Compare · sheet 05 · MK2 vs 1210GAE
MK2 vs 1210GAESL-1200MK2 / SL-1210MK2 and SL-1210GAE
8 of the 8 figures in the comparison table differ. The MK2 is from the classic line (1972 to 2010), the 1210GAE from the revival (2016 on).
MK2
Quartz lock and the pitch slider, then 31 years with barely a change. The one hip-hop and house were built on.
1979–2010
1210GAE
55 years of Technics in black: 1,210 numbered units, with a strobe you can switch off.
2020
05.1Where they differ
- Years
- 1979–2010
- 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
- ±8% slider
- ±8% / ±16%
- Speeds
- 33⅓ / 45
- 33⅓ / 45 / 78
- Weight
- 12.5 kg
- ~18 kg
- At launch
- $299 (1979)
- ~€4,499
05.3What each one changed
MK2
vs MK1: quartz lock, rotary pitch → ±8% slider, electronic braking with symmetric response, better isolation.
Reverb sold median $800 (40 listings, published Nov 2025–Sep 2026). Middle half $650–$1,159.
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] Technics operating instructions[2] Wikipedia[3] Stereophile[4] audio-database