What Do You Hear When You Adjust VTA?


I need a reality check from some fellow vinylphiles. What do you hear when you adjust the VTA on your table? I have a DV 507MKII which allows me to adjust VTA on-the-fly. What differences should I be hearing if I move from parallel to raising the front of the arm (thus lowering the rear) vs lowering the front of the arm (thus raising the rear)?
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I tuned it to the sound of a Cembalo in the midst of an orchestral Bach suite with excellent success. On an Eterna digital recording no less. The VTA was right, when the cembalo sound became clear and airy and the soundstage opened up both in depth and width.
What Viridian has mentioned is exactly the side-effect of a properly set VTA in my experience.