Whats on your turntable tonight?

@millercarbon,
I'm not disagreeing with you......just wondering if you've tried raising the VTA on the thicker lps that sounded inferior sonically?
I've had my issues with AP as well. Most of what I get is off-center, dished or warped. I sent "Carney" back because it was so noisy and soundstage direct checked another copy which they said was noisy as well. I can take care of a lot of these quirks but some are just to bad to fool with.

Learning to Crawl ... The Pretenders.

Just swapped out my Achromat for a cork mat and that lasted less than 1 minute!

Sucked the bass and life right out of the music, really pushed the highs up and just sounded disjointed.

Not an experience I will be repeating!

I her you slaw but its not a matter of VTA or thickness. The MoFi and regular pressing of Aja are standard thickness. The APO of What’s New is a lot thicker, but anyone who’s spent much time adjusting VTA by ear will be familiar with the sonic signature, and this ain’t it.

DejaVu .... Crosby, Stills, Nash &Young