It’s fascinating how individual changes can make such big differences in the type and quality of coffee.

It’s quite likely that some of the people enjoy the taste that you hate, and wouldn’t like it if they tried brewing without that filter!

One reason I love the coffee hobby so much is that there’s so much room for experimentation.

I would also be upset if “Experian” were on my calendar.

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A splash of Cointreau.

That bit of orange adds complex flavors to good coffee.

Retroarch box for your TV?

You can buy a USB blu-ray drive for like $50.

Rather than build a computer, check out NAS devices.

My Synology NAS does everything you mention except ripping, and you can rip with any computer that has an optional drive.

A NAS is lower power than a tower server, and many are designed to let you swap hard drives.

Weird Al called, he wants his bad joke back.

OP wasn’t asking about layer height, only nozzle diameter.

I love seeing folks support the community like this.

“Here’s everything you need to make your own, OR if you can’t make one we’ll sell you one.” Best of both worlds.

Are you experiencing any issues with your current setup? I ask because, you’re right, things are moving really quickly.

If you aren’t having any problems, it might be worth watching the marketplace for a while before upgrading your hot end. Especially if you want a multi filament system, you might eventually want to buy an additional printer.

I also run an Ender 3 V2 v2.2. it prints TPU pretty well without a direct drive upgrade. I’m still running the original hot end. No auto-leveler, no dual-Z kit. I upgraded the main fan, the springs, and the extruder. I added a Z stabilizer.

I’ve printed quite a bit with it - PLA, TPU, PETG. So, the original hardware can accomplish quite a lot without major upgrades.

I’m not saying this to dissuade you from upgrading. Upgrading is fun!

I’m saying this in case you don’t realize how much the printer can accomplish without upgrading. The 3v2 is a beast. Is it perfect? Heck no.

But you didn’t mention anything about being unhappy with the output. So it may be worth tinkering more with what you’ve got before you start swapping more parts.

I think you mean:

Latest YouTube update causes massive performance hit.

YouTube causes the performance hit. Not the ad blockers. If ads weren’t creating such big performance hits by themselves, folks wouldn’t all need to use ad blockers.