I had a Bernini and loved it, used it to death, than a light weight inexpensive Janome. Still have it, works good. Now have a Janome memory craft love it. I did compare both a year ago, only difference was Bernini used larger bobbins, not cheep to replace all I had, and the BSR. It also cost $2000 more. The harp size, and stiches, were the same in both. I thought long and hard before going Janome. My FMQ is not the greatest, but with practice it is getting a lot better. Just was not worth the extra $$$ for me. I have a fantastic dealer.