It is very hard to avoid that hole.

Michael Trei is a respected turntable-whisperer and seems to be working most days on someone's fine machine. His facebook page is:   https://www.facebook.com/michael.trei

+1 on Mike Trei. When I lived in NY, he was my go to for turntable set up and cartridge mounting/alignment. Sure, I knew how to do it, but Mike made it look easy and dialed everything in with no travails. When I moved to Texas, there was no set up maestro so I soldiered on myself. But if I had access to Mike, I’d still use him. Where is @rvpiano located?

Stirling Trayle, on the West Coast, is supposed to be good, but I’ve never used him. And I’m sure there are others, depending on location. Well worth the modest expenditure to get it right.

I’m in New York.
But the guy I go to is super good too, and he’s ten minutes from my house.

Anyway, I’m currently listening to audiophile records (something I wasn’t previously doing) and they sound spectacular. I might not need any adjustments.

Further down the rabbit hole.

@rvpiano ,

You avoid that hole by learning how to deal with a turntable. No adjustment is permanent. Poorly adjusted anti skating can cause mistracking, severity depending on the cartridge, which can make things sound pretty bad and also damage your records permanently. 

You need to be able to check VTF and antiskating for sure. All this requires is the right tools, a tracking force gauge and a WallySkater. The WallySkater is a bit pricey but it is foolproof and very reassuring. You can leave cartridge installation to your dealer although I personally do not trust any of them