Love the top load, it looks nice BUT...this thing is L.O.U.D. I mean hurricane through my house hearing torrential downpour of water sounds throughout my house. It is on one side and I can be on the complete opposite and hear it like I'm sitting next to it. I can hear it over the radio, over the TV - it is LOUD! Because of the reviews that it was quiet (seriously what did you have before if this is quiet) I reached out to LG to make sure something wasn't wrong. Nope - this model is just LOUD. I wouldn't have bought it if I knew I was going to feel like I was in a rainstorm every time I needed to do laundry.