I have a B/L Imagine that I bought in 2000 on sale for $1099 plus got the 6 feet for free.
I love it. I had my mom's Bernette machine before that and didn't know how to thread it.....hardly used it. Gave it to my oldest daughter when I bought the B/L......I use it for everything possible.
I have also found out that you DO NOT use canned air to clean them.
I learned the dust, etc. just collects in corners and grooves.
Almost ruined my machine by using it to clean it instead of the regular way.