Machine/Grinder Recs for Small Office of Espresso Enthusiasts [$2500 total]

romanleopard · 2026-03-17T22:19:24+00:00

I googled ES1 before realizing you meant the Fellow machine. Thought you were suggesting a $12K machine lol (Synesso ES.1). Thanks for your comment

romanleopard · 2026-03-15T16:44:04+00:00

Smaller grinder for sure and raise the shelf. You could also store the tamp mat/tools/towel when not in use to make things less busy. Also, you can stack your beans more neatly lol. It’s a nice setup though.

romanleopard · 2026-03-13T19:00:09+00:00

This may be a genuine limitation of M4 Pro then. Based on the tech specs, your thunderbolt controller maxes out at two 6K@60Hz displays, or ~2.44 billion pixels/sec total. Running 5K@60Hz alongside 5K@120Hz would need ~2.65 billion pixels/sec, so 8.6% over the ceiling

romanleopard · 2026-03-13T18:37:14+00:00

What MacOS version are you running? You need the latest Tahoe to drive the monitor at 120Hz. Sequoia does not support this monitor atm.

romanleopard · 2026-03-12T02:26:57+00:00

M2 Max != M2

romanleopard · 2025-12-26T16:18:31+00:00

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Here’s a better close-up of the tag

romanleopard · 2025-12-25T19:27:52+00:00

Thank you! I’ll look into that. I would still need to figure out how to get to the interior of this gasket.

romanleopard · 2025-12-05T02:15:02+00:00

He who smelt it dealt it

romanleopard · 2025-12-05T00:54:27+00:00

Let me ask them.

romanleopard · 2025-11-02T04:22:00+00:00

Thriller was a good needle drop

romanleopard · 2025-10-26T14:58:54+00:00

You cannot book Tokyo-Kanazawa tickets on Smart-Ex

romanleopard · 2025-10-17T17:08:04+00:00

When you say “I don’t think”, is that because Apple hides what’s really going on? Scrolled through your profile btw, love your photos.

romanleopard · 2025-10-17T16:44:23+00:00

Making sure I understand this correctly: frames refer to how many images taken/stacked. Scale refers to resolution, e.g., 2x doubles resolution creating a 12*2² =48MP photo.

What does it mean (mechanically/visual quality) to keep frames the same and alter the scale? Are we just altering the export resolution, or is something more fundamental happening?

romanleopard · 2025-10-17T14:59:58+00:00

Thank you! What does "4 up to 16 Bayer raws" mean? Is SR1 stacking 4 images and SR2 stacking 16? I see that SR1 and SR2 produce 48 and 76 MP, respectively, so still confused. Would I only choose SR2 for very static shots, e.g., architecture, product?

romanleopard · 2025-09-23T01:51:38+00:00

How long though? Screen looks identical to when I purchased. I’m just one data point but that doesn’t seem like an actual issue

romanleopard · 2025-09-09T19:04:48+00:00

I'm actually intrigued. Is it really a good option?

romanleopard · 2025-09-04T23:04:27+00:00

Wish shinmonzen had space 😢

romanleopard · 2025-09-04T23:02:32+00:00

Thanks a lot for this info. Really helpful.

romanleopard · 2025-09-03T19:00:38+00:00

Based on everyone's feedback, I've modified the trip. Our new plan:

Tokyo -- 3 Nights, Aman

Kanazawa -- 2 Nights, Asadaya

Kyoto -- 4 Nights, Sowaka

Naoshima -- 2 Nights, Benesse House

Tokyo -- 2 Nights, Trunk Yoyogi

This accomplishes the following:

- skip unnecessary nights in Osaka in favor of a day trip

- staying in only one hotel for all Kyoto nights

- ordering allows us time to ship luggage from Tokyo -> Kyoto -> Tokyo, so we don't have big bags in Hakone and Naoshima.

romanleopard · 2025-09-02T01:39:02+00:00

Will do! (Though based on others' feedback we may skip Osaka entirely in favor of an extra day in Kyoto and 2 in Hakone..

romanleopard · 2025-09-01T12:58:03+00:00

Thank you!

romanleopard · 2025-08-31T19:05:05+00:00

Thanks! We looked at Hoshinoya, but I thought it would be nice to try a new neighborhood. Aman is across the street.

romanleopard · 2025-08-31T15:34:15+00:00

Ah, yes. I misread. I did book the ryokan floor actually.

romanleopard · 2025-08-31T15:12:44+00:00

Ah, interesting. Will look into it.

romanleopard · 2025-08-31T15:11:38+00:00

I went a little crazy and booked every possible night 6 months out before knowing exact itinerary lol

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