Sheet 05 · Head to head
GR vs MK7R
Different machines that share a silhouette. 7 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
MK7R
The b-boy special: MK7 in Red Bull BC One colors, gold tonearm, red headshell.
2020
05.1Where they differ
- Years
- 2017–23
- 2020
- Motor
- Coreless single-rotor direct drive
- Coreless direct drive
- Starting torque
- 2.2 kg·cm
- 1.8 kg·cm
- Wow & flutter
- 0.025%
- 0.025% WRMS
- Pitch
- ±8% / ±16%
- Digital ±8% / ±16%
- Weight
- ~11.2 kg
- 9.6 kg
- At launch
- ~$1,700
- MK7 + premium
05.2Identical on both
- 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 →MK7R
vs MK7: BC One livery only.
Used market: Trades above a standard MK7 on collectibility
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[3] Hollywood DJ