Dear @mijostyn : " 50% is WAY too much. "
I think you already read my post and like to post that " figure ".
Again, in those old times the advise was VTF/AS same value, latter on: AS lower than 70%, latter lower than 50%, latter..... but even today Ortofon recomend VTF/AS same value:
https://www.ortofon.com/hifi/products/hifi-cartridges/xpression/set-up-and-maintenance/
There is no proper amount of AS and that’s the problem. The AS set up today is innacurated. Again, each one of us choose our trade-offs. You like to set that innacurated AS good, no problem with me.
As you I don’t care to much about stylus wear on this specific AS issue but the quality reproduced sound level and what you are saying is that in a cartridge with 1.5grs VTF and with and AS of 0.15gr makes the difference. As you said: I have not compliant about.
I don’t know if you tested cartridges/tonearms with and with out that " 0.15gr. AS if you did it then you prefer that very low amount of AS against none and what you posted:
" Forget about hearing, too many psychological factors. "
Is applicable to any one including you and like clerthinker said: " imagination ". Nothing wrong with that.
R.
@viridian Not only I trow away but before me VPI too.