Dear @mijostyn : " I had one VM 95ML under the scope that had a SRA of 86 degrees which is the worst I have ever seen. "
First one butterfly does not makes Spring season.
Second it is almost the AT entry level at 160.00
Third I still own it with ML and Elipthical stylus tips and I bougth it new for 90.00
Fourth both in perfect condition and if I remember ( I'm not really sure you comented was a very good quality performer inside its price.
In the other side Oertofon Anna with a hefty over 7k dollars and in some of its owners in the first 50 hours of play the stylus tip just disappeared and it's not the only Ortofon with that so " low quality " even is lower than the one you mentiones in the AT but not was the only Ortofon because same quality was showed with the Cadenza Bronce and in one of my MC5000.
Errors happens in the best " families ", I remember here a few months ago a thread where a new Lyra cartridge owner ( the OP. ) ask if was normal that a new Lyra cartridge came with no starigth cantilever and obviously that JC gave an answer ans changed the cartridge for other sample. You own Lyra and Ortofon cartridges . That you don't like AT does not means in anyway that it has the poor quality control of other manufacturers because it's not that way.
R.