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Yup, another vote for the Rancilio Silvia. I picked ours up from Seattle Coffee gear for $550 or $550 a few years ago.
My wife and I use it about every day. After a couple weeks of learning we can consistently make as good or better brews than most of the stands.
Find a good source of fresh beans and get a good burr grinder. We tried using a regular grinder for a while and the coffee just didn't come out as good as it could.
We have a Capresso burr grinder that was around $100 and it works really well. It was way cheaper than the Rocky grinder they try selling with the Silvia.
Go to a shop that can show you how to use the machine you buy.
On the Silvia the trick is to steam the milk, then run off the excess heat by running hot water, then pour your shots.
This gets the water at the right temp for the shots since steaming is higher.
You also need to figure out just the right pressure to tamp the coffee. That's the biggest trick to getting the brew right.
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