Hey Whell,
I dared to try another alignment other than the Stevenson.
Its based on the Baerwald by seb from Vinylengine for the Technics.
I have been a real stickler in sticking to my guns on always using the Stevenson alignment but I must say this really made a big difference, the surface noise has diminished dramatically and I found the details just come pouring from the grooves effortlessly.
I recommend giving it a try to see what you think I did and I am very happy with it.