My experience is that in my setup choice and use of bolts is a fairly important factor. Acoustical Systems who make my cart (Palladian) recently switched from stainless steel to Timet 1100 screws and the audible effect of this change was not subtle - see the discussion here (btw the screws are now standard and mine were free, but they are costly if you want to try them on another cartridge)
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/the-palladian-a-step-beyond/post?postid=1377437
Another thing to bear in mind is the torque you use. Over tightening is the real issue and a tool such as this helps if you are anal (I purchased it just so as I could be sure but frankly can’t say I felt the difference was that large however I was very close to the recommended torque anyway)
https://www.analogmagik.com/product-page/analogmagik-torque-driver-package
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/the-palladian-a-step-beyond/post?postid=1377437
Another thing to bear in mind is the torque you use. Over tightening is the real issue and a tool such as this helps if you are anal (I purchased it just so as I could be sure but frankly can’t say I felt the difference was that large however I was very close to the recommended torque anyway)
https://www.analogmagik.com/product-page/analogmagik-torque-driver-package