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Our dishwasher research put the Miele on top and that's what we got.

Jax2- thanks for the detailed info. I will definitely look into Wolf and Thermador, as I had not even heard of these brands. I guess it is like people assuming bose is the best because everyone has heard of it.

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Good discussion forums on a wide range of appliance topics. The organization of the content will really make you appreciate the order of Audiogon, but it is informative.

-james

I own a custom kitchen & bath design and contracting business. Forget Consumer Reports as they are not properly informed about many of the appliances they critique. REALLY!

Look into Sub Zero, Wolf, Fisher Paykel, the newest JennAir products, Miele, Bosch, Gaggeneau, DCS.
Amana makes high quality refrigerators at a good price. They are now part of Maytag Corp. and are building the top-of-the-line JennAir models, which are very good. Amana is our second choice to Sub Zero.

Very little out there comes close to the consistant quality of Sub Zero,Wolf, Miele,Gaggeneau, and Dacor. Fisher Paykel offers very good quality for the money.

Thermador has been having serious quality problems for several years now. Viking is seriously outperformed by a lot of the commercial-style equipment on the market but their price is still as high as the others. Stay away from GE Monogram. Kitchen Aid is overpriced for what can be had out there (riding on marketing wave given their good name).

All of these companies have wonderful web sites.

Wrap an extra thick layer of insulation around that dish washer for sound reduction.