Onebyone

We are all different. I had a Brother Nouvella1500 and it drove me nuts. I could never figure out the colored pressure thing or the pin feed. It had no speed control. I like the Juki 2010 so much better. Sounds the same as the Brother to me when sewing. The light is a bright LED so no problem with light for me.I think the the 1500 Nouvelle is no longer made.

Stitchnripper

Yes the Nouvelle Was replaced by the very similar PQ 1500 because I had both. Now I have two PQ1500s and neither one are fussy and take all threads. I never cook with the pressure or the tension. I wonder why there are so many variations on machines. I am part of a Juki group on Facebook and those machines seem to have issues too.

Snooze2978

I started out quilting on a Grace Pro frame 10ft with the Viking MegaQuilter. It stitched like a dream for me, using any threads I threw at it. Only problem with these machines and also with the Brother 1600 is the throat space is only 9 inches so once you roll up your quilt, the roll takes up most of the throat space. As I had it on a frame, I added robotics that came out back then which also came up with a system that could move the rollers back and forth giving me up to 17 inches of space but it rarely worked for me. So I moved up to a stretched Juki 98Q which gave me 18 inches of throat space. Sorry to say the guy that stretched these machines wa sin bad health and I'm sure he no longer does this kind of work. I sold this system (frame and machine) to move up to a 26 inch Innova and it's 12 ft frame. But this changing along the way gave me time to see if I even liked to quilt so it was good for me. Since then I have moved over to another robotic system called IQ which was similar to the 1st robotic system I had started out with PCQ/MQR.

Lady Diana

I would encourage you to test a Janome HD9. Google " why I choose a Janome HD9 over Juki TL 2010 . MA Couture. She goes over all of the features of both machines. I purchased two, one for home, on for cabin. I make purses and decor, love this machine.
The Bobbin is larger and holds more thread than Juki. Janome has better features over all....just check out the video and then check the machines out at a retailer.

mkc

Is your a V1 or a V2 HD9?

The V1 uses a standard MB embroidery machine bobbin size, but a half-moon case. V2 uses a slightly smaller proprietary bobbin size and full bobbin case.

If you have a V2, can you use prewound bobbins in it (like DecoBobs or Magna Glide?)

Onebyone

I was at a quilt show this weekend and tested the Janome HD9. It is very nice. The only difference from the Juki that mattered to me was the larger bobbin. Price wise it was about the same as the top of the line Juki TL series. I have an very old Janome Jem and that little machine is still sewing like new. I wouldn't hesitate to buy a Janome if that was the dealer close to me.

Lady Diana

I have the V2. It does not take prewound. Janome stopped making the V1, they changed the V2 to the larger bobbin. It is not a small bobbin, it holds 1.6 more thread than the Juki 2010. The note below was from a previous post on this machine.

JANOME HD9 V2 was my choice after watching the comparison on YouTube .
Janome has an extra large bobbin. Juki is Lstyle bobbin.
HD9 foot pedal is the extra large one. Juki is designed where you have to have your whole foot on top of the pedal thus you have to hold your foot flat on the pedal putting strain on your foot and calf.
Janome throat space is a little larger.
Hd9 max sewing is 1600 spm, Juki 2010 is 1500 spm
HD9 has a lot more lighting than the Juki2010.
HD9 has a higher foot lift at 12.7mm vs. Juki 9mm.
The biggest selling point for me was the Janome sewing through 4 layers of leather. I make bags, so important to me. Test on YouTube, same leather, thread, and settings, the Juki would not sew, machine jammed, broke thread. Watch "let's talk Janome versus Juki HD machines - Kelley Rao, from the 10:55 minute mark to 13:16 it shows the issue with the leather.
I would say try them, check out all the features from lighting to foot pedal to size of bobbin. Watch the you tube videos. There are two by MA Couture on the HD9.
They are both nice machines. Also, when you choose, ask the dealer for walking foot, extra feet, needle plate, bonus bundle etc.
BTW the industrial sewing machine feet from Wawak are a lot less in price and fit both of these machines.
best wishes in your quest.

cashs_mom

According to the Janome site it hold 40% more thread than the L bobbins which is considerably more but not 1.6 x as much