Twisting wire on VPI for anti skate?

Thanks for the info! And I'll re-read the manual.
It sounds amazing as it is but it can't hurt to explore a bit more and I do have the Hi-Fi News album.

1. Anti-skating does not affect crosstalk. Checking crosstalk because you adjusted A/S is like checking the oil because you adjusted tire pressure. ;)

2. The HFN&RR test record makes a handy dust cover for the platter when the TT's not in use. It serves little other practical purpose. Mine hasn't been out of its jacket in years.

Its so-called anti-bias (anti-skating) tracks are incorrectly designed and their instructions poorly written. Thousands of people have mis-used them to set anti-bias higher than it needs to be, to the detriment of their music and perhaps their cartridges.

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In the end, one can't fine tune VTF with a scale, VTA/SRA with a microscope or anti-skating with a test record. One must train ears and brain to understand how these parameters affect the behavior of the stylus in the groove whilst playing real music.

Concur with 1, Azimuth affects crosstalk. I am ensuring that the fishing line is not twisting the tonearm and changing azimuth. The configuration of the mechanical anti-skate is such that it connects the fishing line to the back of the arm before the counterweight with an O ring and set screw. If the fishing line bisects the arm half way and the line is parallel, then it will not affect azimuth. I was just double checking that with the DMM.

Thanks for clarifying, Captain w. I'm not much familiar with VPI arms and wasn't aware that the A/S device *could* affect azimuth. Given that unexpected "feature", checking crosstalk seems like a prudent step.

I have posted my findings a number of times and for the very last time.....relieve the burden of anti-skate on your tonearm and get better sound. If the anti-skate mechanism is attached properly to the VPI, it will not affect azimuth...but....no need for anti-skate anyway.