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Tracking error or ??

I was listening to my Lyra Kleos last night and on one of the most dynamic records that i own ( and best sounding) an Analogue Production Sonny Rollins Way out West LP; I noticed on the second side, which is very dynamic and has some serious high frequency extension, that there seemed to be a little distortion (or over loading) that i suspect is coming from the cartridge. The Kleos is tracking at the recommended 1.8 grams and my arm is usually pretty immune to miss-tracking ( as it uses a liquid bearing). Anyone else experience the same kind of thing with the Lyra's? I wonder if a higher tracking weight might be the answer, even though Lyra recommends an exact 1.8 grams?? 
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It just is. Just like I knew it was anti-skating, others know its something they know nothing about. One of the mysteries of the universe. 
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Right is the outside of the groove. Could be not quite enough anti-skate. Skating forces increase with modulation. The most highly modulated sections cause more skating force drawing the arm more to the inside losing contact with the outside thus causing breakup. 

Skating also increases with VTF. If the breakup was both channels - and if you have room to increase- then VTF might help. But since it is only the outside (R) channel it is less likely to help and might possibly make it even worse. For sure you don't want more than whatever is the cart spec.
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