Product review (4 stars): A + So Far (revised to a B)
Have been looking at this brand for years.  Serially frustrated with my HE washer dryers.  Purchased stacked Maytags front loaders when we moved into our house in 2001.  Constant problems leaking, towels smelled like mildew.  Multiple repairs required.  Renovated in 2010 and purchased Electrolux IQ series.  Washer constantly broke.  Easily 8 repair visits - multiple leaks, broken soap dispenser, ripped gasket and of course smelly towels and mildew all over the gasket.  The washer finally could not be repaired in 2016 so we replaced with Speed Queen washer dryers with electronic controls about two weeks ago.  So far, could not be more thrilled.  Towels don't smell like mildew, my Under Armour (sp?) work out clothes no longer smell like sweat after having been washed.  In general everything comes out smelling fresher than ever did with HE machines.  Machines are quiet enough.  The dryer dries.  The washer drum is plenty big - I am not sure what it can't handle but it looks big.  There was a layer of grease in the washer which I cleaned out with windex - note, the directions do recommend cleaning the washer and dryer drums out before operation.  I would not have known about this issue but for my reading of reviews online.  I don't normally read directions on anything before operation.

I have attached two pictures. One is a before and after of a rust covered rag I used to wipe out all of the standing water and rust  in a galvanized metal tray the Electrolux was sitting in.  I hit the rag with spray and wash before washing in the new Speed Queen.  I took out and hit with more spray and wash and washed again.  You can see how almost perfect this rag looked after doing that with an incredibly difficult to clean stain without using bleach or trying really hard to clean it.  I have also attached a picture of me ecstatically taking in the bouquet of a very fresh smelling Speed Queen washed hang drying work out shirt.  No sweat odor at all.  Purchased from Marsillios in Fairfield CT.  They are now selling hundreds of these machines a year.

Also, this machine is not particularly rough on clothes.  Seems to be about same as previous HE models.  I have seen rough in some vacation homes we have stayed in; this machine is not rough.

I hate to say this and it sounds paranoid, but I think Consumer Reports, which says these machines clean less well than HE models, is biased on this issue and this is reflected in their review.  They love HE because it saves water.

2 Month Update

Sadly, am tempering my initial enthusiasm in that the machine has already broken down.  It stopped draining one day.  Repairman came 5 days later and had to order a part.  Hopefully, that will arrive soon and that will be the end of problems.  Revising my rating downward to 4 stars.  I will revise upward if the machine is consistently reliable after this fix.

Further Update

Part was installed.  It was a new pump. It turns out that a sock was stuck in the pump.  This did not surprise me because it was one of the issues suggested in a Google search when washing machines fail to drain.  Instruction from the repairman, was do not over fill the washer.  On a related note, there was an instruction in the install manual but not in the user manual to put a quart of water into the tub prior to first use to prevent the pump from overheating and degrading its gaskets.  I did not see this instruction and I don't recall my installers pouring water into the tub.  That apparently did not cause the issue but it could cause one.  So, that's another caveat when operating one of these machines.  I will update this review at some point, hopefully to the upside "when" the machine operates without further issues for a length of time.