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Inner groove distortion solved!

I started a discussion last Friday about my dissatisfaction with my VPI Prime Sig. with Soundsmith " The Voice" cart and received many kind responses. I untwisted the tonearm cable as you all told me and experimented with real anti-skating. Today I got a blank record and adjusted it so that the tonearm was stationary. Wow, great sound from start to finish! I don't see how VPI can advise their method. I just listened to Hans Theessink and Terry Evans record "Visions" on the Bluegroove label and it's unbelievable. I was familiar with Evans from his work with Ry Cooder since the 70's. I want to thank you all for the info, I tend to shy away from making adjustments to turntables because I thought I would leave it up to the pros. But you guys are truly the pros! Back to listening.
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Joey then you noticed in Peter's video that he and Frank Schroder recommend setting the anti skating so that the tone arm drifts in slowly between grooves in the run out section. I set my arms with the HI FI News test record and low an behold they both drifted in slowly between grooves in the run out section. So I have to conclude that without a test record this is a reasonable way to approach life. 
If you are a real Ry fan check out Captain Beefheart's Safe As Milk. Ry only lasted one album with the Captain who was notoriously difficult. He would be replaced by Bill Harkleroad aka Zoot Horn Rollo an extremely under rated guitarist.
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