I love mine, but I am a swede and have grown up around them (old Electrolux assistents)... I think it is a great machine if you like (and know how) to kneed and bake manually but want the muscles of a machine to do the hard work for you.
If you want to follow instructions usually made for Kitchen Aid you might feel a bit lost.

Ankarsrum takes about the same time to knead a dough as it would take to do it by hand, but it can handle pretty wet doughs that I would not touch and make a double batch that I would never have the strength for... and it is easy to see what is happeing in the bowl, easy to add stuff a bit at a time, and you can put your hands in to feel the dough while the machine is still going. It is also very easy to to handle and to wash up, few parts and they only fit the right way.

I do all my breads with it. It is superior to any other (non-pro) mixer for bread, as it doesn't cut the dought and you can follow its kneading/add ingredients without stopping the mixer. I also use the meat grinder, the blender and the citrus press accessories extensively. Second best investment in my kitchen after high quality knives.

Take the plunge. There’s a learning curve but you won’t regret it.

Love mine. There is a learning curve and there are far fewer recipes available in English but with a bit a practice recipes can be converted. Its relatively quite and a beast with a 7 years warranty and will far outperform a KA. Liquids in first is a good idea. I have no regrets.

I just made this with my Ank. It seemed like it would benefit from kneading so I’m it went. I did use 1/8 cut more water and 1/2” cut more oats. It is now a favorite at home and the office. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vI7TMiH-Wi8

I’ve had mine for 12 years and love it. There’s an Ankarsrum subreddit if you want to ask more questions or chat with others who have them.

r/ankarsrum_mixers/

I know this is an old thread, but that is the subreddit I was searching for. It appears it is set to private now. I wonder if it will reopen.

Do you have any questions I can try to answer.
I have baked sour dough bread with an old Kenwood Chef too, and burnt out a Bosch before buying this Ankarsrum. :)
There is also r/ankarsrum_mixers/

Thanks. I don't think so - presumably you love it for sourdough? How does it compare to your more conventional mixers? (I've been using a little Bosch for some years - and really found that the dough hook tends to move stuff around but not really build stregnth in the wya I'm hoping the ankarsrum will).

I love my Ank. It is a real workhorse. It is brilliant at kneading brioche and other stiff doughs, a lot of mixers struggle with those.

It has the stationary metal arm, and the roller with blade attachment. I rely on the roller to do all my mixes.

I do find it takes a little bit longer as opposed to a conventional mixer, but it doesn’t struggle or whine at all. Also I think with wetter/higher hydration doughs like focaccia/ciabatta, a conventional mixer is better suited, but thats just me.