Technics turntable inquiry about SL 1200 MK ll for DJ or home use?

Anybody that pays $9000.00 for the GAE version is getting robbed. It’s Basically the same thing as the G version in performance, but slightly more fancy limited edition. I owned the GAE version when it cost less than $5000.00. Resold it because it wasn’t any better than what I already owned. Very nice turntable, but unless you think by collecting it to resale for even higher price, which isn’t guaranteed, the G version is the one to buy.

chakster, was your quoted $9K for a GAE something you saw on the used market?  Do you know if it sold for that?

The GAE was one of Technics initial offerings when they resumed TT production with significantly upgraded models.  Only a limited number were made and those quickly sold out.  So new GAEs have not been available for some time.

rocky, there has been great confusion about DJ tables simply because versions of the SL1200 were adopted for that use.  In fact I believe that demand was what kept them in production for so long.  But as others stated here, it was designed for home use.  DJ'ing was not even common when it was developed.

They made 1200 GAE versions. I guess there’s a few people trying to resell them for a huge profit. Sorta like the discontinued OPPO UDP-205 4K player.