Hold on to your Gaggia, I understand it's now a division of Philips, and the Dutch, although an admirable nation in many respects, are not, to my knowledge, noted coffee makers!
Philips won't necessarily trash Gaggia's know how. If so, there are other brands you may consider. Besides the Illy ones, this one is usually very recommended, even though I never tried one or tasted coffee made with it:
http://www.lapavoni.it/ .
Unfortunately, and expectedly, inacceptably expensive. But still, Gaggia is not cheap.
La Pavoni is, in fact, producer of several bar-type coffee machine. With one of those you would definitely have a great coffee at home. But you may need a coffee room as well, given their size.
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