Model sheet 14 of 19, Revival

GR

SL-1200GR2017–2023

Grand Class for the rest of us: the G's ideas, 7 kg lighter and half the price.

Technics SL-1200GR on display with dust cover
Plate 14Technics SL-1200GR on display with dust cover. Photograph chinnian, CC BY-SA 2.0.

ADescription

The affordable Grand Class: single-rotor coreless motor, one-piece die-cast platter, and a chassis roughly 7 kg below the G.

Changes from predecessor, vs G: single-rotor motor instead of twin, one-piece platter, lighter build, less than half the price.

Refs[1] Wikipedia[2] Crossfader

BNotes

  • 01

    The GR is the modern deck most often cross-shopped against a used MK5, new-with-warranty vs the classic.[1] Turntable Lab