Flair 58 vs La Marzocco Linea Micra

“You should be real certain that you want to use a flair 58.  It's not for everybody.  You really have to love that type of workflow The pricing is almost set as if they were coord  There's a lot of good machines $500 and down. The next year is $1,000, then $1,500, then 2,000, $2,500, etc. And then the offerings between those  brackets are kind of slim especially on the low end.  My suggestion is don't get the flare 58 unless you're absolutely in love with it.  And if you don't get it, pocket the budget, make do with what you have, tuck some money away every month with the goal of getting a really nice machine that you want.  Don't settle just to get something”

“You are making the common beginner mistake of falling in love with a machine, while your first priority should be to choose the best grinder you can afford. While Libra is a good mid-range grinder, an end-game machine like the Micra should be paired with an end game grinder. I would much prefer a Profitec Move (which is much more feature rich than the Micra) with a Mazzer Philos, Zerno Z1/Z2, Lagom P80, Weber EG-1, or Kafatek Flat Max or SDRM to a Micra with a Libra.”