Itâs been a month using MaraX and Iâm very pleased with it and the espresso that Iâm able to produce. IMO itâs very aesthetically pleasing, love the black body with the maple wood, looking beautiful in my kitchen! I knew that it lacked in its feet, poorly designed and just tiny rubbery feet arenât worthy of the overall machine and also for the price. So Iâm fixing that by getting maple wood feet custom made (Etsy) so hopefully that will correct the problem also with moving the machine around. Lelit should definitely correct that moving forward maybe for v3 I guess. I come from a Breville Barista Express so this machine feels way more âpremium or commercialâ. Love the maple wood pf and the tactile experience with the steam and water knobs and lever. The features selecting preset brew temperatures for different roast types and the coffee/steam priority all work wonderful and it makes a very simple machine that itâs super easy to use a more capable and adjustable interface. One complaint right out of the box is the fact that Lelit didnât add an exposed adjustment for the OPV to bring the brew pressure down to 9 bars or lower. Know that this machine comes from factory set at 10 bars. It makes zero sense why theyâd do that. You have to unscrew several screws and open the top casing to adjust the brew pressure. This should be done by Lelit factory set to the industry standard of 9 bars. Ok back to positive- it comes with an awesome tamper - this is a true solid and beautiful tamper. Also it comes with IMS filter baskets- they seem pretty legit precision baskets, single, double and triple. Sad they donât include a bottomless pf like they do with the BiancaâŠAnyways all you need is a good WDT and use the Lelit tamper and youâll be on your way to make great espresso. Of course you need a good grinder. I paired it with Niche Zero and Iâm enjoying amazing espresso. The steaming power is a bit weak when set to coffee mode but still way better than what I was used to with Breville. However when set to steam mode itâs really good. Overall steaming is good for my needs. I donât need a super end game machine like the bigger Bianca so Mara meets my needs and I find it beautiful! Overall I recommend it and Iâd probably buy it again knowing what I know now.