*Just wanted to say, I timed the warm up time for steam and it was only about 12 minutes today.

This was a cool review because it didn't seem like you knew what you were doing, lol. But that's a compliment. Like a real person reviewing a real product.

Nice, I was looking at upgrading the home machine for a while and I keep ending up coming back to this one. As someone who values function over form, it's good to hear this machine can do it all.

Thanks for a realistic and approachable tour of this machine. Ours arrived today and I can’t wait to play with it.

Wow, this review is incredibly helpful! I had been considering starting a coffee bar on the side, and I was about to ask for recommendations on Reddit for a home espresso machine that could handle the demands of a small business. I've been making coffee at home for a while now, and I often bring my Aeropress and Flair 58 to make espresso at family and friends events. My friends have been encouraging me to turn this into a side hustle, and recently, two of them offered to help me get started with the customer service side. I'm thrilled about the possibility! Our search for an espresso machine has been focused on finding one that's small enough to transport easily for events. However, we also need it to be capable of pulling back-to-back shots without overheating or malfunctioning. We all have full-time jobs, so this side hustle will only operate on weekends, with a maximum of two bookings per month. After watching your review, I believe the Racilio Silvia Pro X is the perfect choice for us. It sounds like this machine can handle the demands of our small business, and the fact that we have a reputable distributor in our area gives us peace of mind regarding after sale support.

Had my Rancilio Single group head, USB for 5years...sturdy as hell! Loving every second of it!🙂

Thank you, Danny. I'm in the market again. Owned two Rancilio's in the past. Great demo.

Thanks for the 4 month update. Makes me feel like I made the right decision to upgrade to the Pro X after my 2008 Silvia died recently. Just waiting on delivery now. You are right about the costs of installing a PID, I installed one on my 2008 model. And yea, the PID is coming out of the old unit :)

Amazing “normal person “ review for non engineers interested in the hobby. Thanks!

Thanks! Just upgraded from a Silvia to the Pro X. A lot of variables!

Nice review!

07:41 Make sure to always use 'autoflush' before starting a shot with pre-infusion (simply hold the brew switch for a second until it says 'F'). Otherwise the water path in the brew head might be empty, no or only little pre-infusion will happen. The manual actually recommends to ALWAYS do an 'autoflush' before a shot (with or without pre-infusion)

Pleased to see you’re able to cope with low wall cabinets. I have the same situation and thought I might be restricted to side loading reservoirs such as Ascaso or Quick Mill. Nice to know I can consider the Rancilio.

That was great. 99% of the people who buy this machine have the money but not the barista skills. Too many reviewers speak a language none of us care to understand. If you are that professional you can talk to people in the know, or your group on [platform of choice}. I took a one day course when I purchased my original machine. I got an after market PID and it was fun to install. While some people talk about perfect temps, most mortals would be fine with 200. Like your PC, most mortals never use 100% of the functions. But you use many of them and Rancilio covers these really well. This is a prosumer machine so perfection is not allowed. Otherwise, you are going to spend more. I've heard so much chatter about the drip tray and it is amusing. No, not 100% but really? Or the wand's rubber is too small. Again, really? You could fix that want issue in a heartbeat by buying a larger piece of rubber with a little grip on it. I once saw a review by a professional and he was admiring the crema which he admitted was a useless element other than looks. Great crema v. no crema didn't effect how he graded the quality of the taste. I have a pod machine at work, Nespresso, and the crema is always perfect and amazing. The shots are still iffy on a good day. Bottom line, great review, great use of language for the people who are going to buy this. The people who are turning up their noses are at the wrong pool party. We are splashing around having a heck of a time making some very decent coffee and they are in the Olympic pool , analyzing their strokes and trying to save milliseconds off of their times.

Love my Breville, small, fast and good...for now. This looks like a nice big long term machine.

Can you program the brew switch for automatic volume control, or is it strictly push on, push off?

Nice review. It actually covered a lot.

Welcome back man

It's the best machine I've used. My only criticisms are two fold, first the drip tray having to be tilted to remove is silly. Second, the hot water boiler takes far too long to heat up. In the morning im two shots in before I can add a dash of water.

Can you do back to back milk drinks with it? A few people mention the steam boiler is fairly limited.

Have you heard of the Profitec 300 or the Ascaso Duo ?? these are on par with that Rancilio. Really interested in this machine, so it is worth the $$$ tag? thanks

I've got the exact same machine and i love it. However ive got the Pantechnicon aftermarket drip tray which is so much better.

After seeing this review and how clunky the Pro X is to use, I'm happier with my Silvia V6. Had a V3 for 10 years ... replaced it with the V6, with Auber Instruments PID kit I installed myself. The Auber PID with Preinfusion is actually easier to use than the Pro X PID, and more programmable. The only drawback is not having a double boiler, but I do a lot more espresso than cappuccino and the Auber PID manages the recovery time well so doing back to back shots is fairly quick and painless... by the time you tamp another shot, the boiler is back up to brew temp.

08:21 Do yourself a favor, stirr it with a spoon or something. After the extraction you have different layers of emulsion in your cup

Thanks! Looking to buy this model in a couple of months. I’m a little geeky, not overly so; husband not at all. So I think this will work for us. Appreciate your “real person” review.

2:47 This is a coffee machine, not a tea pot. As you are saying, enough output for 1 or 2 americanos. No home machine without an unreasonable huge, slow and energy wasting boiler does more. Reheating will NOT take 15-20 minutes, just 2 or 3. Please try it out🙂

How is the recovery time for milk based drinks. I do alot of entertaining family and was looking between this and comparable models that would handle multiple drinks. Thanks.

As a heads up, Silvias are known for rusting at the base, the chassis is sort of split in two pieces and mine did rust after a year approximately where the two parts meet. I would advise against leaving water on the drip tray to evaporate.

How much water is left in the water tank of your machine when it shows 'H2O' in the display? With my machine this is 600 ml, so roughly 30% of unusable content. Would be interesting to know, if something is wrong with my machine. (Just to say: Of course, I checked that the air trap is installed correctly)

I am fascinated to know why your drip tray doesn't fill up during the week.

Sounds like you need to upgrade your stove - induction or gas will seem unbelievably quick to you for getting water to boiling temperature. :)

The specs say water tank is 2L. That brita filter you showed looked like it had a lot less than 2 lites of water

Is the steam wand burn-proof?

What aftermarket portafilter do you have? I love the wood accents.

My espresso Machine is the most used appliance in my home.

Bro waiting for Sound core Motion X600 review and comparison

I have this machine but my problem with it the water not come evenly from shower screen . I’m searching to fix the problem . I changed the screen to IMS but it still same . It’s like this or my machine have problem ?

I realise this is North America, but we'd use an electric kettle to make a cuppa in the UK...Silvia is a coffee machine, not a tea machine! 🙂

Someone doesn't drink Americanos if you think that's just for tea

Nothing ever evaporated from my drip tray on my regular silvia. Maybe the pro outputs less in the drip tray, and your environment must be more dry.

I like overkill. I'd rather have a lot more than I need than barely enough. My GCP is increasingly underwhelming me

I disagree with the put it in the shop. Ive had one for about a year and the steam boiler is small. I can barely complete one pitcher of about 300 grams of milk with out it flashing again. if I had to do it again I would have dropped the coin for a Linea Mini. But in fantasy land I'd have a plumbed GS3. I got just as good almost better temp surfing a version 1 Silvia with PID.

3:18 Do you really use a BRITA tabletop water filter PLUS the included BWT filter pad? I would recommend to do some research in coffee water. None of these filters are really good, but the tabletop can do the job (if your tap water is suitable and you monitor the output by titration testing - believe it or not, you might need to filter the same water more than once). The BWT filter pad is not at all suitable for this application, despite the fact that it's unfortunately included

I don't usually comment on channels like this, but since it is about Rancilio Silvia pro and your phrase "it is completely an overkill..." - nonsense. It is not an overkill, not by a long shot. I am on my third Silvia, starting from the regular one, then Pro and currently Pro X. If you want consistency in your kitchen for your espresso, especially milk-based drinks, and you don't want the hassle and guesses in your milk steaming. Pro or Pro X is your choice from Rancilio Lineup. I jumped to your channel from the "short" that you produced, in order to warn your viewers and/or subscribers, that your statement is simply wrong. Bye!

Nice creeema...or crema. 😂 You should be a comedian!

Bro… i really think that this machine is too complex for you :))

30 minute wait for steam? That’s ridiculous

This is so time consuming 😮

Who are you? You spend $2k and just fumble on. That steam nozzle (to be a "pro") should be a single spout. That drip tray is a joke. The pressure gauge is essential to make consistent shots using different roasts. Are you really this thick or is this for effect?

Total PITA. How the public ever got talked into buying these things is a mystery. If you actually like coffee--as opposed to effing around with complicated, expensive gadgets--just get a dripper and a three-dollar box of filters and make yourself a nice pour-over.