As a former English Teacher, I must say that your diction and your sentence structure and your pronunciation is very good. You sound older than your age and you are like a radio personality or a knowledgeable weather person. I bought the AnyCubic Kobra 2 MAX today.

I love your voice. Even if I cared nothing about 3d printers, I could still listen to you all day long.

Aurora Tech voice is ASMR. Your elocution is perfect. Best 3D channel ever!!!

Excellent video finally someone did a full set of tests 👍

This is the most in depth review I have ever seen on any 3D printer yet! Thank you for this, I will definitely be taking a look at your other videos as this will help make my decision on my first 3D printer. Wonderful!

This is the review I have been searching for! Very helpful. I really enjoy the b-roll shots that show what you’re talking about when going I’ve the features. I ordered this printer thismorning (before your review was uploaded), and I’m happy to know I made a good decision on a printer to replace my older troublesome creality cr-10 max.

Wow 🤩 I love the assembly instruction visuals! Definitely keep that, well done 👍.

you make the best printer reviews

Great work Aurora and team.

I love your voice as well! You are a good presenter. The review is on point with excellent technical evaluation, detailed and clear descriptions, and helpfull comparisons. Subbed!

Excellent video. Thank you for the thorough review and comparison. Really helped me make up my mind

Jeeez! What a detailed review. Nice! Helped me with decision. Thank You.

Great video review as usual. Very detailed and thorough and unbiased.

Amazing review Aurora! I was looking at either the Neptune or Kobra for the large print format. Now that I have seen both reviews from you I know which one I'll be ordering.

Amazing! Thank you for the review!!

Thanks for your great reviews as always... This one saved me from not making a mistake, being forced to used the "cloud" for network printing is a No Sale.....Thanks!

Glad do hear it performs well... because I couldn't wait and already bought one 😂 👍

I must say your channel is very informative by the way you do your testing.

Absolutely! Here's your comment: *Wow, what an excellent and well-thought-out review! I really appreciate you taking the time to thoroughly cover the AnyCubic Kobra 2 MAX. I'm seriously considering getting this printer or perhaps the Neptune 4 MAX. I guess I'll wait and see which one I can snag for a better deal. Thanks again for the great content!*

Very detailed. Great video, thank you

Great Video! Im a newer 3d Printer/maker and content creator and that was very informative and precise

Expecting this printer in a couple of days. I didn't have the others to test against, but the reviews convinced me. Also, swore I wouldn't buy another printer with leveling wheels.

I got the Kobra 2 Pro a few days ago thanks to your recommendation list. It's working very well, I'm glad I listened to you, thank you all for your hard work :)

Great video, thank you for sharing.

Great info thanks!

Hi Aurora, great video as usual. I just wanted to give a hint: i believe that the reason why there is not any calibration in klipper for resonance at tall heights is because what you are experiencing at the top of tall prints is not printer resonance but vibration of the printed part itself, so it will depend also on what you are printing, and cannot be calibrated in advance. You usually test the tall vase which is very light and tends to "move" more. If you can i d make a test with a more "solid" print to see if the effect is less noticeable. Hope this helps Cheers

Great review as usual. Just subbed. I'll put off buying the Kobra 2 MAX until something comes along that will also let me print at least ASA and provides hardened steel nozzles as an option. This will probably be Bambu, albeit at a much higher price. 3DJake has this machine on offer for only € 363 at the moment.

Great video as always. I'm considering the Anycubic Kobra 2 MAX for a print farm (I already bought one), BUT, the wi-fi printing only being available over the cloud will likely (and unfortunately) send me back to their competitors. Also, they might get a return. We will see. @ANYCUBIC3D

Outstanding video as always! Just wondering, are you planning on reviewing the Ender 3 V3 KE? If so, would you recommend that over the Bambu Lab A1 Mini? Thanks as always!

Very neat printer but I love cheap secondhand printers I know I love working on them and fixing them ❤

I hope my anycubic kobra 2 max coming tomorrow 😃

thanks for the review. I just purchased this printer from MicroCenter for $399. Hope I made a good decision.

Thanks for the video! I’ve been looking at the Elegoo Neptune 4 Max, but the Kobra seems like a better deal overall.

thank you, you prevented me from wasting my money! since it is not even possible to drive it via USB from Octoprint, i can not run it, since internet is not always reliable here.

Hey I think this needs to be linked on your 3D printer comparison spreadsheet. The one on your website. Thanks for doing this!

I have the Kobra max. I modded the cooling duct and converted it to a direct drive. I have zero problems as I'm using this for mass production vs volume. I was really hoping they'd go with a true direct drive however I may get this anyway. Thank you.

I was going to buy a kobra max 2, but i have a kobra max that I can't find parts for, so I fear the same will hold true for the kobra max 2. PS. I really like your channel, I haven't watched it more than a hand full of times, but i do like your reviews, and I Think you have the best channel out there.

Excellent video as always. Please smile more, I miss that cheerful young lady from Danville California. 😊

Hi Aurora and Helios, I have one (or more) question(s) for you. Considering you have reviewed and accumulated so many printers, I am wondering if you have been able to test them over a longer period of time to determine which ones continue to work well versus ones that degrade or even cease functioning? In my own experience, most printers that have poor quality components tend to fail within a 30-day period of just occasional use. I am not suggesting that you run up your electric bill with unnecessary printing but even running a stress test of a very long print lasting several days might provide some insight on component wear, misalignment propensity, or build quality degradation. And if this happens, I wonder how good their support of their products would be via phone, text chat or email. So, if you ever wanted to add value to your exceptionally great content, this might provide you with a way to revisit printers you have reviewed to see if they are still worth the cost of ownership after extended use. Thanks!

Great video! I like that you print so much tests and it claimed outstandingly!!! I am maybe considering buying a Anycubic Kobra 2 Max, but this closed wifi is a compromise… I also think it is difficult to calibrate Input shaping at higher print heights, but maybe via algorithms they can compensate it better. One Tipp I would give, before autoleveing, let the heatbed heat up for somelike 15min so it can deform how it would while printing, as if you do so the levelling is much more accurate. I have heard other creators talking about this. How long btw. does it take to heat up the bed and nozzle? Sorry for my language

I hope AnyKubic opens up their hardware…it would transform these Kobra series printers. Assuming they don’t use a noisy motor like mine has. I also think their leveling may be a little flawed. I’ve had to live adjust my Z on occasion.

Your website is awesome and this review is so freaking thorough. So useful! Assuming one was in the market for a large 3D printer along these lines, do you think it is worth waiting to see if something else hits the market that can beat this machine? What are your predictions?

Great video Aurora. I’ve been using this printer daily for almost a month now and it is okay, but is much to closed off for its current abilities. This printer is quite decent when printing in PLA but it’s annoying that everything is geared toward printing in PLA on it; all calibrations and are hard coded so can’t optimize the calibration for PETG which needs to be printed at higher temps; also more calibration points for a print bed this large would be much better; would be nice if their firmware allowed the ability to specify the inputs on their calibrations; some feedback for anycubic if you have a contact with them

Great review! One minor nit, I think: the little cleaning block is made of silicone, not silicon, I presume. Pure silicon is a hard mineral. Silicone is family of oils and rubbery polymers.

Thanks for the review decided to buy one. Ive heard from some people normal nozzles still work is this something you wpuld be willing to test?

Awesome review, I seen this printer being used from another YTber and I am interested. The price point isn't bad. I like the size that it allows, going to use this for printing RC 1:10 scale parts and bodies. I was wondering about spare parts and the filament tube about it's longevity. Als meant to ask, how many times did you have to clean or prep the bed

Carefull with the auto Z-Offset. Mine was set 2mm to low, scratching the bed before I caught it, du to plastic being on the nozzel. The offset sensing works over conductiveness and the wiping doesn't work propperly, so filament residue can mak the leveling fail without any indication, ramming the nozzel into the bed.

Hello, I just bought this printer and I m glad I found this amazing video! I was looking for nozzles in amazon and apart from what you showed, I found others that didnt have the ''butt'' in the end(volcano style). However, some people said that it worked for their kobra 2 printers. You think there is no chance a volcano nozzle fits this printer without any hotend modifications? thanks

Anycubic was my goto printer manufacturer but I just got a new kobra plus with screen rebooting issue. Can you suggest a user forum that can help me troubleshoot the problem? I found your channel today and subscribed. I look forward to your future videos.

I have three of them now. The problem I have is with large prints taking up to 10 KG of filament. The lower layers can print fast but above 1KG +- .5 kg you need to slow it down, because it will JUMP and print off sometimes up to 6 mm, but mostly about 1.5 mm. It could be the Y motor need to be aligned to the exact magnetic position of that motor. If you are halfway in between the motor 1.8 deg motion, you are in limbo and it will slip to align with it. I have not figured out how to set that. I have now 4 completely worthless prints. I will keep on trying different settings. But maybe it is the dimension of the part does not lend itself to a precise 1.8 deg motor setting. But this Kobra 2 Max is amazing on under 1 KG. I keep trying to print at 230 MM/ sec and huge prints, do not work. So, have to slow it down after the first 1KG roll.

Great video. Using the Kobra 2 Max for a month, the auto leveling works pretty bad on the edge of the print bed, especially on the left, which is the same as your result. They get too close on the left and too far on the bottom right. Any suggestion to improve the bed leveling? With no adjust knob, this is just something I cannot fix. Also, the nozzle seems wear out fast for the one comes with the printer, strongly recommend to change to hardensteel nozzle.

I think you should be using the exact same filament among all printers for most accurate results as filaments really vary in quality/ flow/ temps etc.

so Huge. I would need to use it 3d Print a table a table for it self.

And its on sale now for $519! I just grabbed one ;) Oh, and free shipping!

And how can you fix the fiaurr in corner for the flat piece in pla??????

Hi if you want to print ABS can you upgrade the heat bed

Hey, it is possible to add any video about hardware tweaking for bed slingers? (ie Kobra 2 Max?)

Also can you please make a video for buying guide?

Have you had a chance to do a firmware upgrade? and if so have you noticed any improvements to the bed leveling? Also is the PEI sheet reversable and usable on its spring steel side if there is one? I usually use glass for my prints for a smoother finish. Again thank you for this review.

bytlan here, have you ever done the endurance testing of these 3d FDM printers. I have a list of machines I have bought over the years and they all have failed. (um, the motors all still working fine individually, but left in the board, they just crap out) Some I've replaced the mobo's (up to 3) times and never got a print or would flash correctly. others I've run and got only small prints to work when they were to 300mm mark sizes. Davinci enclosed ($500) was my first machine - ABS great... Anet was next, the build was crap till I did the rebuild on those plastic frames (8bit) and got like 1-1/2+ years before a mobo went and replaced. And the list of machines bought just all failed after only a couple of months to a 2 year run on 1 and they don't make anymore. I have 2 machines currently still running prints OK. None of them are Klipper. Not that I haven't tried to convert just not figured out the install to work. I am rather convinced they are all designed to fail - chips preprogramed to do that (designed obsolescence is a known engineering process). I am at either hot mail or yahoo if your interested in my results. I've written the many companies and the results are equally so disappointing. Also a few China KZfaqrs who were posting on much of the same products of your site and channel shows she did and would do more with open source is no longer posting. I've found out the GOV have blocked them from future posting. Also many companies get emails blocked as they claim nothing received, yet nothing of failed email delivery replies or returned to me information. The knowing of good machine performance is good information as you post quite well but the endurance and even service reply is still quite a lot of left to be desired. You as a promoter may not get these results. warranty often does not exist for anything purchased from China, it does not exist. Thank you! Please keep posting as I do enjoy them - even your flubs are good to see you as a real person. Not much known of your brother though... just keep it up and your posted www site. Thankx...

How about the best printer for abs

I’m having issues with layer shifts and they range from minor to extreme I’ve tried everything from loosening to tightening belts to tightening the screws and the pulleys everything

I made the mistake of not waiting long enough and buying a cr-10 s5 as my first 3d printer... they dropped in price dramatically.

Awesome video! They just dropped new firmware this week, 2.3.9, did you use this for the first layer test?

Hello. Where did you get the printer profile? Can you give the settings for the 2 max printer?

Love your reviews. Between this and the Flsun V400, which one would you pick? (If those were the only two options). And why?

Any way to calibrate extrusion?

Hi Aurora, wow you know your stuff. I am trying to find a multi color 3d printer to make a multi color product that is 18 inches by 4 inches by 1 inch. What would you recommend?

When's the video on the elegoo Neptune 4 plus coming out?

OOOooofph now I am much happier I bought an elegoo neptune max those cons are all deal killers!!! plus it's a $120 cheaper with the $30 off discount code.. well that stopped my drooling over a K-2Max for one of my next printer's think I will just focus on getting a few Bambu's next, really to bad this printer would have been awesome to add in my collection...

I got it and I do have overextrusion on first layer, underextrusion on last layer and problems with temps of bed. also rosa pla (about 20$/kg) prints terrible no matter what temps or speed I use, but colorfil pla (about 12$/kg) looks good. this is my first 3d printer and idk what to do. Could you give me some advices what i can do to make my prints better?

The heat break can be swapped to a viper one, so one can use standard volcano nozzels.

I need help with my Kobra 2 max

Is it true that Kobra2 series don't work with OctoPrint? I'd like to remote monitor the printer, and more importantly do timelapse video.

Hello! How do you do the “calibration” you were referring too? Were you talking about esteps and flow rate? Because i cant for the life of me figure out how to calibrate those. Seems i cant even connect the printer to my computer? Any info would be so helpful

How to connect this printer to PC, I want to configure "Axis Steps", it seems to be impossible, there is no way to make the connection :(

What do you recommend between this and Elegoo Neptune 4 Max, and why?

Well she review the whole life of the printer. This ..is ...true ...review

dear hello does kobra 2 max has a resume option ?

Amazing size, seems like a good printer for the price, but I noticed it's loud. It's annoying that lots of 3d printer manufacturers don't focus on the fan noise

I've got two of these Kobra 2 Maxes and the printers are great, but the prusaslicer profile just isn't working for me. Which profiles did you use for testing - the one in their default PS install on the USB, the one in the suggest profile folder on the USB, the one on their website, or something else? Using the profile with the included install of PS slices a benchy for me in 48m.

What do you set your z height at

I bought the printer after watching this video. Now I'm wondering if there is any way of adjusting the rotation of XYZ steppers and the eSteps. If anyone knows a way, please guide me.

Can you make some tutorials for 3d beginners on software and setup?

the link of the test seems to be broken could u send it again?

I just finished returning this printer. I started a large scale print and the printer died one tenth of the way into it was not able to power it back on. Very disspointed. Upgraded to a Qidi X Max3

Ok, Aurora is A Great Value Small Format 3D Printing Girl.

What is Auto-see?

Thank you for saving my money. If they want me to use their cloud nonsense then that tells me this printer will be an expensive doorstop after a decade. I'll be checking your other reviews.

Would it be possible to review the creality ender 3 V3 ke

Did ya oil the linear rods and u wheels? They can wear. Does it print via internet without using their slicer interface/ app? Not my tea there really. Might be cool ig if free. Overall, hardware looks great otherwise. The 'llama' print had some odd z lines, compared to the others but time was zippy fast.

Wonder what items can be printed in such a big size (420x420x500mm) when ABS/Nylon/Polycarbonate can't be used.

Hello! I wanna ask what’s the z offset you use? Mine keep fell down for some reason, the support tree and first layer not sticky enough. I use default z offset 0.01mm

You cann clearly see that at 19:20 that the nozzle is crooked

Ciao ,io sarei interessato ad una stampante con un grande volume di stampa possibilmente con impostazioni in Italiano Grazie

Darn...lost me with the lower extruder temperature and proprietary firmware... I was leaning toward this over the Neptune 4 Max but I really need a higher temp hot end and it doesn't sound easy to upgrade...

I think that another issue that this printer doesn't have is that print resume when the power goes out too. I thought it had it when I bought it, but it does not.

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Hi, I have enjoyed watching many of your videos and respect your advice. I have to say I bought a Kobra 2 Max and had several problems with it ranging for failing on every ABS print I tried, to just randomly stopping during 3 prints, to having the unit dig a hole into the build plate twice, to having several problems with the Z axis settings. I was unable to get any useful help from their customer service dept. Other than automated messages saying that an engineer would contact me, I really got almost no responses to support tickets or emails. Now, I have sent several emails and a support request over the last few days asking for an RMA and shipping address to return the product and I get nothing. This is not a reliable product or company from what I have experienced. I know this is a huge printer for the price, but if it does not work, it is a huge, pretty expensive doorstop.

Looking very good until 2:15 when you kinda lost me with "closed source Klipper style firmware" and "the network printing uses their own cloud service". "Skinned Prusa slicer" is meh, and further lost me with the reverse Bowden tube side filament feed at 2:44 that I'd need to re-engineer to feed TPU and to have a hope of fitting it onto my work surface. 4:35 - It poops under the build plate when homing? 😲 I like the Z height tool offset sensor, real input shaping (instead of pre-programmed because there is no accelerometer on many of the less expensive Klipper machines). The prints are BIG, fast and of good quality. These large format printers should come with segmented bed heaters with the option to print the center 220X220 mm at 130 C which the 500 watt power supply could easily do. The reduced print quality at the top of a very tall trash can print may be mostly the result of the thin wall part flexing, where essentially the part is ringing and not the machine, so input shaping can't compensate. Maybe print a stiffer tall part to test that theory, such as a trash can with 20 mm diagonal braces. Print quality may not be a problem for people printing large thick walled cosplay, helmets, etc. I think I'll wait for the Elegoo Neptune 4 Max Pro with steel rails and maybe a few other niceties that compete well with the Kobra 2 Max. Hopefully it'll be a larger version of the Neptune 4 Pro but with an accelerometer to do real input shaping, but I'd be happy if it was just a scaled up Neptune 4 Pro that has stock Klipper and I could print via Moonraker from PrusaSlicer or from a Fluidd web browser tab. As always, the Aurora Tech 3D printer reviews are hands down the best and most useful in the business. Thank you Aurora and Helios.