:-) Thanks guys; I never realised this would be so difficult, but my own research since posting seems to come down in favour of the Mazzer also. Gonna have to start saving though!
Thanks again
Stephen
A while back I bought a Russell Hobbs espresso maker, realised it was a toy, bought a Krups XP4020, realised the same and now have a Gaggia Classic which I'm very please with but took me a while to get there. I've also gone through 3 grinders; a manual Tescos one, a Russell Hobbs bland grinder...