To antiskate or not antiskate

@billstevenson  yes skating forces are not constant—they vary with groove modulation, stylus geometry, tracking force, and record eccentricity—thus, anti-skating compensation represents an averaged corrective force intended to minimize the net lateral load over the duration of playback.  Without “any” anti- skate, the magnitude of the error is enhanced. 

With respect to the Wally Skater, my personal experience is quite limited and not entirely satisfactory.  Recently upon the acquisition of AnalogMagik software I have corrected the antiskate setting on a turntable that I was informed had been adjusted using a Wally Skater.

Interesting. I have both WallySkater and AM v1 and v2. IMownE I’ve found the result from WallySkater to be consistent with the best readings I get from AM. Perhaps the person who did that WallySkater adjustment didn’t quite get it right?

+1 for WallyTools. Highly recommended. The site is an EXCELLENT source of information, in addition to AS.

@tonyptony Your thought that the WallySkater adjustment might not have been quite right is very possible.  As a person who also has AnalogMagik you can appreciate that it is equally possible that I didn't get it quite right.  AS is not a stand alone setting, it changes with other variables, particularly VTA, VTF and Azimuth.  Somehow I am failing to convey that it is anything but straight forward in these discussions.