Pasquini Livia 90

Beautiful machine with powerful steam pressure, heats up quickly, large capacity

Difficult and expensive to service, controlling steam for micro-foam difficult

I currently have a ESE setup for my Livia 90 and I am interested in trading my portafilter and group head for a traditional portafilter and grouphead that would accommodate grinds. Please email me at dji212@nyu.edu if interested. Thanks

I currently have a ESE setup for my Livia 90 and I am interested in trading my portafilter and group head for a traditional portafilter and grouphead that would accommodate grinds. Please email me at dji212@nyu.edu if interested. Thanks

Fast warmup, powerful steaming, hot water tap, consistently good shots, pressure gauge, easy-fill tank

Requires bottled spring water (and different repair techs disagree on the brand--Cafe West recommends Crystal Geyser); steaming too powerful for included tips; shallow drip tray, often needs warming flush pre-pull; delicate and quirky computerized...

This is a fine piece of equipment. You can leave it on all day. With a water refill every other day my wife has all of the hot water she needs for her morning pot of tea, and I have access to beautiful espresso upon demand. Over time the Livia has...

At $1,000 or more, most of the peripherial equipment that's included with a new machine needs replacement or upgrade. This includes the plastic steaming tip, the tamper, and even the cheap plastic coffee scoop. The shallow, thin plastic drip tray began...

pretty silver case, heavy duty fittings & handles

pricey & you must be fastidious about maintenance

Heat exchanger so you can steam and brew with no waiting ; Fast warm-up time (less than 10 minutes) ; Large resevoir capacity ; Resevoir is easy to fill (Don't have to remove cups from cup warmer when filling!) ; Indicaters and controls are easy to use...

Drip tray is plastic and too small ; Attaching and locking the portafilter was awkward at first

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Good cup with a skilled hand ; Wonderful durability ; Fast warm up ; Steam-power

Better machines entered the market place ; Drip tray too small ; Loud vibra pump ; Cannot fine-tune brewing temps to specific temperatures easily

Simple design. High pressure. Should be able to make a good espresso.

Design faults. Bad web vendors jobbing out to third parties. No QI. Dishonest service. Beware!

Easy of use. Quality of build. Virtually unlimited capability

Could use a two hole steaming wand as standard item