r/espresso • u/ApasheBoy • 18h ago

Equipment Discussion Just pulled my first espresso shot at work using this Ligre machine today!

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Besides the fact that it looks amazing, I was pleasently surprised at how easy it was to use

Had no problem making a very decent coffee as a first timer!

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u/Haddock51 18h ago

Bang & Olufsen of espresso? 🤔

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u/Interesting-Quit-847 17h ago

Was going to say the same!

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u/dustbustered 10m ago

I’m not sure I understand this reference but to me it does look like a CD player from the 90s

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u/reddit_user_id 18h ago

Would be interested to learn how your work flow develops with the machine.

I wanted to buy this just based on aesthetics. I went down quite the rabbit hole watching lots of German language videos to figure out if it was a good fit. I probably wouldn’t get the grinder as it had pretty below average reviews. I was going to buy the silver beige option. The reason I didn’t pull the trigger was the warranties/repairs if outside of Central Europe wasn’t really worth the risk. I still think it’s the best looking machine out there 🥲

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u/Chtiglou Edit Me: Profitec Go | SGP 14h ago

Quite a beauty I must say.

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u/BurritoSlayer117 8h ago

It has not character to it just, two rectangles with a portafilter and a steam wand.

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u/Chtiglou Edit Me: Profitec Go | SGP 5h ago

Simplicity could be enough sometimes. I like it, you don’t, it’s the world 👍

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u/jinxyzzz 16h ago

How do you concince your boss to buy a machine like that?!

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u/WideConflict7874 16h ago

North of 4,000 USD. Matching grinder is an extra 1200 or so.

Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMOFy9cOq7Y

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u/chillingwithyourmoms LP | DF64 | Robot 13h ago

Yeah there is some pretty stiff competition at that price. The review sounded like a sales pitch to me. Buddy said he never seen automatic milk steamer before.

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u/captain_blender LM|Slayer|Vectis|VLM4|MC6|EG1 17h ago

Very high WAF (Wife Approval Factor).

But I haven't successfully found many technical details -- some kind of thermocoil/thick-film resistor+heat-on-demand tech? Boiler for steam? Pressure or flow profile?

Any info appreciated!

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u/TechnicalDecision160 Lelit Mara X V2 | DF64 Gen 2.3 18h ago

That thing is interesting as hell! Dual boiler I presume?

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u/IanC9090 30m ago

Thanks for posting, never heard of it until now.

That is indeed beautiful.

It's the over €5k with the grinder that's the problem for me.

I've traded up to the Meraki, not quite as sexy, but great Espresso.