Extraordinary recordings on vinyl

... ("adjusting your arms' VTA") on any given recording for "a pure sonic return", (if there is no difference in the record thickness), is a (tell) that either your set-up is sub-par or you are adjusting for that particular recordings' faults!

I keep a piece of masking tape taped to my Bright Star Sandbox which my table sits on with the proper VTA settings for 140 gram vinyl 150,180 and 200. I adjust accordingly since it is just the twist of the dial after I loosen he screw. I benifits are immense,the reward is priceless.

Turn of a friendly card Japanese pressing is outstanding but a Alan Parsons Pyramid Japanese pressing is in the same league sound wise.
Also the Japanese pressing of Band of GGypsy's is killer to. It's the cover with a doll figure of Jimi. It blows any other copy on the planet out of the water.

Qdrone: As you know, being an ET owner, (by the way, would you reveal which version you own please? I ask this for the following reason, the sonic return between the standard ET 2 vs. the ET 2.5 is enormous!), we have a scale with various visual increments. This is one way to eyeball VTA. I use this in conjunction with my precise set-up of my cartridge (in the "neutral zone" of the arc block adjustment range) for 180gr. lps. (This is the middle of the range I find best in my collection that mostly includes 120 through 200 gr. pressings). In this way of set-up. I can also visually align the top of my cartridge body with the top of my record weight. This allows two different but precise alternatives in which to gauge proper VTA. Also, since we have an (arc block) that by it's nature, tells one that there will be a fluctuation of "overhang" when adjusting VTA, that it is essential one set up the optimum way in my prescribed neutral zone to minimize this "overhang change" when going from lps of varying thicknesses.

The way you just described in which you adjust VTA is obviously from a different arm. I think you're getting off track from our original issue again.. this time it is with the ET arm. (The last time you moved the subject (Ric Ocasek lp) out of the equation to the Bowie.

My apologies again... for this I offer Jack Johnson "In Between Dreams" 1st pressing.

... all the while... The main factor considering all of the above is that one has the center of the spindle aligned with the center of the lp when all of the above is achieved.

Qdrone, can you say that you've achieved this in addition to the points laid out above? Thank you.