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MaRo is named after the two young chaps who developed it, Max and Robert, the warm up time is 3 minutes, which is what interests me, but it will cost over 4,000 Euro!
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Thanks Dave, I use Volvic water in the espresso machine, hopefully that will keep it going for a long time.
At the moment I tend to use the machine less as it wastes energy heating up for 30 minutes, which is why I am interested in something that has a short start up, the MaRa looks like an interesting machine so hopefully more affordable ones will follow, or I will have to save up much longer to get one.
I have been a coffee fan for quite a while, since my aeropress gave up the ghost I have bought a Mokka pot and a Greek coffee pot.
My Graef grinder and espresso machine are now both well past there sell by date and I have started to look on line at replacing them, the advancement in equipment since I bought my old espresso kit is amazing. I also have a Rok set up which I am slowly getting the hang of, any tips would be welcomed:-)
It looks as if I will have to save up for a long time to get up to date. High tec machines like the Decent, the MaRa and pressure profiling on the Lelit Bianca all look very interesting while the grinder market is growing so fast it is hard to keep track of.
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I retired from audiology in 2021. I have fitted hearing aids to service personnel, private patients and worked for the NHS.
The advantages of private aids, short waiting time, if you pay for the very expensive aids you may get the latest technology.
Advantages of NHS, you have already paid for it, same technology as mid range private aids that can cost thousands, lifetime backup/ support.
Most people wait years too long to get there hearing tested, but if you are in a hurry go private.
If money is no object go private.
Top tip, it is not just your ears that degrade with age, the brain is really where we process the information from the ears and make sense of it. The processing power available to make sense of that information gets less as we get older. Suddenly giving our older brain more information to work on won’t give instant results, it takes time and practice so you have to wear the aids and give your brain time to get used to the new situation.
If you go to the NHS, be nice to the audiologists, they work hard and are under paid:-)