Perhaps you didn't see
this message in another of your threads.
Wrt azimuth, out of the choices you mention, the Fozgometer may be the most straightforward to use. It's a bit pricey but the least expensive. You
can set azimuth by ear, for example
here.
Fremer's ruler and Wally's VTA device are used to get the tonearm - or better, the mounting surface of the headshell - parallel to the record, but they don't set VTA. Where you'd like to start from is having the stylus perpendicular to the record surface, then adjust by ear. Theoretically if you had the tonearm parallel to the record the stylus would be perpendicular to the record, but not so likely with more modern carts. Investigate the various posts here and elsewhere about using a USB microscope. Also, there are hundreds of threads and articles about setting VTA available outside this forum -
Goggle is your friend. And for what it's worth, you can substitute the acronym SRA for VTA - that's what you're really after: Stylus Rack Angle.
Harry W's views on anti-skating are well known. Try removing the weight and going without it. Otoh, if you hear distortion in just one channel with, for example, dynamic female vocals, then come back and we can talk about it. I use an EmmyLou Harris solo track on Dolly Parton's
Trio album to check anti-skate.
Hi-Fi News test record is fine. I use
this one.