I have had my 7700 since October and LOVE it. I have no issues at all with it

Dont give up your 6600!

Too sensitive? I am a very happy Horizon 7700. I've not had a ghost of a problem that hasn't been brought on by me.

I am curious what the critics mean when they say "too sensitive". For a person who wants to do FMQ, those extra 2" make a huge difference! I'd trade up if I had the money and could try out the machine.

I'm kind of new at FMQ (first attempt last year) but I had tried to quilt other quilts using a smaller throat and knew that it was very, very difficult to push all that quilt through a small throat. i've done some rather large quilts using the Horizon.

That saying, I've heard very good things about the 6600 and people are often very loyal to it. If you have had a long and happy time together, I'd probably not trade--even if it is "up". Then when you are ready to get something new, go ahead and go for a bigger difference with a completely different machine.

Love my 7700 and also don't understand the "sensitive" issues. The larger throat space and the wonderful lighting make it well worth the upgrade. Has the same accufeed system as the 6600.

I love my 6600 & asked about the 8900. The dealer told me the 6600 was a very good machine, & it was the 7700 that was being eliminated. If it was a really good machine, you'd think they would still be making them.

If you get the 7700, let us know how you like it. For $400, I'd probably do it just for the bigger area to FMQ, provided there was some kind of warranty. If I didn't FMQ, I'd stick with my trusty 6600. Ask what the trade-in value is.

I'd also ask if my accessories for the 6600 would fit on the 7700. I know they don't fit on the 8900.

Like you, I love my 6600 and see no need to leave it, other than for the wider throat.
Although if I was going up, I would skip the 7700 and go to the 8900, as I believe it is the remake of the 7700 with a few more bells and whistles.

Are you saying none of the feet are interchangeable from the 6600 to the 8900? or??

I've had my 7700 for a year and it is not sensitive at all. Love it.

I would be very interested in buying your 6600 if you decide to move on to a new machine.

Really, me too, I purchased my 7700 when it first came out. The only thing on it that was a problem was the 1/4" foot, they had to redesign it for the particular feed dogs that the 7700 had and they sent out new feet for everyone free. Also the automatic straight stitch hole had a spring on it that broke easily and they fixed that too. Other than that all is good, and that happened in the first 6 months.

Nope the 6600 and the 7700 feet are interchangeable the newer machines are 9mm width and not the 7mm. All the acufeed feed need to be replaced and the linkage of the feet to the machine is different too.