I learned to sew on my grandmother's 50's-era Pfaff (that thing was built like a TANK) so I have a soft spot for those machines, but my "baby" is a Janome 6600. LOVE my machine! I also have my first machine, a 90's-era Kenmore (which was apparently also made by Janome) and I love that thing too; it's not very sophisticated but it's a workhorse and has taken a LOT of abuse from me over the years and still works perfectly!