My Janome 6600p cost just a little less than $1500. I love it and it does everything I need it to do in terms of both quilting and dressmaking. I got mine new. The throat space is large and it has a lot of built in stitches.
eta--I also had a Juki HZL600 that cost about $800. I recently re-homed it. It was nice and well worth the $$$ but it wasn't nearly as enjoyable to use as the Janome.
Last edited by thanneaKS; 05-23-2013 at 07:30 PM.