Sheet 05 · Head to head
1210GAE vs MK7R
Different machines that share a silhouette. 6 of 8 published figures differ. Both are revival-era decks built on the coreless motor platform.
1210GAE
55 years of Technics in black: 1,210 numbered units, with a strobe you can switch off.
2020
MK7R
The b-boy special: MK7 in Red Bull BC One colors, gold tonearm, red headshell.
2020
05.1Where they differ
- Motor
- Coreless twin-rotor direct drive
- Coreless direct drive
- Starting torque
- 3.3 kg·cm
- 1.8 kg·cm
- Wow & flutter
- 0.025%
- 0.025% WRMS
- Pitch
- ±8% / ±16%
- Digital ±8% / ±16%
- Weight
- ~18 kg
- 9.6 kg
- At launch
- ~€4,499
- MK7 + premium
05.2Identical on both
- Years
- 2020
- Speeds
- 33⅓ / 45 / 78
05.3What each one changed
1210GAE
vs G: black finish, numbered plaque, strobe on/off switch.
Used market: Limited-run collector pricing above launch
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