Agreed. The Bianca is an unbelievably good machine - regardless of price, but perhaps a little out of reach for op (and me too, lol!)….my Mara X is also pretty good at warm up, even if not in the same class.
Not wanting to sound like a Lelit fanboy, but they’re sure as hell creating waves with some nifty innovative ideas in espresso machinery these days. In Australia, there’s about a $600 gap iirc between the ACS Maxima and the Elizabeth - About $8-900 more than the Mara X…for some, not a problem but the rest of us, well…..
