higher acutance variant of divided d- 76 ?

I was wondering which variant of divided d-76 produces the best overall acutance/ grain balance with tri-x ? Perhaps with a similar look to d-76 1:1. I do love the results with the standard formula but sometimes it doesnt seem quite as sharp as i would like. If i were to reduce the amount of sulfite in bath a would this help me ? I have found a variant credited to Faber? at

http://www.jackspcs.com/dd76v.htm

In bath-A the metol is reduced from 4 down to 2 grams, the sodium sulfite from 100 down to 50 grams, hydroquinone is reduced from 7.5 grams down to 5 grams and potassium bromide is increased from .3 grams up to 1 gram. Bath b is unchanged with 60 grams of borax p/litre of water.

Would one expect such alterations to improve the overall definition of the image?

thanks in advance,

matt stanton

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