Looking for some help with my TT journey.. Records are looping..

FWIW, I see from a previous thread, you have a "NOS Voice". Did you buy this from a reputable dealer? Do you have a Jewelers Loupe? That may help. Otherwise ask soundsmith customer service.

Jewelers Loupe - Bing

Your VTF is fine. Micro adjustments like from 1.64 to 1.58 are insignificant. BUT to the extent they do matter you are going the wrong way. Mis-tracking problems are always solved by more VTF not less. 

I do not however think that is your problem. If it is skipping to the outside for no reason (no scratch, no dirt, etc) then this is probably due to too much anti-skate. Reduce anti-skate. Do not pay any attention to what the setting is "supposed to be" just pay attention to what actually works.

I have a MoFi turntable and a Soundsmith B&O SMMC1 and adapter.  Probably not what would be called for for the MoFi table, but it’s a great cartridge and both my B&O tables died.  The only “difficulty” I had with set up was the anti-skate.  I could have added weight to the cartridge to get within the MoFi specs, but Mr. Ledermann said the lighter the better if it could be done.  If your cartridge looks like 95% of the rest of the world’s cartridges, don’t bother reading any further.

if, however, you are using a B&O compatible “Voice”, even with the Soundsmith 1/2 inch adapter, you’re only about 2 grams, so even on the first notch of the MoFi table you will have way to much anti-skate.  I pulled the black cover off the weight and taped it to the base of the arm where the thread goes.  The thread goes through the cover and the much smaller weight that was inside the cover hangs where it should, just without the weight of the black cover because it is taped to the base of the arm.  Luckily, the anti-skate came out perfectly.

I have a MoFi turntable and a Soundsmith B&O SMMC1 and adapter.  Probably not what would be called for for the MoFi table, but it’s a great cartridge and both my B&O tables died.  The only “difficulty” I had with set up was the anti-skate.  I could have added weight to the cartridge to get within the MoFi specs, but Mr. Ledermann said the lighter the better if it could be done.  If your cartridge looks like 95% of the rest of the world’s cartridges, don’t bother reading any further.

if, however, you are using a B&O compatible “Voice”, even with the Soundsmith 1/2 inch adapter, you’re only about 2 grams, so even on the first notch of the MoFi table you will have way to much anti-skate.  I pulled the black cover off the weight and taped it to the base of the arm where the thread goes.  The thread goes through the cover and the much smaller weight that was inside the cover hangs where it should, just without the weight of the black cover because it is taped to the base of the arm.  Luckily, the anti-skate came out perfectly.

One thing that's caused this for me is the height adjustment of the cue-bar.  If it were set too close in height to where the arm tube is while it tracks, on some records of a certain thickness it could see a repetitive skip if / when the arm makes contact with the cue bar.
Solution, of course was to re-adjust the cue bar height.
-Steve