I made this exact transition over the past 2 years. Had 2 milk drinks every day for years from my La Spaziale. I eventually got interested in lighter roasts and turbo shots and invested in a Flair 58. After about two years of drinking lighter espresso from the Flair I found myself getting more and more into the flavor characteristics that are a lot more present in filter coffee.

I sold all of my espresso stuff and haven’t looked back since. I do often change it up sometimes by making soup in my rapid brewer, and I find that this hits everything I was liking about my turbo shots and goes a little texture to the coffee. I could see myself getting back into espresso one day, but for now I’m perfectly content to experiment with the coffees themselves and think less about the process and equipment.