i love my kitchen aid mixer, i have the artisan.  i find that i could definetly upgrade and was wondering what everyones opinions are on larger kitchen aids.  i want to make sure i make the right decision, as they are not cheap! lol

I have their newest one which is the 8qt. I love that thing but there is a clicking sound when it's on.  I'm bummed, though, that they don't have a beater blade for it.  Other than the clicking sound the machine is unbelievably quite and it's very powerful.