The washer is loud when it starts a cycle. I thought it was malfunctioning at first because of the buzzing noises until I found the Very Helpful article about what it's supposed to sound like.

I Love the fact that everything isn't preprogrammed. That's one of the main reasons I bought the washer. I can pick my cycle, temperature, water level, etc. 

I wish there was a prewash only cycle - without a rinse.

It's hard to tell what the knobs are pointing to. They are a shiny chrome and the indicator is shiny black and there's zero contrast. I can never tell where they're set without moving them first.