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Lelit Mara X V2 2024 + DF64: sensible pairing or forum-induced illness?

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    • July 18, 2026 at 2:28 am #4098
      Lock-Throw
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        Machine / revision: Lelit Mara X V2 2024
        Country / voltage: Ireland / 230V
        Grinder / burrs / setting / calibration: Fellow Opus / DF64 Gen 2; stock 64 mm flat burrs; 9 on my collar; chirp point marked with tape.
        Basket / portafilter: 18–20 g VST-style precision basket; stock portafilter with double spout (58 mm system where applicable).
        Bean / roast date: Colombia Huila medium roast; roast date 2026-07-04.
        Dose / yield / extraction time: 18.5 g in, 42 g out, 32 s target/current reference.
        Water / temperature: soft tap water, about 45 ppm hardness; PID set to 93°C.
        Exact symptom: I am deciding whether this grinder is a sensible match for the machine and roast/workflow rather than just technically capable.
        Tests already performed: Compared dose workflow, noise, retention, adjustment style, local price and the current grinder’s limits.
        Diagnostic photograph or video: photo of the machine label/revision plus a short symptom clip.

        The machine side is settled. I need the Fellow Opus / DF64 Gen 2 question answered by people who have lived with the noise, retention and calibration, not just compared burr diameters.

      • July 18, 2026 at 4:58 am #4099
        Raga Bridges
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          Keep some budget for a scale and decent basket before treating the Fellow Opus / DF64 Gen 2 as the only variable.

          • July 18, 2026 at 9:13 am #4101
            Fermenter
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              For the Lelit Mara X V2 2024, the useful question is whether you single-dose, switch beans and care about noise. Those differences will show up more often than tiny cup differences.

          • July 18, 2026 at 6:11 am #4100
            Choralist
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              Keep some budget for a scale and decent basket before treating the Fellow Opus / DF64 Gen 2 as the only variable.

              • July 18, 2026 at 5:52 pm #4105
                Fermenter
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                  I used a cheaper grinder first and the upgrade was obvious mostly in repeatability. The machine did not magically become better; I just stopped fighting yesterday’s setting.

              • July 18, 2026 at 10:56 am #4102
                Marginalia
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                  For the Lelit Mara X V2 2024, the useful question is whether you single-dose, switch beans and care about noise. Those differences will show up more often than tiny cup differences.

                • July 18, 2026 at 2:03 pm #4103
                  Radiorook
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                    I used a cheaper grinder first and the upgrade was obvious mostly in repeatability. The machine did not magically become better; I just stopped fighting yesterday’s setting.

                    • July 18, 2026 at 3:18 pm #4104
                      Choralist
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                        I vote we rename channeling “espresso weather” and move on.

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