, looks so much better

I agree with everyone here. You’re doing a great job, we appreciate you.

Owning this machine for 3 years now (the v1 Version). I already did descale my machine and cleaned the temperature probe once. I can totally agree on your words about the easy access to the Boiler and therefore very accesible maintenance.

Great video as usual Lance. I almost pulled the trigger on the MaraX a year ago but the V3 Bianca was too good to pass up. I’m glad you reviewed both the MaraX and Bianca because it really validated my purchase and my research process. The tear down was mind blowing and I learned more about a HX in one video than I have in a dozen others. Maybe you could tear down a dual boiler next? 😬

Very good detailed video, not seen anywhere other! 👏 As an owner of stock v2 it came a bit cold about the 90 degrees, all shots taste badly sour. So i decided to set 92 as reference.

As an early adopter of the MaraX and having watched pretty much every review on the product, you once again excelled yourself, kudos for a fantastic video. That particular Lelit product is technically advanced compared to traditional HX and has since been copied by the competition such as latest Profitec, but i have faced some quality control and parts issues over the last nearly three years now. Also, cooling flushes I find they help with temp stability and allow you to “cheat” the cycle and get steam out faster in brew mode. Nothing major to make me regret the purchase but my next machine will not be an HX, probably Lelit again but Bianca.

I really enjoy how in depth you go with your reviews. I hope you could review an ascaso machine as well.

LANCE-I love your intros, I can tell you put a lot of effort and thought into them! I wanted to suggest trying a smoother transition into the video though, since it’s a little abrupt going from footage of the machine with vibey music straight into you talking. Much love, keep crushing it 👊

I'm still crossing my fingers for an Ascaso Steel review just because I love their aesthetic, and the fact that they're NOT an e61, but I'm still here because you're always fun to listen to.

Loving these videos!

The temp drops because this machine is setup with perfect flow at stock setup to inject enough thermal energy into the large mass of brass to maintain the programmed temperature curve. When you choke the hot water you choke the heat input into that huge block of metal and the temp must fall as a result. Other machines may behave differently because they are limited by the heating elements power output so reducing flow helps the heat rise. But here we have a very large thermal mass in the boiler cushioned via a heat exchanger, thus providing a very stabile source, choking it does not spike the it high at source but it does reduce what goes into that huge cool block of brass at the front, without enough heat input into the brass the temp falls. Amazing thermal design and construction quality. I'm a heating engineer and I recognise the fittings and construction methods used here to be top notch. Solid old school hydronic design, its been tried and true since steam engines ruled and looks similar in rocket engines that go to space today, good old compression fittings, soldered connections and formed metal pipes. Boilers a boiler weather, its heating a hospital or coffee cup. We use the same sensors and prv valves.

What a great review! I have always had the flow control kit on my mara x v2, but I couldn't ever figure out how to even use it properly. Thanks for explaining this. I noticed that when you pulled your first shot, the temperature was still getting stable cause the temp lights were blinking. Also, while pulling back to back shots, I've found that turning the machine off, and while i get my puck prep done and turning back on when i finish, still build the temp back up pretty quick, while ive not confirmed if it has been increasing temperature, ive always never felt the coffee taste different.

One can see how much you love informing your viewers. Unbelievably awesome video

I've had my MaraX for around 2 years, even after watching countless reviews you were still able to provide valuable insights and tips for us users (machine sitting idle increases its temp after a while). Thank you so much for your valuable and dedicated work all the time!

Very Very good video, thought it might be over my head (Tech wise) but info was great :)

Appreciate the level of detail!

Studio looks great! Great video as well.

Hi Lance, great video! Thanks for that. One remark though, the effect of the knob positions on the right hand side are opposite of what you mentioned in the video. Position 1 is brew mode and position 0 is steam mode.

appreciate the detailed info, I am planning some mods on a VBM e61 machine and this gives me a lot of ideas!

excelente analisis, me ayudaste a decidirme por la Mara X, su tamano pequeno dicimula muy bien la alta calidad que contiene. Muy buen video

Great video!! Awesome information.

great review, as usual Thank you

Love the clearance under the group head!

Good job Lance!

Love the video Lance!

Great point about the HX issues with thermal management when the machine has been on for too long. I have an ECM mechanika slim (the current one) and I deliberately leave the eco mode on to avoid it overheating. 👌

Great review Lance, so much better than the typical sales-driven stuff that is so ubiquitous on YT. I have had an old-school, non-E61, pressurestat-driven HX (with an electrically heated brewhead) for 10 years, which at the time of purchase was about the smallest machine in its class on the market. The MaraX is even more compact, but with so much stuff in a small casing, how would you rate its maintain-ability? Do you have to take out all the internal parts when you want to, say, change out the pump?😊

Wow! I just got a Mara X after three years of a Breville bambino plus and it's amazing. Not perfect, and i wish it had a digital display for a few hundred more, but pretty amazing. Thanks for such a great video

Wow. Great review!

You are really good at this

Incredible review.

lance, im from Brazil and I love your videos!!!

Incredible review! So well done and informative. Could you in depth review the Diletta Bello+? It seems like a pretty comparable machine, but would love to get the unbiased deep dive into it. Keep up the great work!

Been considering update from a small bambino plus to HX. Thanks for the review

I can't wait for the Zerno review! Also have you seen the Niche Duo yet?? So much crazy stuff coming out

Amazing compact machine. I’ve add a temperature display by reading the TTL pins. Another mod is change the pump to DC gear pump that I can change the pressure by controlling the pump’s power

Great video and a thorough walkthrough, Lance! Thanks for that, but damn, I was about to pull the trigger on a profitec pro400, especially after seeing whole latte love‘s video on it where it seemed to have great thermal stability after a short flush. After seeing this video and your words on HX machines I’m rethinking it again…the pro400 seems really well built though and it has a real preinfusion mode. Also, I have a profitec dealer and repair shop nearby, so I might still go for it if they convince me. Tough decision…

Lovely as always!

So proud I did good research and bought this machine 1,5 years ago. I love this machine. Got it for about 950$👌

A super explanation I want one!

First, ah damn… thank you King for not posting an April fools video like Hoffman