A reproducing apparatus for information-carrying records, which apparatus comprises:a housing with an opening for inserting such records, which opening is situated at housing front,a drive mechanism for the rotary drive of the records about an axis of rotation, which mechanism is accommodated in the housing,a turntable for supporting the records, which turntable is axially movable between a lowered position and an operating position, anda lifting device for moving the turntable between the lowered position and the operating position,in which apparatusthere is provided a support (14), which supports the turntable (13) in the lowered position,the turntable (13) can be lifted off the support (14) into the operating position by means of the lifting device (35, 45, 47, 49, 51), andthere is provided a positioning device (11) for moving the support (14) and the turntable (13) carried by said support between the lowered position of the turntable and a position in which it extends at least partly from the housing (3).