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Lord knows I need all the help I can get
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Tim Amplifiers: McIntosh 1.2 Kw Preamp: Esoteric C03 Speakers: Salon2 with F113v2 x 2 Analog: VPI Avenger Reference with Ortofon A95 and Esoteric E03 phonostage Digital: Silenzio and Esoteric K03-x and G02 Power Management: PS Audio P10 x 2, P5 Cables: WW PE7 SC & IC, Furutech Flux-50 Filters Rack: HRS SXR Signature |
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morning-coffee-cuban-and-holiday-blend.jpg
Cuban to get rolling and Peet's Holiday Blend (one of the best, glad the time of year for this has arrived) for when we are up and running! Last edited by SCAudiophile; 11-22-2016 at 10:26 AM. |
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For those drinking coffee pods that thought the cost of high grade espresso equipment was steep- Single-Serve Coffee Brewers Make Convenience Costly - The New York Times
$50 per pound for Folgers?
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Tim Amplifiers: McIntosh 1.2 Kw Preamp: Esoteric C03 Speakers: Salon2 with F113v2 x 2 Analog: VPI Avenger Reference with Ortofon A95 and Esoteric E03 phonostage Digital: Silenzio and Esoteric K03-x and G02 Power Management: PS Audio P10 x 2, P5 Cables: WW PE7 SC & IC, Furutech Flux-50 Filters Rack: HRS SXR Signature |
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Yup, that's some expensive cheap coffee.
While some of the pods are not too bad, above all they're convenient. Some of the Starbucks pods are surprisingly good - for a pod. But nothing beats starting out with high quality beans and using a good grinder with a halfway descent espresso machine. You don't have to invest much more than $500 to achieve so much better than the pods (of course, like audio, from there the sky is the limit). |
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I obviously agree with Cohibaman. I have said many times that my fresh roasted coffee and (well, more than $500) espresso maker have paid for themselves many times over as my wife and daughter refuse to drink coffee much of anywhere else (particularly at Charbucks). I pay about $5/pound, unroasted.
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Tim Amplifiers: McIntosh 1.2 Kw Preamp: Esoteric C03 Speakers: Salon2 with F113v2 x 2 Analog: VPI Avenger Reference with Ortofon A95 and Esoteric E03 phonostage Digital: Silenzio and Esoteric K03-x and G02 Power Management: PS Audio P10 x 2, P5 Cables: WW PE7 SC & IC, Furutech Flux-50 Filters Rack: HRS SXR Signature |
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Next, the grinder and then the big "monoblock" espresso maker!
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Besides the GS3?
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Tim Amplifiers: McIntosh 1.2 Kw Preamp: Esoteric C03 Speakers: Salon2 with F113v2 x 2 Analog: VPI Avenger Reference with Ortofon A95 and Esoteric E03 phonostage Digital: Silenzio and Esoteric K03-x and G02 Power Management: PS Audio P10 x 2, P5 Cables: WW PE7 SC & IC, Furutech Flux-50 Filters Rack: HRS SXR Signature |
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Forgot you had the gs/3 - you're good on that front. After the fresh roasts, and then (!) the grinder, you'll be pulling wonderful wonderful shots. On the roasting - just do it and don't obsess over getting it perfect. So much better than practically everything else, just fire away. In fact, I recommend just burning up your first batch so you know what that's like, throw it away and then start calibrating from there. Of course, if you want to obsess, that's perfectly fine too ...
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I just brewed my third one this morning....
IMG_1480695295.147636.jpg Holiday Espresso Blend, freshly roasted by my buddy at his coffee shop. |
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