Espresso machines · 9 differences · 10 published for only one
Barista T Compact 2 groups vs Core 600 1 Group
Ascaso and Astoria, side by side at one scale on a 60 cm counter.
Images: Ascaso, Astoria (CMA), the manufacturers' product photographs, scaled by each published height. About our images
Specification
| Field | Barista T Compact 2 groups | Core 600 1 Group |
|---|---|---|
| Width | 560mm | 580mm |
| Depth | 565mm | 580mm |
| Height | 460mm | 557mm |
| Weight | 65kg | 62.5kg |
| Cup clearance | 90mm | not published |
| Boiler system | Thermoblock | not published |
| Boilers | 1 | not published |
| Boiler volume | 9.5L | 6L |
| Group | Thermoblock group | not published |
| Groups | 2 | 1 |
| Steam wand | not published | Commercial |
| Milk system | not published | Manual wand |
| Voltage | not published | 120 / 230 / 240 / 400V |
| Power | 5,650W | 3,300W |
| Heating element | 3.5kW | 3.3kW |
| Phase | not published | Single or three |
| Type | Automatic | Automatic |
| Display | LCD | Touchscreen |
| Built-in grinder | No | No |
| Colours | not published | Steel, White, Red |
| Made in | Spain | not published |
A lit cell is the better value only where nobody would argue (more capacity, less retention, a lower list price, a feature present) and only when both makers publish the figure. "Not published" is never counted as a loss.