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Hot take: open-source top-tier printers are a thing of the past.
We are so far by now that companies can make out-of-the-box amazing printers for far cheaper and more high-quality than any DIY solution.
You can still DIY and get freedom, customizability and repairability for it, but you can't DIY to get the best and/or cheapest solution anymore.
Eh. The days of DIY printers both costing less and out performing are a thing of the past. I would argue that Vorons are more capable than say a Baubu, but I digress.
Depends on the Bambu and what capability you’re after, doesn’t it?
I know Bambu is evil, but I have to admit the H2C with its nozzle-changer is sexy. Give it a couple of AMSs and you get 7 materials with no purging. That’s a capability I don’t think a Voron has (though please, correct me if I’m wrong).
Apologies for the delayed reply, it's been a week.
Vorons are capable because the base design is pretty good out of the box and because the design is open source. As other companies come up with cool ideas you'll usually see a mod to adopt them to a Voron. It wouldn't surprise me if this idea is adopted. Until very recently, things like hot ends were commodity parts made by third parties and not the printer OEMs. This made part availability fairly guaranteed and also feels more open. The good news is that it looks like Bambu will sell these parts at some point.
As for existing options in Voron land, there three popular mods out there for multi-toolhead: StealthChanger, TapChanger, and Mad Max.
Thanks for the reply! I hope something similar gets developed. As much as I like multi-toolhead solutions, the nozzle-changer seems so much more compact.