This is my first LG appliance.  My old washer was a Whirlpool Cabrio without the agitator.  I thought I liked it when I had it until the unbalanced load issues caused damage that created a water leak after we repaired it twice.  Although I was looking for another machine without the agitator, this machine caught my eye, and I'm glad it did.  So quiet you would not even know you were doing laundry.