I started using AN nutes 15 years ago when I began experimenting with DWC before they came out with pH Perfect and and never had a problem. I held off on trying the pH Perfect stuff until about 3 years ago as I was having great results so why change.
One of my goals in growing is to use the KISS principle, (Keep It Simple Stoner). Checking pH was one of those chores I didn't want to mess with and shortly after starting with the pH Perfect I retired my pH pen. For one thing you don't get a correct reading on your pen when using pH Perfect nutes and for another thing it doesn't matter.
I've always only ever used RO water for my plants so like many growers using tap water I don't have to factor in my water as being part of any problems that may arise. Not all RO water is created equal tho with one of the local supermarkets selling RO that was almost 300ppm which is only 100ppm lower than the town water they made it from. Two other stores in town sell RO that is consistently below 20ppm so I get mine there.
If your tap water is over 100ppm then you never need CalMag which so many seem to think is a magic elixir and use way more than needed. I see a lot more cases of Ca toxicity than I do Ca deficiency. If your tap water is over 200ppm I don't care what brand of nutes you use you will eventually run into problems unless you change nutes often in hydro or flush your plants regularly growing on pots of anything. I can go a whole grow in DWC or soilless without ever changing or flushing with great results.
For those using tap water, if you really want/need/just have to, adjust the pH of your tap water to around 6 - 7. Then just add the pH Perfect nutes and forget about pH. Don't try to mess with it or you'll just screw it up. If you have hard water and run into problems it's all the extra salts in your water that are the likely culprits and not the nutes. For best results use RO.
And don't buy all the pricey supplements or there's gonna be tears. Even experienced growers screw things up until they get used to using them. Using all those things will trash your wallet and not get you the results you're paying for unless you really know what you're doing. Like tweaking a muscle car to try to get a few more horsepower. Eventually something will blow when it looked just as fast when all you added before was some hi-octane fuel and some racing stripes.
Besides the base nutes I just use the Rhino Skin, Big Bud, a little GrowTek CalMag and for the first time trying Bud Ignitor. A bit of Epsom salts doesn't hurt for the sulfur as that's a very important micro-nutrient too. For my soilless grown plants I'll toss in some blackstrap molasses to feed the myco.
K.I.S.S.