Robert Padgett
500+ Head-Fier
If the monolith is the Yggy of burr grinders, what would be the bifrost (or modi even) of burr grinders? I have a 12 year old $90 capresso, that is so dull it's mangling the beans at this point. I appreciate the feedback!
Also, for a full manual espresso machine I have a Rancilio Silvia that is about as old as the grinder. Is this still considered a good unit for the price? (was around $700 at the time, I believe) Please let me know if there is a better unit for approx the same price that people like for a bang for the buck. Thanks again.
Without sounding like I am of the marketing team, the $27 electric burr grinder I bought works perfectly, providing a fine ground for "6" (cups?--in coffee, a cup isn't 8 ounces, for some odd reason) combined with my >$20 new Mr. Coffee--I am getting a consistently delicious two servings of coffee (which are "3" whatever, each)
I don't begrudge another person if they want a grinder which costs more than $1,000, an Espresso machine handcrafted in Italy, and sipping only from the finest German Bone Crystal cups. That sounds like a Yggy and an MJ2 with Abyss headphones. Enjoy.
As the "Affordable Audiophile" my budget is tight, coffee is a priority, so, therefore, the cheapest, but the best quality for the price guided my choices. By far, the permanent SS filter basket, which cost more half the price of Mr. Coffee--was a worthy investment. So much better than unbleached paper filters, and those gold-tone plastic baskets.
Now, while we are in the off-topic tangent of Coffee, let me assert my belief in the Nyquist-Shannon Theorem as being correct. I own 90% 16/44.1 recordings, which a ModiMB pulls more music from a file than any other DAC I have tested. I own 24/96, 24/176, 24/192 recordings, and I stream Amazon Music Unlimited.
My opinion is that 90% of my library sounds as good as the 10%. I would be reluctant to pay for 24/96, 16/44.1 sounds great to my, on my system.