Silvia

Profitec GO is basically the updated Silvia Rancilio should have made years ago

Espresso machine tech here. Don't do that. Buy OEM gaskets https://www.espressoparts.com/products/rancilio-silvia-boiler-gasket https://www.espressoparts.com/products/rancilio-silvia-heating-element-gasket The corroded screws mean you'll need to drill out the busted screws to get the boiler apart. T

Ah, naturally, coffee only reaches its most nuanced, existential depths when brewed on a Rancilio Silvia with the reassuring presence of a titanium screen screw. Without it, you're not crafting espresso, you're just playing at it. /s

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,

My Robot + Nanofoamer pro > my Rancilio Silvia

Old Rancilio Silvia. Tough question really. It was a good test of “do you really want to make espresso at home?” but it needed several pieces replaced in short order and I would think there are more beginner friendly machines on the market.

That looks like a Silvia V1, so that seems really expensive to me, if it isn’t because you want that specific model. Personally I’d skip it, unless you can fix any issues with it yourself and you’re ready to sink the money into it.

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

I just started using a Silvia a week ago and ran into the same thing. The stock baskets are sloped, so you can only tamp so deep, not deep enough even for a .8mm screen. I have an ICM competition basket that fits the Rancilio bottomless portafilter. It has straight sides and can get the screens in o

The Rancilio Silvia only has plastic tubing, doesn't heat up