I have this machine in recent years, although at the time it was sold under the reference XP 56. Like others, I had the filter holder that dropped after 3 years and I replaced it by purchasing the item from the manufacturer SEB / Krups. I welcomed this change because of the receipt filter door, ejecting the grind is much easier. And it taught me that it does no good to over-tighten the filter holder.
This machine can give a more full-bodied espresso on an automatic machine Krups, or make two Ristretto same time ... because the filter holder's capacity is larger than Krups automatic machines where generally everyone makes his coffee with his own setting.
I descales this machine regularly with the product Krups but you can space the descaling if you use water to poor source of calcium.
