I traded my symphony for the crescendo and love it!!! The foot is large but once it's on the machine I don't find that I notice. I did however buy the open toe sole plate for it so you can see the one that comes with is hard to see if your doing stitch in the ditch sewing. I almost got the aria but decided that the cost difference wasn't much and that I wanted the laser light and pen that comes on the crescendo. Quilting with the larger space is a dream!!!