vpi scout/jmw9 arm/ortofon mc3 turbo help.

did any one having the same tt and with the mc3 turbo or other cartridge can or could track ,the telarc digital album of tchaikovsky's 1812,"cannon shots ".do i need the antiskating.my brother has a oracle alexandria with an alphason hr100s and a audio technica 440ml,the hr100s is classified as a "c" by arthur salvatore when the jmw9 is classed "b",and with his set up the cannon shots are very clear.input needed thanks in advance.pat