Janome 8900 vs Babylock Crescendo
05-31-2014, 08:46 AM
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Looks like the MSRP on the Crescendo is $4999, my dealer has it for $3988, but she usually throws in $100's of dollars worth of extras with any machine purchase. If one is going to pay cash, she'll usually drop the price quite a bit more. So it looks like your quote on price is pretty good.
05-31-2014, 02:45 PM
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This is a hard decision - they both seem like great machines and they both sew really nicely. I like them both better than my Husqvarna (I think). I don't like the screws you have to undo to change the needle plate on the Crescendo, but not much else I don't like about it. The Janome is great and I love the table it fits in, but no laser. Maybe I am overthinking this. Ha ha
05-31-2014, 05:09 PM
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05-31-2014, 08:17 PM
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Not to confuse you more...but did you know the Brother Dreamweaver QV3000 is just like (and I think cheaper) than the Crescendo? Is there another dealer near you that sells Brother machines? You can at least go try it out in the Brother version to make a real comparison.
06-01-2014, 07:17 AM
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I can't make up my mind! I went to the Janome & Babylock dealer today. I was planning to test drive the Crescendo but they did not have one in the shop. He did say he could order one for me, it would only take about a week. He showed me the Janome 8900 and said it had a lot of the same features as the Crescendo. I tried it out and it is a very nice machine, but I was interested in the laser beam on the Crescendo. He would give me a really good price on either of the machines. (I think) The Crescendo is $3600. and the Janome 8900 is $2497. including that nice big white table it fits into with drawers on the side. I guess my question is - do you think the Crescendo is worth $1200. more? Thank you for any help you can give me.
06-01-2014, 07:18 AM
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PS. I bought this machine about a year and a half ago. I don't think the 8900 was born yet.
06-02-2014, 11:07 AM
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I can't make up my mind! I went to the Janome & Babylock dealer today. I was planning to test drive the Crescendo but they did not have one in the shop. He did say he could order one for me, it would only take about a week. He showed me the Janome 8900 and said it had a lot of the same features as the Crescendo. I tried it out and it is a very nice machine, but I was interested in the laser beam on the Crescendo. He would give me a really good price on either of the machines. (I think) The Crescendo is $3600. and the Janome 8900 is $2497. including that nice big white table it fits into with drawers on the side. I guess my question is - do you think the Crescendo is worth $1200. more? Thank you for any help you can give me.
Thats a a great price for the Crescendo. My dealer is considerably higher. I'd grab it at that price. It's a wonderful machine.
07-08-2014, 02:44 AM
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I love not having to undo screws to change/clean out the stitch plate.
I also love that the speed control slider works even when using the foot pedal rather than the start/stop button (my old machine was either/or). But they may be standard with posher machines. I jumped straight from my £250 machine to a £1300 machine at the difference was fairly considerable!
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