I have a Janome and an Elna and both are emb machine.s I love them both for diff reasons. But not sure how to compare them as my janome is 10001 model which has been on the market a while and the elna is a newer one the 860 Expressive. So either way you can't go wrong I also have wonderful relationship with my dealer and he keeps my machines in good shape even though I do not have them serviced every yr.