Miele S5981 Capricorn with SEB-236 Power brush

Top 3 Miele S5981 Capricorn Reviews:

1. Kent -
This is a exceptional vacuum. I installed a Frieze style carpet and found out that my Oreck XL couldn't vacuum it. I took a piece down to my local Oreck shop and the manager said, "We don't make a vacuum that can vacuum your carpet". So my search started. I took my carpet sample to Sears, Best Buy, The Great Indoors and Lowes. I tried dozens of vacuums and each one was a complete failure. I was about to buy a Bosch vacuum online (No local stores had one to demo), just to see if it would work on my carpet, when my step dad said check out Miele. He has a very picky neighbor with the same style carpet and she said Miele is the best. She was right on the money. I took my carpet down to the local Miele dealer (listed on Miele's website) and sure enough, it worked on my new carpet. I bought the Capricorn from them. If price is no object, this is your vacuum. It's quiet, clean, smooth, powerful and extremely versatile. If the Capricorn was a car, it would be a Ferrari or Bentley. Highly recommended!

2. Tim -
This is a well designed and extremely well built product. Most of controls are on the handle - they are well laid out and electronically activated. The hose is internally wired with a continuous 360 degree rotation - this is very rare in a hose. In a typical canister one is continually fighting the hose as it probably rotated 380 degrees before it stops. It has super suction - yet it is quieter than one would expect. Every aspect of the construction is above and beyond. The repair record in Consumers Reports is at the top of the best. This is a very high tech vacuum. In the past many of my fine high tech German products often had reliability issues - if this turns out to be the case I will add to this review at a later date. For now it is a Gem!

3. Missy-
I've never had a better vacuum cleaner. This picks up everything, and it does so quietly and quickly. It took me a long time to make a decision - I spent weeks poring over Consumer Reports, the reviews on Amazon, reviews elsewhere. I knew I wanted a good vacuum, but I really didn't want to spend quite so much money.

Having spent it - I don't regret it at all. This vacuum is awesome.

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