Hi Jeff, If you're handy and it's not urgent, perhaps you can obtain a 12-inch tonearm (eBay?) and make a DIY plinth in which to mount your existing turntable? ~ Eric On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 1:29 PM rewallace <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Have you thought of using a Westrex or similar lathe set up for playback > and nslof master to digital as laststep? Perhaps Sony/Phillips SuperAudio > decided to best preserve the audio. Then playback using the digital copy > and put the original 16" disks in a vault. Sent from the Absolute Elsewhere > -------- Original message --------From: Adrian Cosentini < > [log in to unmask]> Date: 2/15/21 10:32 AM > (GMT-08:00) To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] 16" > Transcription Turntables No way that will handle a 16" disc. The tonearm > base is way too close and the tonearm isn't long enough. Plus the strobe > light and the controls are higher than the turntable. However, it looks > like a great turntable for everything else. > http://audiotransformations.sawneybean.com/ On Monday, February 15, > 2021, 12:02:32 PM EST, Jeff Willens <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Are > there any off-the-shelf turntables available these days that can handle 16" > transcription discs AND commercial 78 RPM records? I've been asked to find > some possibilities, but NOT a high-end audiophile model.I'm wondering if > the Audio-Technica AT-LP120XUSB can handle 16" discs. It looks like it can, > but perhaps someone here has some experience with it. This would be ideal > if it checks out. > https://www.audio-technica.com/en-us/turntables/best-for/step-up-models/at-lp120xusbThanks, > Jeff Willens