What's your choice---Victor VI or Pooley Flat Top VTLA

[emerson]

If you had your choice of either, which would be in your collection?

[Phono-Phan]

My vote would be for a Victor VI.

[AZ*]

That's an interesting question. While I have a number of Victrolas and outside horn Victors in my collection, I do not own either of the machines in question. I have seen many Victor VIs for sale, but only a handful of Pooley flat tops. I think I will vote for the Pooley, but only by a slight margin. I have had opportunities to buy each of them, but I didn't think they were worth the price. With vintage phonograph prices continuing to sink, that may soon no longer be an issue.

[rgordon939]

That depends on which one you want to sell me!!!

Rich Gordon

[Roaring20s]

Easy choice for me.
The Pooley Flat Top VTLA never coincided with my aesthetic sensibilities.
If I found one, it would be re-sold to a true collector.

James.

[tictalk]

I have two six's and one flat top currently in my collection, over the years I have had probably a dozen or so Victor 6's but only one flat top, but if I could only have one or the other ......... I don't know. The Victor 6 still brings good money, while I have seen numerous flat top's sell for less than half of what they used to. But putting value aside I think I would go with keeping the Victor 6.

[Skihawx]

You just need to have both. And multiple variations. The early VI is a much different machine than the later VI.

[AmberolaAndy]

Victor VI. I don’t have much room left for floor model machines!

[Jerry B.]

Tough choice but I think a flat top VTLA adds more interest to a collection.

Jerry B.

[epigramophone]

Neither is likely to come my way in the UK, but my choice would be the Victor VI .
The internal horn of the Victrola was a step backwards in terms of sound quality.