As the & flagship turntable from Technics the SL-1210M5G & Grand Master Direct Drive Turntable offers even more features then the standard-setting SL-1200MK2 or the slammin SL-1200MK5. Check out the technologically advanced tonearm modifications which virtually eliminate skipping. Now you can customize braking speeds to suit your applications. There is also a Quartz-Lock (zero pitch) button and expanded pitch range options: ±8% or ±16% via computerized pitch control. Blue LED numbers indicate the amount of pitch adjustment currently applied.