I have the Pfaff QE 4.0 and I love it. It has a feature that the presser foot comes up just a little with the needle down. It’s great for chain piecing. As soon as you hit the foot pedal the presser foot goes down .
I also have the j’anime MC 9400, but use the Pfaff often. I prefer the Pfaff for the idt over the Janomes accufeed.