Product review (5 stars): VERY PLEASED, COMMERCIAL DUTY, GREAT PERFORMANCE AND BUILD QUALITY
Well  after much procrastinating and research I finally decided and my new SQ top load AWN432S was delivered yesterday - and im very pleased so far, ecstatic even - it seems to be everything promised and everything I was expecting it to be - and the last of the old school quality built units.  This was a must have given the abysmal quality of other big box brands now - I could have spent less, but not in the long run as I would likely be replacing any other "name brands" within 3 to 5 years, maybe less considering reviews ive read---and im sure this one will not only last longer but washes much better as well im sure.  The washer is very stable in the spin cycle, clothes spin out well and after drying theres absolutely no smell at all to the clothes, totally clean-!  My faithful 40 year old GE filter flo's outer tub finally started to rust out and though it still runs well I decided to pick one of these up before mine is completely taken by rust and while I can still get the basic knob controls which I feel are more reliable and easier & cheaper to service than delicate touch pads and circuit boards that don't belong in a washer anyway.  I was a bit put off at the high price for what used to be seen as a no frills machine, but in fact it has all I need and I figure im paying more for reliability, performance and the best warranty in the business.  So far im totally pleased with this washer and impressed by the build quality - I hope the reliability is as good as promised but reviews indicate I have nothing to worry about, especially with the best in the industry SQ warranty.  You can buy two or three cheap ones in ten years or spend the same or less for one Speed Queen and have a better working and longer lasting washer all around, if you can afford it this is definitely a quality product and others do not compare in performance or build quality.  Soon these knob models will be phased out and they will all be touch pads, if the knob model is what you want get one while they are still available-!
2+ MONTH UPDATE - After seeing a few bad reviews & owning my new S.Q. a little over two months I thought I would give a short term update on it.  Again ive only owned it since Oct. 5 2016 but I have a hard time understanding the bad reviews given the seemingly excellent build quality of these washers. I took a look inside the cabinet and it is indeed well built, in fact its very similar to the design used on the older 70's era Maytags, and they were excellent washers.  My washer is still performing perfectly, but if theres any complaint I would offer its that the wash tub on all these washers seems to settle in an off center position during agitation, it doesn't interefere with operation and from info I have gathered its just a characteristic of the design.  They all lean in different directions, some back some front, side etc. - looking inside I see nothing wrong or out of place, but you can watch YT videos of these washers and they all do it.  I called SQ and even they don't seem to have a definite answer.  Being and ex mechanic and factory worker I understand most machines and engineering tolerances, and I have my theories on why they do this.  The outer tub is tied down to the base by six or so large suspension springs, again very reminiscent of an old Maytag design.  One of my guesses having worked in factories and knowing how tolerances vary on things, is maybe the suspension springs vary a few pounds in tension from spring to spring etc and so each machine ends up with a different combination of spring tension--this is all guesswork on my part of course.  If this is true, no harm is done by the leaning anomaly.  One other theory I have involves the base the tub sits on, it allows movement in all directions and being its a steel stamping maybe the stampings vary a bit, but again its all guess work.  Anyway this one anomaly aside, im still very satisfied with the machine.  I cant complain about the wash/rinse cycle configuration as I knew what it had when I bought it.  Its still far and away a better machine than the crappy government mandated electro-garbage they push in the big box stores, at least my washer does what its supposed to, does it well and in far less time.  Also if it does require service I have a decent warranty to back it up.  If out of warranty and need be I can get the parts much cheaper than from appliance companies and fix it myself, the big difference in the Speed Queen is the commercial chassis is well made and everything is built to be serviced - hopefully it won't come to that point for some time. So far im still very pleased and would still recommend.