belt ? or Dental Floss for turntable

Or a silk thread.
Or a silk thread sprayed with adhesive.

The problem with floss or any other string drive belt is the knot. Belt drive aficionados apparently believe that the knot creates problems as it passes over the pulley or the circumference of the platter. I have seen whole threads devoted to how to tie a particular kind of knot that causes fewer problems than some other kind of knot. There is no pun intended, when I use the word thread. And it is no longer April 1. 

Lewm

I have seen whole threads devoted to how to tie a particular kind of knot that causes fewer problems than some other kind of knot.

There are threads for every audiophile problem.

You run the knot on the outside. The key is the tension and this changes with the material used, and the type of platter/bearing/plinth. .

A) There are tables designed for thread, and people use them with belts.
B) There are tables designed for belt, and people use them with thread.

Its not hard to imagine the results.

But since the OP owns a technics sl1600 I don’t think he really cares.

Exactly. An April Fool's thread that has taken on a life of its own.

Because there is no issue too silly for us audiophiles to take seriously. In so saying, I include myself.