Only you young guys have the luxury of not having to set up a cartridge. Years ago if you wanted to listen to music of your choice, you had to set up a cartridge.
Since the cutting head cuts at a prescribed angle and tracks straight across the record, if you want to get all of the information off the record, you have to as much as possible follow the path of the cutting head. If you carefully follow the tonearm and cartridge instructions and listen for the impact on music of tracking weight, VTA, anti-skating, and azmuth, you will be rewarded with great reproduction of the recording. All of this does require patience.
Since the cutting head cuts at a prescribed angle and tracks straight across the record, if you want to get all of the information off the record, you have to as much as possible follow the path of the cutting head. If you carefully follow the tonearm and cartridge instructions and listen for the impact on music of tracking weight, VTA, anti-skating, and azmuth, you will be rewarded with great reproduction of the recording. All of this does require patience.