Sheet 05 · Head to head
GAE vs 1210GAE
Effectively the same deck. 2 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
1210GAE
55 years of Technics in black: 1,210 numbered units, with a strobe you can switch off.
2020
05.1Where they differ
- Years
- 2016
- 2020
- At launch
- ~$4,000
- ~€4,499
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
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 →1210GAE
vs G: black finish, numbered plaque, strobe on/off switch.
Used market: Limited-run collector pricing above launch
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] Crossfader