Setting anti-skate

Rich, in your point #1, assuming you are looking at the cartridge head-on, and that L and R refers to YOUR L and R, then your understanding is reversed. If the stylus deflects to your right (towards the outside of the record) then you need to INCREASE the AS, and vice versa.
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How can we say that groove modulation makes a difference in skating force, then also say correct anti-skating is adjustable by eye? If these are both true then we should be able to see the stylus move sideways when a song starts. Since I am quite sure we CANNOT see this, then one of these two concepts is wrong. Which one is it?

Dougdeacon...The excess antiskating force during less modulated grooves is trivial compared with the reduction of VTF (acting all the time) required to avoid mistracking.

But, as I remarked way back on 8/8, it is a compromise no matter how you do it, and linear tracking is the way to go.

Nsgarch.

Thanks. Yes. That is what I meant. Looking at the cartridge head on and L and R means MY left and right.

Looking at my post, I think that is what I said.

Not to argue the point, but just want to make sure future readers of this thread are not confused.

Rich

Rich, I read your post again, and you were right the first time. My bad ;--(