I have two Janomes, the 11000SE and the 7700. I love them both equally, I also had the 6600 which I traded in for the 7700. Not sure why I picked Janome when I went shopping for a machine, because I had it in my mind to get a Babylock for around $1,500 and ended up with the 11000SE for $4,500. The woman who demonstrated the 11000SE had one and we became fast friends. She says that in her shop, the Janomes are in the shop the least of all the machines, with Bernina machines always in the shop for one thing or another. I was surprised since they cost the equivalent of your first born.