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Yet those quibbles did little to temper his final assessment. Jonathan stated plainly that he believes “the Technics SL‑1200GME is the finest turntable one can buy for £5000, including tonearm,” though his praise went further, with him declaring that “it is an astonishing performer that can compete with turntables in the £10,000–£15,000 class” and, when properly isolated, “will match or better some very exotic hardware.”

That combination of high value and high performance earned the Technics SL‑1200GME a Reviewers’ Choice award when the review was published. But it’s the SL‑1200 GME’s benchmark-level performance—particularly its speed stability, rhythmic precision, engineering sophistication, ease of use, and overall sound quality—that makes it a standard against which other turntables should be judged and now earns it a Recommended Reference Component award.