Different Anitskate for Rock vs. Classical

>>Since the best Rock songs are the beginning of a record<<

You mean songs like:
Stairway to Heaven
Layla
Let it Be
Desolation Row
Brothers in Arms
LA Woman
Desperado
Gold Dust Woman
All Right Now
Biko
Voodoo Chile Slight Return
Candle in the Wind
Someone Saved My Life Tonight
Epitaph
I'm Just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band
Into the Mystic
Synchronicity II
Tumblin' Dice
Sounds of Silence
Josie
Peace Train
Reason to Believe
Year of the Cat
Wrapped Around Your Finger
See Me Feel Me
End of the Line
Wind Up
Heart of the Sunrise
Starship Trooper
Down by the River

Yeah, good idea on that anti-skate thing.

The only true system in listening. Any visual and/or manufacturer recommendation setting is nothing more than a rough approximation. As Dgad correctly points out, the test records are useless (for anti-skating) as every table/arm/cartridge combination is different. I think most listeners would be surprised that minimal or no anti-skating sounds better in most cases.

It may take longer to set by ear but over the long run the benefit far outweighs the time it requires.

All of course IMO.

His comments are directed to me. Here is the gentleman's email to me offering his generous advice:

****Since it`s your system, you can set the anti skating by ear if you wish. What crtg. are you using @ what ntracking force. Tracking @ too light a force can wreak havoc on the anti skating as well as the record as the stylus swings from one groove wall to the other damaging the vinyl. I`d track @ the mfg.`s MAXIMUM suggested force particularly if the LP has a wide dynamic range or loud complex music. For openers I`d set the anti skating for the max. tracking force. Then only if I heard mistracking would I readjust the anti skating. YMMV. Good luck @ any rate.***

Anybody care to comment? When I stop laughing hysterically, I might email him back. Or not.