I have an ABM Innova 26" throat on a 10' frame. I would have liked to have gone to a bigger frame but no room in my house for a frame that big. I am still new to it, I only took delivery of my machine this past summer.
I did some research on line and tried out an HQ 16 and the Innova. I couldn't believe how much nicer the Innova felt for almost the same price for the 18" throat model. Once I settled on the Innova I did more research and it seems those that have them love them. I know I love mine. My dealer is within a reasonable distance (about an hour drive away) and ABM has phone support 24/7 but I have yet to use it. My dealer delivered mine and set it up. I bought their demo model so basically got a 26" throat for the same price as a brand new 18". Because it was their demo I got the full warrantee. I did not go to any big MQ shows so can't say about deals at shows. My dealer was at a small local show and were not offering any kind of show specials.
I bought it because I have so many quilts inside of me that I want to make and it takes too long to hand quilt. I was not satisfied with my results in machine quilting on my DMS and it is really hard to wrestle a big quilt through the machine. I was ok with smaller quilts but like my results sooooo much better on the LA with a stitch regulator. I do plan on quilting for others and have already quilted one and have a second on the rack right now. I work full time so I don't have much time for LAing but hopefully when I retire I will be able to concentrate more on LAing for others. I love LA quilting.