The Technics SL-1200 Mk II (Mark 2) is the standard DJ Turntable, and has been since its release in 1978. Its features include 33/45 record speed playback, 8% pitch control, anti-skating and motor-brake. Other models exist (see below), but the Mark II is standard. The DMC rules specify that two SL-1200 Mk II turntables are to be used, without any modification, so that the competition is fair. The prize for winning the DMC battle for world supremacy is a pair of gold-plated SL-1200s.