Thanks guys. If jcarr catches this thread, maybe he can weigh in with some practical advice since I am using one of his cartridges (Lyra Kleos).
My sense is that lewm's approach makes the most sense. I ordered a cheap super light/small bubble-level to double-check the azimuth and VTA one more time. I will probably tweak the tuchus (the backside) of the arm up a smidge and call it a day.
While I can envision that raising or lowering the tail of the tonearm will affect VTF and the P-S distance to some degree, I surmise that a small adjustment of the VTA wouldn't make all that much difference in SQ. I am not OCD about my turntable and do not have the patience to make a minute adjustment to VTA and then readjust the P-S distance and VTF.
My sense is that lewm's approach makes the most sense. I ordered a cheap super light/small bubble-level to double-check the azimuth and VTA one more time. I will probably tweak the tuchus (the backside) of the arm up a smidge and call it a day.
While I can envision that raising or lowering the tail of the tonearm will affect VTF and the P-S distance to some degree, I surmise that a small adjustment of the VTA wouldn't make all that much difference in SQ. I am not OCD about my turntable and do not have the patience to make a minute adjustment to VTA and then readjust the P-S distance and VTF.