Compare · sheet 05 · GLD vs 1210GAE
GLD vs 1210GAESL-1200GLD and SL-1210GAE
8 of the 8 figures in the comparison table differ. The GLD is from the classic line (1972 to 2010), the 1210GAE from the revival (2016 on).
GLD
Three million sold, in black gloss and gold; 3,000 units on an M5G heart.
2004
1210GAE
55 years of Technics in black: 1,210 numbered units, with a strobe you can switch off.
2020
05.1Where they differ
- Years
- 2004
- 2020
- Motor
- Quartz-locked DC direct drive
- Coreless twin-rotor direct drive
- Starting torque
- 1.5 kg·cm
- 3.3 kg·cm
- Wow & flutter
- 0.025% WRMS
- 0.025%
- Pitch
- Digital ±8% / ±16%
- ±8% / ±16%
- Speeds
- 33⅓ / 45
- 33⅓ / 45 / 78
- Weight
- 12.5 kg
- ~18 kg
- At launch
- Limited edition
- ~€4,499
05.3What each one changed
GLD
vs M5G: commemorative gold-hardware finish; otherwise an M5G.
Reverb sold median $4,900 (5 listings, published Feb 2022–Jul 2023). Middle half $3,300–$5,799.
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] Crossfader