Sheet 05 · Head to head
GAE vs G
Effectively the same deck. 1 of 8 published figures differ. Both are revival-era decks built on the coreless motor platform.
GAE
The resurrection: 1,200 numbered units for the brand's 50th, gone in about 30 minutes.
2016
G
The flagship: coreless twin-rotor motor, four-layer cabinet, 18 kg of no-compromise engineering.
2016–
05.1Where they differ
- Years
- 2016
- 2016–
05.2Identical on both
- Motor
- Coreless twin-rotor direct drive
- Starting torque
- 3.3 kg·cm
- Wow & flutter
- 0.025%
- Pitch
- ±8% / ±16%
- Speeds
- 33⅓ / 45 / 78
- Weight
- ~18 kg
- At launch
- ~$4,000
05.3What each one changed
GAE
First new 1200 since 2010. A ground-up audiophile re-engineering, shared with the G.
Used market: Numbered units trade above launch price
Full model sheet →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 →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] StereoNET[3] Stereophile specs[4] Technics US