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GSL-1200G

2016–present

The hi-fi flagship: coreless twin-rotor motor, four-layer cabinet, 18 kg.

Technics SL-1200G plinth badge and platter detail
Plate 13Technics SL-1200G plinth badge and platter detail. Photograph David Falkner, CC BY 2.0.

ADescription

The production version of the 2016 redesign, still current: a coreless twin-rotor motor that eliminates cogging, microprocessor control with a rotary position sensor, a four-layer cabinet, a three-layer 3.6 kg platter and a magnesium tonearm. Gained the GR2's ΔΣ-Drive in October 2025.

Changes from predecessor: vs classic 1200s: everything, new motor, cabinet, platter and tonearm. Shares only the silhouette and the controls.

Refs[1] Wikipedia[2] Stereophile specs[3] Technics US

BNotes

  • 01

    The coreless motor exists to kill 'cogging', the tiny torque ripple of iron-core motors that audiophiles blamed on direct drive for decades.[1] Stereophile specs

  • 02

    Updated with ΔΣ-Drive in October 2025, back-porting the GR2's motor control to the flagship.[1] pt.audio

EUp close

Tonearm and headshell with an Audio-Technica AT33Sa on a Technics SL-1200G.
Tonearm and headshell with an Audio-Technica AT33Sa on a Technics SL-1200G. Photo David Falkner, CC BY 2.0.
The pop-up stylus target light on a Technics SL-1200G.
The pop-up stylus target light on a Technics SL-1200G. Photo David Falkner, CC BY 2.0.
The coreless direct-drive motor of a Technics SL-1200G with the platter removed.
The coreless direct-drive motor of a Technics SL-1200G with the platter removed. Photo TechnicallyTechnics, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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