I own a pfaff and will say it is the best one I ever had. I use more my babylock but I have owned the Pfaff 7550 since I bought it in Germany. I may have to sell it though since I don't use it at all.

I actually have 3 Pfaffs. The new (albeit closeout model) 2058. It is listed for $3,299 and I got it for $1,200. It has the built-in-walking foot, needle up/down position, low-bobbin indicator, knee-lift, speed control change to slow option, awesome selection of fancy stitches, a mirroring option on asymmetrical stitches, and my favorite: it can be set to lift its foot (3 levels) so you can hold on to your piecing or add pieces. The needle threader works like a charm and it has a bobbin-winding option with the needle threaded. Haven't tried that one yet.

If the price hadn't been so fabulous, I would have checked out the Janomes as well, since they supposedly have similar features with a larger throat opening. A regular machine works for me since I have the GrandQuilter with a 9" throat opening and a 1600 stitch-per-minute speed. It's being set up with the handi-quilter frame.

My 3rd, is the Quilt and Craft 7035 and it served me well for over a decade. Not quite the feature selection as the 2058 but that's before I knew all the features I needed. Not sure yet what to do with it, since I also have a low-end Brother. Now 4 machines is a bit much for me.

I just like the feel of the Pfaff.

UH Oh!!!
I think I am gonna buy this Pfaff....
The creative vision...
OOOOHHH!
DH gonna kill me...
There goes the new floors...
Kirsten

Which one is it? I can recommend to read the reviews by other quilters on the specific machine. I was actually contemplating upgrading to a higher end one, but the reviews were bad across the board. So I decided against it.

I have 3 pfaff's. My favorite is the creative vision.To load embroidery designs all you need is a stick. Don't have to carry around a computer. I have a grand quilter on a frame which I am still getting the hang of and a regular sewing machine to work with when I am embroidering. My Pfaff dealer is down the street and very friendly so can just pop in if I have a problem. There is a learning curve with the CV but once you understand it there are very few limits.