Profitec Move + [£1,500] grinder vs Linea Micra + DF64 Gen 2 — which gives better espresso and milk drinks?

Buying Advice Needed

I'm trying to decide between two upgrade paths and would be interested in hearing from people who have actually used these machines.

Option 1: Profitec Move + eventually upgrade to a grinder in the [£1,000–£1,500] range

Option 2: La Marzocco Linea Micra + keep my current DF64 Gen 2

My main question is about the actual coffee in the cup — both straight espresso and milk-based drinks.

Is the Micra's much higher price genuinely buying a noticeably higher ceiling in terms of extraction quality, consistency and ultimately better-tasting espresso/lattes?

Or is most of the extra money going toward things like:

La Marzocco build quality/brand

faster heat-up

much stronger steaming

better fit and finish

overall ownership experience

...while a Move can produce espresso and milk drinks that are extremely difficult to distinguish from a Micra?

If that's the case, would putting the difference into a genuinely high-end grinder make a bigger improvement in the cup than going from the Move to the Micra?

For context, I'm still relatively new to proper espresso. I drink both straight espresso and lattes, usually make 1–2 drinks at a time, and occasionally up to 4 lattes. I'd like to keep the next machine for around 5+ years.

My current grinder is a DF64 Gen 2.

So purely from a coffee-quality perspective, which setup would you rather have?

Move + ~[£1,500] grinder

or

Micra + DF64 Gen 2

Would especially love to hear from anyone who has owned or used both the Move and Micra.

Posted Aug 13, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC

918
Loading comments…