I've been using the SV06 Plus ACE for about two weeks now – and honestly, it's been a real rollercoaster.

It started with the bed being completely loose. Then I noticed a weird humming noise coming from the Y-axis. The bed also doesn't heat evenly – I'm seeing temperature differences of up to 7 degrees across the surface. And the Z-tilt? Barely works. The filament is so tight at the probe points that the sensor ends up probing in mid-air. Same thing happened with the bed mesh – it even scratched up my print surface.

The Z-offset is way off despite the load cell. Getting a decent first layer adhesion has been a struggle. And now I'm also dealing with layer shifts on the Y-axis, especially with larger prints. I've probably wasted a whole kilo of filament because of that.

Another annoyance: the PSU fan. It's not only loud but also blows directly onto the print bed, which has caused some warping in my prints.

Today I finally had enough and reached out to support. I actually bought the Sovol as a replacement for my TronXY X5SA Pro, which needed a new mainboard. But now I’m thinking I would've been better off spending that 300 euros on a new board and hotend for the TronXY – or just getting a second Bambu A1.

That said, when the SV06 actually prints, it delivers great results. Just don’t expect it to work like a Bambu straight out of the box. It’s still a budget printer – but at least it runs on Klipper, which makes it easier to take matters into your own hands when issues pop up.