I'm was lucky to get my hands on a GAE, and what an experience. I never thought I ever bring a DD into my house, but have always loved the pace an attack of a DD. But....
My Wilson Benesch Circle is not missed at all. All the DD virtues, but with a smoothness and refinement of a good belt drive.
The G model is now on sale, and here in Norway the G is about £300 more expensive that the GAE. Is it the same in England? I think the anticipation was that the G was going to be considerably cheaper than the GAE
Hegel H160 - KEF R500 - Musical Fidelity VYNL - Technics SL 1200GAE - Ortofon Cadenza Blue - Little Dot CD transport - Chord/Nordos
The most important cable characteristic for sound is length. If it's too short, it won't reach to the speakers.