Sheet 05 · Head to head
G vs GR
Same platform, real differences. 5 of 8 published figures differ. Both are revival-era decks built on the coreless motor platform.
G
The flagship: coreless twin-rotor motor, four-layer cabinet, 18 kg of no-compromise engineering.
2016–
GR
Grand Class for the rest of us: the G's ideas, 7 kg lighter and half the price.
2017–23
05.1Where they differ
- Years
- 2016–
- 2017–23
- Motor
- Coreless twin-rotor direct drive
- Coreless single-rotor direct drive
- Starting torque
- 3.3 kg·cm
- 2.2 kg·cm
- Weight
- ~18 kg
- ~11.2 kg
- At launch
- ~$4,000
- ~$1,700
05.2Identical on both
- Wow & flutter
- 0.025%
- Pitch
- ±8% / ±16%
- Speeds
- 33⅓ / 45 / 78
05.3What each one changed
G
vs classic 1200s: everything, new motor, cabinet, platter and tonearm. Shares only the silhouette and the controls.
Used market: Holds value: used asks ~$3,000–4,000 equivalent (mostly European listings, Aug 2026); US used supply is thin
Full model sheet →GR
vs G: single-rotor motor instead of twin, one-piece platter, lighter build, less than half the price.
Used market: US askings $1,790–1,990 in Excellent (Aug 2026); the GR2's higher price pulled used GRs up, not down
Full model sheet →Figures from the same sources as each model sheet. A dash means the figure is not published in our sources; we do not invent specs.[1] Wikipedia[2] Stereophile specs[3] Technics US[4] Crossfader