You’re reading too much into it.

Just shoot film.

> I am ok assembling the machine and learning how to dial it in.

Get a Prusa Core One kit, or build a Voron.

Bambulab should be off the table for their bait and switch behaviour. AMS is not particularly impressive and very wasteful. Get a Bondtech INDX down the road if you want true multi material printing.

Jellyfin (server), Finamp (iOS client) and Tauon (Linux client) for me.