what was your previous machine ?

@@pablo-zn1mg That was an Expobar Office Leva. Nice machine to learn on, and we managed to get excellent results but never as consistently as with the Micra

So happy to hear!!! I know they are expensive, but I do love them! (and we don't even sell the LM Micra, we just carry the LMLM and GS3 yet like the Micra too)

pulling shots with the naked portafilter always come out really good on my micra..

Yes, soon. First grinder that comes to mind to match your criteria is the Eureka XL.

Cool hey :)

I hear you!

To be fair, he said six coffees one after the other, indicating the WBC protocol. However, I completely agree with your assessment. Testing by Swiss-based Kaffeemacher seems to indicate that the machine remains temperature stable more or less indefinitely when given one and a half minutes of rest between shots.

I’ve don’t testing with professional scace….when waiting 1min between shots. The micra will hold +-.5 degree F I’ve tested up to 12 shots in such a manner with no changes in temp. Very impressive for such a small machine

The GS3 would fit a commercial environment, and they are commonly used on coffee carts and mobile events.. The only issue is still only one group head making it limited to how many coffee you can push out, so I assume it would not be a busy cafe. Hope this helps.

Thank you, have had that watch for many years and its still my favourite. Both Italian lol

@@CoffeePartsTV On a serious note, this review is very helpful in compelling me to buy the Micra vs the Mini or even an Ascaso Baby T. Too many positives to not consider it for the home kitchen. Thank you!

We were using the same IMS 20g basket on both machines (not included with the machines). I didn't think to mention it, yet use the IMS basket on almost all the machines we video.

Yes! It's compatible with all other La Marzocco 58mm portafilters (the group head connects the same).

Yes, so many amazing machines at this price point. Filming Micra vs Rocket R Cinquantotto tomorrow as an example.

Hey there, I noticed that no one had replied to you here. It's been 2 months since your comment so I figure you've got the hang of things by now but I figured I could respond just in case someone else has the same question. Of course one way to know when to stop the shot is "practice" with relation to taste, but for me it was a timer and volume. I had a little espresso shot glass, but a standard 3oz alcohol shot glass works. I started with 17g ground coffee and aimed to extract approximately 2.5oz of espresso between 30-35 seconds (this was roughly the 35-gram extraction ratio I desired). If the shot was too fast or messy, I would grind finer (or the opposite if it took too long). When the shots were too fast or too slow, I would taste them anyway to get an idea of how to adjust the grind (keeping extraction time in mind) to meet my taste preference. From there I would adjust the grind based on taste since I had a good grasp on the timing. I hope this helps! Of course using one of the acaia scales is much more helpful for perfecting your shots, but timining/volume can work too :) Enjoy your new Micra!

With this machine, believe it really is focused as a style icon rather than the best 'value' machine. So many better 'value' machines available, with more features and greater control. For a coffee purist this is not the machine, yet do see this machine being very popular.

It's already available in most locations around the world. The Micra is D2C so currently only stock by La Marzocco themselves. We stock the Mini, GS3 etc

@@CoffeePartsTV That is what I thought but wanted to double check. Thank you.

The portafilter itself is actually bottomless, but with an option to use a single or double spout if you want.

Although we sell the Dalla Corte Studio, I haven't spent much time on it, so hard to comment. At a somewhat similar price-point, I do like the Victoria Arduino Prima One.

@@CoffeePartsTV So you prefer the victoria arduino to the marzocco micra?

They are both relatively quiet machines, wonder if it is the way we have filmed it using a shotgun microphone. It may be too focused on the machine sound and cut out surrounding sounds... Not sure..

Hey there - The micra is plumbable! In fact the app will not allow you to enable the pre-infusion feature unless it is plumbed. You can, however, still use the "pre-brewing" feature which is similar but doesn't fully saturate the espresso puck the way that a pre-infusion would.

They are two very very different machines. Micra is awesome little machine, fast startup, great for apartment living. R Nine One, is a whole new level, almost not comparable. You would need to compare the R Nine One to a LM GS3 MP yet even then its somewhat different. For best results hard to beat the R Nine One, yet it does cost more than a Micra and also takes up more room... Guess depends on what you are looking for.

@@CoffeePartsTV Here in the USA, one of our biggest espresso machine dealers said they refuse to carry the Rocket R Nine One becuase it, "failed to do what it said it wold do"... they did not elaborate further. The Rocket R Nine One is still the top of my list and I continue to research what these issues may be. I prefer to be able to control the pressures myself and see a great little touch screen. The only limitations that I know of now include not being able to save the current profile from the save profile to one of the five saved profiles... so if you happen to get it perfect one morning you can not store that into one of the five memory slots but only in the save current slot. With touch screens and memory chips there is infinite ability to get it exactly right. Rocket will need to adjust the programming to account for this or I won't spend the 6500 USD on it. LaMarzocco, however, is prevalent here in the USA in coffee shops and never disappoints me when I stop to get an espresso from them. I think the Rocket R Nice One is a beautiful looking machine and the ideas are perfect, they just need to adjust the programming and memory slots.

Not a fan of the plastic either, yet overall its a cool machine. Would still rather it come two multiple portafilters like the LMLM and GS3

I'm with you on this one...

I hear you, also not a fan of it.

LOL LM have a strong brand, feel everything they launch will have traction, yet I hear you.

What would you prefer over this as a cheaper alternative with similar build/espresso quality?

​@@DmitryIve Well, the ECM Synchronika with flow control, Rocket Espresso R Cinquantotto, Bezzera DUO MN, and Profitec Pro 800 lever or 700 machines, just to name a few. Every one with equal or better build quality & features, all for hundreds less. The linea mini or micra are straight up over priced for what you get.

@@MongooseReflexes Thanks for your advice mate!

@@DmitryIve Absolutely! 👍🏻

100 percent mate. 6K for a machine without pre-infusion and flow control is just too much. I think the Lelit Bianca V3 offers better value. Both ECM Synchronika and Profitec Pro 700 are better value alternatives too. This machine is geared towards the fanboys and the brand conscious.