Shown here is a design that never really caught on, although it appears that there are a few purists who still cling to it. This is the parallel tracking turntable, also known as linear tracking. The advantage is said to be less wear and tear on your records, since the outer half of the groove doesn’t need to do the extra work of pushing the tone arm.

This illustration appeared on the cover of the British Popular Wireless, March 1963, and the accompanying article showed how to build it.  If you don’t want to go to that trouble, and you’re an audiophile purist, you can purchase this one.  One thing we can say for sure is that the advantage of such a turntable is even greater than oxygen-free speaker wire.