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Rancilio
Silvia
260 positive 2 neutral 36 negative
Based on 298 Reddit mentions
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Does the Robot actually make better coffee?
2 years ago, I had a Rancilio Silvia PID mods and I bought the Robot to play the weekend with pressure/flow profiling. Right at the start my shots were better and always drinkable compared to the Silvia. I sold the Silvia fews week after because she was no more attractive. Lever are more forgiving,
...Content_Bench in r/CafelatRobot
November 1, 2025 5:45 PM
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What espresso machine did you start on, and would you recommend it to a beginner today?
Rancilio Silvia. Would not recommend. Finicky as stock, either need to faff around with temp surfing or go extra $200 for PID and whatnot. Steam wand o-ring gave up within a year, became rusty on the "stainless steel" base in 5 years despite me doing all the maintenance described in the manual. Ther
...sometimes_angery in r/espresso
March 20, 2026 5:49 PM
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Seems like the shot is coming too fast. This is my 10th one ever, and I got this setup used. Tastes good, but I get 3oz from 13g of ground beans in less than 10 seconds.
13 grams and you get 85 grams out and far too fast. Most people's recipes barr 18 gms and about 36 to 40 grams out. You have too little in the basket to create enough resistance and also possibly not ground the beans fine enough Also presure on rancilio Silvia's are set to about 12 bar and you need
...Imaginary-Can7999 in r/ranciliosilvia
May 4, 2026 9:48 AM
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