Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

As a longtime owner and fan of the Bonavita BV1800, I had to get my hands on the BV1900TS to see how it stacked up against its predecessor. Long story short: it's better than the BV1800, but not better than the Brazen Plus by Behmor. ***Improvements/The Good*** -The carafe spout and lid are A LOT better on the BV1900. It's a very tight seal with a very clean pour. No spills. -The water reservoir is bigger, and the water level marks are easier to read. -The brew basket is flat and doesn't leave any brewed coffee behind like the conical brew basket of the BV1800 did -The coffee is better. Less bitter. Less acidic. More balanced. Still rich. -Bigger shower head for more even coffee saturation. ***The Bad*** -There still isn't a convenient place to keep the carafe lid when you aren't using the coffee maker. I wish it could be kept on the carafe, with the brew basket above it. -It's very difficult to know whether the pre-infusion setting is on or not. See update below. -Water still exits the shower head in an unpredictable and inconsistent pattern. I'm not sure if this is intentional or not. -The pre-infusion setting isn't adjustable. Only option is 30 seconds. With the Brazen Plus you can choose how long the pre-infusion/bloom will last. -I'm not 100% convinced the water reaches 195˚F on the brew. I know my thermometer has about a 5 second reading delay, but still.... So, once again: this is definitely one of the best SCAA Certified coffee makers out there, but I'd still choose the Brazen Plus over the BV1900. Still, the BV1900 would be my choice over the Technivorm (based on price...not sure about taste), BV1800, and Bunn Phase Brew. Second place ain't bad! ***UPDATE 1/9/15*** Bonavita cleared up the confusion about the pre-infusion setting in the comments. I don't recall seeing these instructions in the booklet, but here it is: "After holding for about five seconds, the light will blink once to deactivate, twice to activate. If the feature is activated, the light will blink throughout the brewing cycle, otherwise it will be solid. It should allow the coffee to bloom for 30 seconds before brewing."