Espresso machines · 9 differences · 3 published for only one
Core 600 1 Group vs Aurelia Wave Volumetric 2 Group
Astoria and Nuova Simonelli, side by side at one scale on a 60 cm counter.
Image: Astoria (CMA), the manufacturers' product photographs, scaled by each published height. About our images
Specification
| Field | Core 600 1 Group | Aurelia Wave Volumetric 2 Group |
|---|---|---|
| Width | 580mm | 820mm |
| Depth | 580mm | 537mm |
| Height | 557mm | 605mm |
| Weight | 62.5kg | 78kg |
| Boiler volume | 6L | 14L |
| Groups | 1 | 2 |
| Steam wand | Commercial | Commercial |
| Hot-water tap | not published | Yes |
| Milk system | Manual wand | Manual wand |
| Voltage | 120 / 230 / 240 / 400V | not published |
| Power | 3,300W | 4,700W |
| Heating element | 3.3kW | 4.7kW |
| Phase | Single or three | not published |
| Type | Automatic | Automatic |
| Display | Touchscreen | Touchscreen |
| Built-in grinder | No | No |
| Colours | Steel, White, Red | Black, White, Red |
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.