My husband gifted me a Gutterman thread cabinet last year like the one you are talking about. I was hesitant to use them at first, don't know why. I use them in my old J.C.Penney machine and in my Kenmore machine that I have had 35 years. They seem to do fine. That being said I do have a Babylock Ellisimo that I use nothing but Isacord thread in. It seems to like it best. I think thread choice is up to what your machine likes best.