I am very partial to Janome and have 6500, the for runner of the Janome 7700 Horizon. We have several Janomes and they are awesome. I have a friend that had a wonderful husqvarna but she struggle with tension issues that never resolved and ended up getting a little 3/4 size Janome Gem. This left me a little cautious of the Husqvarna. Oh as for the little machine in the cabinet. Don't get rid of it yet. Some of those old machines are awesome.