Espresso machines · 8 differences · 9 published for only one
Matrix vs Steam Single
Bezzera and Slayer Espresso, side by side at one scale on a 60 cm counter.
Images: Bezzera, Slayer Espresso, the manufacturers' product photographs, scaled by each published height. About our images
Specification
| Field | Matrix | Steam Single |
|---|---|---|
| Width | 310mm | 457mm |
| Depth | 470mm | 571mm |
| Height | 420mm | 368mm |
| Weight | 32.2kg | 38kg |
| Boiler system | Dual | Dual |
| Boilers | 2 | 2 |
| Boiler volume | 1.45L | 3.2L |
| PID temperature control | Yes | Yes |
| Pump | Rotary | Rotary |
| Pressure profiling | Preinfusion | Programmable |
| Pre-infusion | Yes | Yes |
| Groups | 1 | 1 |
| Water source | Both | Both |
| Reservoir | 4L | 2.5L |
| Plumbing | Inlet and drain | None |
| Milk system | not published | Manual wand |
| Voltage | 120V | 120V |
| Current | not published | 13A |
| Power | not published | 1,500W |
| Heating element | not published | 2.9kW |
| Phase | not published | Single |
| Type | Automatic | Automatic |
| Display | Touchscreen | not published |
| Built-in grinder | not published | No |
| Colours | not published | Anodized aluminum panels, matte black cup rail and wings |
| Made in | not published | United States |
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.