The source of this nonsense seems to be the same place as all that rubbish about playing records backwards. Now who really does this?
And, if you look at the physics of it, you will tear the crystal right out of the cartridge doing this. That needle is meant to be a mechanical FOLLOWER. The dynamics are totally unstable if it leads the motion.
Just shows ta go ya: RELIGIOUS BONEHEADS COME IN MANY FLAVORS.
Mustang