I leveled my turntable before I started using it, but:
when I lift the tone arm by means of the lever the arm tends to swing out towards the edge of the record a bit. If it were truly level, would it not go nearly straight up (and down)?
There is also sometimes a natural pull, since there are magnets involved. It may not be enough to actually have a detrimental effect on your sound, it just depends - too many variables to make a guess.
If a good level says that your turntable platter is (level), the problem lies elsewhere. I once had a Rega arm that did this. I've also had tables where the plinth was not perfectly level when I leveled the platter and THAT affected the arm. I couldn't detect any audible problem, though.
Even if the platter is level and the arm is level it's possible the arm rest upon which your arm is lifted is a bit off level. This certainly could not impact playback at all
If you can cue up the record at a song you want to hear without the cartridge shifting as you lower it to the record you should be fine. Mine moves at times but everything else is correct with the alignment so I do not worry about it.
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