La Marzocco Strada X Commercial Espresso Machine (1 Group)
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The single-group Strada X puts La Marzocco's full pressure-profiling platform into a 20.9 in footprint. This is the machine for a competition bench, a roastery QC bar, a training room or a small high-end counter where every shot is deliberate.
Pressure profiling, properly implemented
- Magnetic-drive gear pump on the group: variable from 0 to 12 bar, and it is this pump — not a fixed rotary pump against a spring or a valve — that executes the profile. Pressure is a controlled variable throughout the shot, not a consequence of restriction.
- Smart Saturation: the machine senses backpressure in the grouphead and automates the pre-infusion phase accordingly, holding low pressure until the puck is genuinely saturated. It removes the guesswork from the part of the shot that causes most channelling.
- Mass-Based Profiling: ties the pressure profile to a target beverage weight using a predictive mass algorithm, so a profile stays repeatable rather than drifting with dose.
- Three working modes: Manual to build a curve live on the paddle, Profile to save and repeat curves, and AV to set a custom pressure plus a target weight and let it run.
- Independent 1.3 L saturated brew boiler with PID quoted at ±0.1 °F, plus a 3.5 L steam boiler.
- Drip-tray scales accurate to ±0.5 g with Drip Prediction, paired directly to the profiles.
Straight-In or Standard portafilter
The Straight-In system is an option on the same machine, not a different model. With Straight-In fitted, the portafilter pushes in axially with an automatic locking system, and removing it triggers an automatic purge (hot water) and auto-clean (steam) after a two-second delay. Standard-portafilter machines use a conventional bayonet and a manual rinse lever instead.
Best suited to
Competition preparation, roastery quality-control benches, training rooms, and small counters where one group is enough and control is everything.
Requires a dedicated 10 A supply. Certified UL-197, NSF-8 and CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 109. The Straight-In Portafilter version is also available — contact us for pricing and to confirm current lead time.
| Boiler system | Dual boiler with independent saturated brew boiler |
|---|---|
| Coffee boiler | 1.3 l (800 w element) |
| Steam boiler | 3.5 l |
| Number of groups | 1 |
| Group head type | Saturated, pid controlled to +/- 0.1 f |
| Pressure profiling | ✓ - magnetic drive gear pump, variable 0 - 12 bar |
| Working modes | Manual, profile, av |
| Pre-infusion | Smart saturation (backpressure sensed, automated) |
| Mass-based profiling | ✓, predictive mass algorithm |
| Integrated scales | Drip tray mounted, +/- 0.5 g, with drip prediction |
| Portafilter options | Standard (manual rinse lever) or straight-in (auto lock, autopurge and autoclean) |
| Steam wands | Pro touch cool-to-touch |
| Auto steam flush | ✓ |
| Water supply | Direct plumbed (3/8 in compression, usa/canada) |
| Supply pressure required | 0.2 - 0.6 mpa |
| Water flow required | Minimum 100 l/h |
| Drain | 3/4 in flexible drainline, min 0.25 in/ft slope |
| Pump | Rotary vane supply pump plus magnetic drive gear pump on the group |
| Voltage | 220 vac, 1 phase |
| Power range | 2037 - 2220 w |
| Amperage | 10 a service |
| Width | 53 cm (20.9 in) |
| Depth | 69 cm (27.2 in) |
| Height | 50 cm (19.7 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Certifications | Ul-197, nsf-8, can/csa-c22.2 no. 109 |
| Made in | Florence, italy |
| Standard portafilter | Conventional bayonet portafilter with a manual rinse lever. |
| Straight-in portafilter | Axial insertion with automatic locking, plus autopurge and autoclean on portafilter removal. |
La Marzocco Strada X Commercial Espresso Machine (1 Group)
