I would give my front teeth for either, tho I come down on the Zenith as my preferred. These models are quite sought after around here. At a recent local show, a working, slightly damaged Transoceanic sold for over 100 bucks. If you have the choice of both, take 'em; they are both jewels. Recently I worked on a similar model of the German radio which was apparently made for the U.S. market with RCA (all in English) markings. As a general comment, I do not like German construction as it seems rather fragile in comparison to U.S. Any comments on that statement?