Originally Posted by dsb38327
Overstock.com has many selections.
I checked them just for fun and they have 2 machines that fit the larger throat requirement. Both are Janomes: One is the super fast quilting machine that only does straight stitches forwards and backwards (the 1600). It is a no-frills machine (I have the Pfaff equivalent).
The MC6500 is a nice machine with plenty of fancy stitches and a large working table. Drawbacks for me would be: no free arm, no dropped feed dogs (cover plate instead which may be OK), very limited stitch manipulation. BUT my Janome-driving friends love their machines.
Now I don't think the price on that machine is all that great. A decent dealer would deal. I'd look at the Janome MC6600 instead or the Brother NX-450 or NX-650.