Sheet 05 · Head to head
GR vs 1210GAE
Same platform, real differences. 5 of 8 published figures differ. Both are revival-era decks built on the coreless motor platform.
GR
Grand Class for the rest of us: the G's ideas, 7 kg lighter and half the price.
2017–23
1210GAE
55 years of Technics in black: 1,210 numbered units, with a strobe you can switch off.
2020
05.1Where they differ
- Years
- 2017–23
- 2020
- Motor
- Coreless single-rotor direct drive
- Coreless twin-rotor direct drive
- Starting torque
- 2.2 kg·cm
- 3.3 kg·cm
- Weight
- ~11.2 kg
- ~18 kg
- At launch
- ~$1,700
- ~€4,499
05.2Identical on both
- Wow & flutter
- 0.025%
- Pitch
- ±8% / ±16%
- Speeds
- 33⅓ / 45 / 78
05.3What each one changed
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 →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