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Rocket Giotto Evoluzione and Nuova Simonelli Musica Comparison

5th Jun 2014

In terms of aesthetics, it’s hard to beat the beauty of the Rocket Giotto. It has a classier, more high end look when compared to the Musica.

The Musica has a slightly larger boiler and water tank, but by very little.

The Rocket Giotto has an E61 brew head, the Musica does not. The E61 brew group is a plus for the Giotto.

The drip tray on the Giotto isn’t quite as big as the one on the Musica.

The Giotto can have a water tank, be direct plumbed or both. With a Musica you have to get a machine that is specifically built for direct plumb or for a water reservoir. So the Giotto is more versatile. From what I’ve seen, the direct plumb Musica costs a decent amount more for the direct plumb version. Having both options when you have a direct plumb machine is nice when you are cleaning the machine or if you ever decide to move the machine to a location that doesn’t have a direct connection hookup available.

The Musica is NSF rated, while the Giotto is not. So you can’t use the Giotto in restaurants depending on the laws.

One of the cool features of the Rockets is their anti-burn technology on their wands. The Musica doesn’t have this technology. This makes it safer for you and keeps burnt milk from sticking to the wand.

The Musica has programmable volumetric dosing, the Rocket doesn’t. Many users of high end machines aren’t into using programmable dosing, but it’s a matter of preference.

The water reservoir on the Musica has a water spigot design that some users have complained about as it tends to spray all over the place when it’s taken out for refills.

Details on the Giotto Evolutione: http://www.espressooutlet.net/rocket-giotto-evoluzione-v2-hx-espresso-machine/