Thanks for your opinions all. I opted to go with the Miele Dimension Plus model. I had it installed last week. Dishes get very dry, although I am still learning how to best load it. I opted for the 5 year service agreement from Miele for peace of mind. It is very quiet for those who care. It's also rather stylish. My dad, who usually doesn't notice these things, commented on it. He said "That's a nice dishwasher." I told him: "Well, we'll see how well it performs" and he said "Who cares how well it performs? It looks great!" However, I was not all that happy with the installation process. First Miele said they would be out on Saturday. They then changed it to Wednesday saying that the first date was just an estimated date. The installer showed up by himself. He said that usually it is a two man crew, but his partner was on vacation. He pulled out my old dishwasher and we discovered (not surprisingly) that it was hardwired. This is supposed to be okay. However, there was no ground wire. He called his supervisor and they said they could not perform the install that way. He said he'd have to come back (in about 6 days!). I told him I could not go without a dishwasher for 6 days, so he installed the dishwasher and we connected it with an extension cord to a nearby outlet so that at least he could test that it was working correctly. He said that Miele will not do any carpentry, electrical work, or anything else, really. What they mostly do is level it. This was a surprise for the price. Meanwhile, I called an electrician. Luckily, the electrician was able to come out in less than 2 hours, but the Miele tech said he had to leave before then. He said he would sign off on the install and write "Customer responsible for providing grounded outlet." He also could not get the toekick in because of my cabinetry. He tested the dishwasher (worked fine) and left. While waiting for the electrician, I uninstalled the dishwasher myself given what I had watched him do. The electrician found that the outlet was indeed grounded, but that there just wasn't a ground wire run in the Romex. He said it would have been trivial to install a new grounded wire. I asked him to switch to a receptacle, which he did in about 15 minutes. I then reinstalled the dishwasher myself. However, prior to reinstalling I read the manual VERY CAREFULLY and the dishwasher was not really installed in the BEST way. I won't go into details, but the way it was installed was considered "acceptable" by Miele, but not "preferred." I have no idea why it wasn't installed in the preferred manner, but I just reinstalled it the way my tech did except that I was able to fit it into the cabinets much more evenly and (IMO) better-looking. (The tech said "I tried, but there's only so much I can do with your cabinets as they are.") I also noticed I am missing some small parts that should have been included (screw covers/plugs and some other misc. small parts I can't recall right now) and I will call Miele and ask for those. I still am left with installing the toekick (I have a custom one) myself. The tech told me how he'd do it and I will follow his advice, but he said he's not allowed to do it. Now the fun part: I ran the dishwasher and the whole underside of my sink flooded! I had not flooded when he had run it. I had no idea where the leak was and I was filled with dread. Every time I ran the dishwasher (as a test) it would leak a few tablespoons of water under the sink where the drain attaches to the disposal. Long story short, I disconnected everything and found little styrofoam balls in the disposal. Also, when I ran the disposal I heard a crunch. Fishing around, I pulled out a plastic circle about 1/2 inch in diameter. I removed that and now the dishwasher drains fine. I think this was something he was supposed to remove. Later on, I called the installer the appliance store uses and they said that they used to be certified Miele, but that Miele took all the work in-house. They said that if they had done the install then they would have been able to do whatever cabinetry and electrical (and gas for appliances that need it) was required, but that I would not be able to get the extra warranty from Miele. Be aware of this! Overall, I liked my technician (seemed friendly, honest, and very hard-working), but I do not feel I got the level of service I was expecting. As far as the actual machine, it is great so far and I feel I made a good choice.

I'm also thinknig maybe the washer may be at fault. The washer only allows spinning at 800 or 1200 rpm. For permanent Press, they recommend spinning at 800. What this washer does that is different from all others I'm experienced with is that when I open the door after the spin cycle, the clothes are all lying on the bottom of the drum. I'm used to seeing the clothes stuck to the sides of the drum, not in a pile on the bottom. It seems a little better when run at 1200, but wondering if that will harm the fabric. BUT I think no matter how wet the clothes are going into the Dryer, it should not take nearly this long to dry! We are now up to 6 hours drying a small load of permanent press clothing, and still very damp. BTW - the Washer is an Asko W6021.

Back in February before I purchased my new w/d I was considering Bosch as I had a pair in our apartment and I liked it a lot. But for our house I needed a vented dryer and the appliance sales person told me the Bosch vented dryers were being discontinued. So I went with the Miele pair and while was very expensive it has completely exceeded my expectations. IMHO it's the best of the front loaders by far though the Bosch is also very good. Re the Bosch condenser dryer. It dried everything very well. It was my first condenser experience -- I've always had vented. No difference except that it got very hot and the door to the laundry closet had to be left open. The only con I could name would be the need to clean the condenser filter regularly, not an easy job, and I wished the machine turned itself off completely (though the Miele doesn't either). I was told also -- knowledgeable appliance store person -- that the Bosch marketing was towards apartments and homes where vented wasn't required. Small spaces. Seems to me that, energy requirements apart, that's a natural market for Euro front loaders. Presumably, American families want larger machines. We're just two and the space-saving aspects of having them under counter is superb. nuthernokie -- glad the cheat sheet is working for you. We updated it recently btw with more notes. I'm just sorry it's buried in a post with a different name and doesn't have one of its own (which I can't ethically do) so it could be found more easily. This post was edited by rococogurl on Tue, Nov 19, 13 at 14:43

@scottie mom re: NYC water softness. Not sure if this setting is changeable on the 060 but will check. Thank you! The shaking happens not at the high speeds but as the wash is slopping around at the lower speed. It doesn't last but the first time it happened, a slim bottle of detergent on the top of the dryer tipped over. The installer did not adjust the legs nor was I confident that he attached the stacking kit securely. But he used a level and said it was level and didn't need adjusting. When you say "just a bit," it's vibration you can definitely see and feel, right?