Platypus but in terms of cup quality would you get more from an L1 as you can now pick them up for a similar price to what the Vectis may (or may not) be. If the L1 struggles more with lighter roasts, longer pre infusions would you expect the Vectis to be more capable?
The L1 was originally meant to be good for darker roasts, then lighter roasts as well when they became fashionable….I don’t understand it personally. Perhaps it’s my technical failings? I don’t really understand for the LR24 controls temperature by preinfusion pressure either…I guess I need to brush up more on my basic physics. I have been doing a lot more atomic physics lately (for fun), as it’s my idea of good video watching.
I would expect the Vectis to be equally random, or baffling in terms of temperature stability and control.
Call me old fashioned, but I feel you can’t beat a PID, with temperature control and actively heated PID group. Decoupling brewing and steaming completely, with the ability to micro manage temperatures in all 3. Even if the temperature displayed isn’t exactly what is measures, it’s stable and can reliably be bumped up or down in increments to suit taste. I can’t see a better way of dealing with light roasts, dark roasts and anything that excels at a particular temp. With an Evo it becomes feasible to put a grind size and temperature to each different coffee and switch those parameters on the fly waiting a few minutes for the group to stabilise.
