I'm a huge Fan of Astoria machines.They're based in Canada but distribute in the states as well. They make some truly excellent workhorse espresso machines, that range from superautomatic one groups to huge semi automatic and manual four groups with continuous brewing (drool) check out lescafesastoria.com .... they have the best prices I've found and a full selection of all of Astoria's lines. Yeah, you can even get the huge brass dome with the eagle on top! :grin: